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3D Printing & Design Summer Camp in Santa Rosa, CA

Families searching for 3D Printing & Design Summer Camp in Santa Rosa, CA are mostly asking one question: will this week actually change anything, or is it childcare with a science theme. The Santa Rosa–Petaluma, CA metro area has about 486,444 residents, ranking 113th in the country.

Ages 9-14 · For families · California · West

3D Printing & Design Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Santa Rosa, CA
3D Printing & Design Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Santa Rosa, CA

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

Santa Rosa, CA — what applies locally

  • The Santa Rosa–Petaluma, CA metro area has about 486,444 residents, ranking 113th in the country.
  • Metro area: Santa Rosa–Petaluma, CA
  • State: California · Region: West

Questions we get from Santa Rosa, CA

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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