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 Steele County, ND

Steele County is one of 53 counties in North Dakota. Middle School STEM Summer Camp works the same way here as anywhere: give a child a problem too hard to guess at, then refuse to hand them the answer.

Ages 11-14 · For families · North Dakota · Midwest

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

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

Steele County, ND — what applies locally

Steele County is one of 53 counties in North Dakota.
Every public school district inside Steele County is eligible for the district licensing terms.
State: North Dakota · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Steele County, ND

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 Steele County

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Middle School STEM Camp elsewhere in North Dakota

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