Skip to content
Ellis Abel Learns.

3D Printing & Design Summer Camp in Swift County, MN

Parents in Swift County, MN book summer in February and regret it in July. Swift County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota. What separates a week worth repeating is whether the child was ever genuinely stuck and then unstuck.

Ages 9-14 · For families · Minnesota · Midwest

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

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

Swift County, MN — what applies locally

  • Swift County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota.
  • Every public school district inside Swift County is eligible for the district licensing terms.
  • State: Minnesota · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Swift County, MN

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.

Other camp themes in Swift County

3D Printing Camp elsewhere in Minnesota

All 3D Printing Camp locations · Full camp directory · Ask about a place