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3D Printing & Design Summer Camp in Lakeland, FL

The Lakeland–Winter Haven, FL metro area has about 874,790 residents, ranking 73rd 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 · Florida · South

3D Printing & Design Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Lakeland, FL
3D Printing & Design Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Lakeland, FL

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

Lakeland, FL — what applies locally

  • The Lakeland–Winter Haven, FL metro area has about 874,790 residents, ranking 73rd in the country.
  • Metro area: Lakeland–Winter Haven, FL
  • State: Florida · Region: South

Questions we get from Lakeland, FL

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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