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High School STEM Summer Camp in Cupertino, CA

Parents in Cupertino, CA book summer in February and regret it in July. Cupertino has a population of about 60,189. What separates a week worth repeating is whether the child was ever genuinely stuck and then unstuck.

Ages 14-18 · For families · California · West

High School STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Cupertino, CA
High School STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Cupertino, CA

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

Cupertino, CA — what applies locally

  • Cupertino has a population of about 60,189.
  • State: California · Region: West

Questions we get from Cupertino, CA

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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