By the Numbers
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By The Numbers
Over 30 years of offering invention education to Ohio’s K-12 students
Over 310,000 students from 55 counties since 1993
Invention Convention U.S. Nationals Delegation
Delegates
Inventions
Awards
Over $1 MILLION in Ohio’s 529 CollegeAdvantage Scholarship Awards
- First-time Inventors 81%
- Repeat Inventors 19%
- Inventors Identifying as Girls 53%
- Inventors Identifying as Boys 47%
- Students of Color 23%
- Students Coming from Financially Disadvantaged Backgrounds 26%
In our 2022 educator surveys, OIL teachers reported their students improved the following skills over the program year:
%
Said Complex Problem-Solving
%
Said Creativity
%
Said Critical Thinking and Analysis
%
Said Flexibility and Adaptability