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STEM Summer Camp in Onalaska, WI

Onalaska is one of the cities the La Crosse–Onalaska, WI-MN metro area is officially named after. The case for 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 5-14 · For families · Wisconsin · Midwest

STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Onalaska, WI
STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Onalaska, WI

What the week actually is

A STEM summer camp is worth the money only if the child comes home able to explain what they built. Ellis Abel Learns runs on one habit — staying in a hard problem past the point it stops being fun — and every project in the week is chosen because it cannot be finished by guessing.

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

Onalaska, WI — what applies locally

  • Onalaska is one of the cities the La Crosse–Onalaska, WI-MN metro area is officially named after.
  • Metro area: La Crosse–Onalaska, WI-MN
  • State: Wisconsin · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Onalaska, WI

What ages is the camp for?
Five through fourteen, split into age bands so a six-year-old and a thirteen-year-old are not handed the same worksheet.
What does my child come home with?
A finished build and the ability to explain it. Parents get a weekly summary of what was attempted, what failed, and what got fixed.
Do we need to buy anything?
No. Everything needed for the week is in the kit, and nothing depends on a device your family does not already own.

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