Are the days full-day?

Full-day and half-day options both run, with the half-day covering the same core build.

Grouped in narrow bands. A five-year-old and a ten-year-old do not share a project.

Bring or buy depending on the site; the schedule is built around a real break either way.

Elementary STEM Summer Camp in Belleville, IL

Belleville has a population of about 42,895. Elementary STEM Summer Camp works the same way here as anywhere: give a child a problem too hard to guess at, then refuse to hand them the answer.

Ages 5-10 · For families · Illinois · Midwest

Elementary STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Belleville, IL

What the week actually is

Grades K-5 are where a child decides whether they are a science person. That decision is made on evidence they can see — a build that worked, a prediction that came true — and this week is engineered to produce those moments.

Day by day

Pick the problem and write the prediction
First build, first failure
Diagnose what actually went wrong
Rebuild and test against the prediction
Showcase: explain it to the room

Belleville, IL — what applies locally

Belleville has a population of about 42,895.
State: Illinois · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Belleville, IL

Are the days full-day?: Full-day and half-day options both run, with the half-day covering the same core build.
Mixed ages?: Grouped in narrow bands. A five-year-old and a ten-year-old do not share a project.
What about lunch?: Bring or buy depending on the site; the schedule is built around a real break either way.

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