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Week-Long STEM Summer Camp in Hickory, NC

The Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC metro area has about 376,890 residents, ranking 151st in the country. The case for week-long 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 6-14 · For families · North Carolina · South

Week-Long STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Hickory, NC
Week-Long STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Hickory, NC

What the week actually is

Five days is the shortest span in which a child can carry one project from a bad first attempt to something they are proud of. Anything shorter produces a souvenir; a week produces a change in what they think they can do.

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

Hickory, NC — what applies locally

  • The Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC metro area has about 376,890 residents, ranking 151st in the country.
  • Metro area: Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC
  • State: North Carolina · Region: South

Questions we get from Hickory, NC

Why a week and not two?
Two is better if the family can do it. One week is the minimum that produces a finished thing.
What happens on Friday?
A showcase where each child explains their build to the room, which is the hardest and most valuable hour of the week.
Can we do more than one week?
Yes, the themes are designed not to overlap.

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