Will my child be bored?

Not if they are given something genuinely hard. Boredom at this age is almost always under-challenge.

There are challenges, but the scoring rewards iteration over first-try success.

Does it help with school?

It targets the habits, not the syllabus, which is the part school has no time to teach.

Middle School STEM Summer Camp in Frederick County, MD

Frederick County is one of 24 counties in Maryland. The case for middle school stem summer camp here is not that the area lacks camps — it is that most of them end without the child being able to explain what they made.

Ages 11-14 · For families · Maryland · South

Middle School STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Frederick County, MD

What the week actually is

Middle school is the drop-off point. Students who were curious at ten start performing disinterest at twelve because being wrong in front of peers has become expensive. This week is built to make being wrong cheap again.

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

Frederick County, MD — what applies locally

Frederick County is one of 24 counties in Maryland.
Every public school district inside Frederick County is eligible for the district licensing terms.
State: Maryland · Region: South

Questions we get from Frederick County, MD

Will my child be bored?: Not if they are given something genuinely hard. Boredom at this age is almost always under-challenge.
Is it competitive?: There are challenges, but the scoring rewards iteration over first-try success.
Does it help with school?: It targets the habits, not the syllabus, which is the part school has no time to teach.

Other camp themes in Frederick County

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Middle School STEM Camp elsewhere in Maryland

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