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High School STEM Summer Camp in Champaign, IL

There is no shortage of summer options in Champaign, IL. There is a shortage of weeks a child talks about in September, and that is the bar high school stem summer camp has to clear.

Ages 14-18 · For families · Illinois · Midwest

High School STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Champaign, IL
High School STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Champaign, IL

What the week actually is

By high school a camp has to be worth a teenager's summer. This one runs on a real project with a real deliverable — something that can be shown to an admissions officer or an employer without an explanation attached.

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

Champaign, IL — what applies locally

  • The Champaign–Urbana, IL metro area has about 239,979 residents, ranking 201st in the country.
  • Metro area: Champaign–Urbana, IL
  • State: Illinois · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Champaign, IL

Does it help with college applications?
A finished, documented project helps. A certificate of attendance does not, and we do not pretend otherwise.
What is the deliverable?
A build, a dataset or a piece of working software, documented well enough to hand to a stranger.
Can they work on their own idea?
Yes, if it can be scoped to the time available.

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