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After-School STEM Program Licensing in Benton County, MN

Benton County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota. Organizations here that already have the children, the room and the summer are usually missing only one thing: a program worth running in it.

Ages 5-14 · For program operators · Minnesota · Midwest

After-School STEM Program Licensing — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Benton County, MN
After-School STEM Program Licensing — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Benton County, MN

What the week actually is

After-school programmes lose children to boredom by October. A licensed STEM track gives you thirty-six weeks of sequenced sessions that build on each other, so a child in March is doing something visibly harder than they were in September.

Day by day

  1. Site setup, staffing ratios and materials
  2. Day-one build and the first failure point
  3. Mid-week diagnosis session
  4. Rebuild and assessment capture
  5. Showcase, parent summary and data export

Benton County, MN — what applies locally

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

Questions we get from Benton County, MN

How long is each session?
Forty-five to sixty minutes, which is what most after-school blocks actually allow.
Does it need a dedicated room?
No, but it needs table space and somewhere to leave a build overnight.
Is there a progress record for parents?
Yes, a one-page monthly summary per child.

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After-School Licensing elsewhere in Minnesota

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