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3D Printing & Design Summer Camp in Sierra County, CA

Parents in Sierra County, CA book summer in February and regret it in July. Sierra County is one of 58 counties in California. What separates a week worth repeating is whether the child was ever genuinely stuck and then unstuck.

Ages 9-14 · For families · California · West

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

Sierra County, CA — what applies locally

  • Sierra County is one of 58 counties in California.
  • Every public school district inside Sierra County is eligible for the district licensing terms.
  • State: California · Region: West

Questions we get from Sierra County, 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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