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Middle School STEM Summer Camp in La Puente, CA

La Puente has a population of about 40,435. 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 · California · West

Middle School STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in La Puente, CA
Middle School STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in La Puente, CA

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

  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

La Puente, CA — what applies locally

  • La Puente has a population of about 40,435.
  • State: California · Region: West

Questions we get from La Puente, CA

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.

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