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.

High School STEM Summer Camp in Sully County, SD

Parents in Sully County, SD book summer in February and regret it in July. Sully County is one of 66 counties in South Dakota. What separates a week worth repeating is whether the child was ever genuinely stuck and then unstuck.

Ages 14-18 · For families · South Dakota · Midwest

High School STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Sully County, SD

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

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

Sully County, SD — what applies locally

Sully County is one of 66 counties in South Dakota.
Every public school district inside Sully County is eligible for the district licensing terms.
State: South Dakota · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Sully County, SD

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.

Other camp themes in Sully County

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