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3D Printing & Design Summer Camp in Grand Rapids, MI

The Grand Rapids–Wyoming–Kentwood, MI metro area has about 1,183,645 residents, ranking 49th in the country. The case for 3d printing & design summer camp here is not that the area lacks camps — it is that most of them end without the child being able to explain what they made.

Ages 9-14 · For families · Michigan · Midwest

3D Printing & Design Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Grand Rapids, MI
3D Printing & Design Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Grand Rapids, MI

What the week actually is

3D printing teaches patience in a way nothing else does: the model is wrong, the print takes four hours, and the fix has to be found before the next run. Children learn to check their work before spending time, which is a life skill disguised as a hobby.

Day by day

  1. Design in CAD, badly, on purpose
  2. First print, first failure
  3. Tolerance and why it matters
  4. Redesign and reprint
  5. Showcase: the part that fits

Grand Rapids, MI — what applies locally

  • The Grand Rapids–Wyoming–Kentwood, MI metro area has about 1,183,645 residents, ranking 49th in the country.
  • Metro area: Grand Rapids–Wyoming–Kentwood, MI
  • State: Michigan · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Grand Rapids, MI

Do they design their own models?
Yes, from the first day, in beginner CAD.
What if a print fails?
It will, and diagnosing why is half the week.
Do they keep what they print?
Yes.

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