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Elementary STEM Summer Camp in Grand Rapids, MI

Parents in Grand Rapids, MI book summer in February and regret it in July. The Grand Rapids–Wyoming–Kentwood, MI metro area has about 1,183,645 residents, ranking 49th in the country. What separates a week worth repeating is whether the child was ever genuinely stuck and then unstuck.

Ages 5-10 · For families · Michigan · Midwest

Elementary STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Grand Rapids, MI
Elementary STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Grand Rapids, MI

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

Grand Rapids, MI — what applies locally

  • The Grand Rapids–Wyoming–Kentwood, MI metro area has about 1,183,645 residents, ranking 49th in the country.
  • Metro area: Grand Rapids–Wyoming–Kentwood, MI
  • State: Michigan · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Grand Rapids, MI

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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