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3D Printing & Design Summer Camp in Hardy County, WV

Hardy County is one of 55 counties in West Virginia. 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 · West Virginia · South

3D Printing & Design Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Hardy County, WV
3D Printing & Design Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Hardy County, WV

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

Hardy County, WV — what applies locally

  • Hardy County is one of 55 counties in West Virginia.
  • Every public school district inside Hardy County is eligible for the district licensing terms.
  • State: West Virginia · Region: South

Questions we get from Hardy County, WV

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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