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Affordable STEM Summer Camp in Ames, IA

There is no shortage of summer options in Ames, IA. There is a shortage of weeks a child talks about in September, and that is the bar affordable stem summer camp has to clear.

Ages 5-14 · For families · Iowa · Midwest

Affordable STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Ames, IA
Affordable STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Ames, IA

What the week actually is

STEM camp pricing is the reason most children who would love it never attend. Scholarship places, sliding-scale pricing and partnerships with churches, libraries and parks departments exist specifically to break that, and asking about them costs nothing.

Day by day

  1. Pick the problem and write the prediction
  2. First build, first failure
  3. Diagnose what went wrong
  4. Rebuild and test
  5. Showcase: explain it to the room

Ames, IA — what applies locally

  • The Ames, IA metro area has about 128,090 residents, ranking 323rd in the country.
  • Metro area: Ames, IA
  • State: Iowa · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Ames, IA

Are there scholarships?
Yes, and the application is short on purpose.
What is the cheapest option?
Partner-hosted weeks at churches, libraries and parks departments run at the lowest cost because the venue is donated.
Is the cheap version worse?
No. Same curriculum, same kit.

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