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Elementary STEM Summer Camp in Chicago, IL

The Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL-IN metro area has about 9,434,123 residents, ranking 3rd in the country. The case for elementary stem summer camp here is not that the area lacks camps — it is that most of them end without the child being able to explain what they made.

Ages 5-10 · For families · Illinois · Midwest

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

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

Chicago, IL — what applies locally

  • The Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL-IN metro area has about 9,434,123 residents, ranking 3rd in the country.
  • Metro area: Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL-IN
  • State: Illinois · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Chicago, 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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