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 Traverse County, MN

Parents in Traverse County, MN book summer in February and regret it in July. Traverse County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota. What separates a week worth repeating is whether the child was ever genuinely stuck and then unstuck.

Ages 5-10 · For families · Minnesota · Midwest

Elementary STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Traverse County, MN

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

Traverse County, MN — what applies locally

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

Questions we get from Traverse County, MN

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.

Other camp themes in Traverse County

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Elementary STEM Camp elsewhere in Minnesota

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