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Week-Long STEM Summer Camp in The Villages, FL

Parents in The Villages, FL book summer in February and regret it in July. The Villages is one of the cities the Wildwood–The Villages, FL metro area is officially named after. What separates a week worth repeating is whether the child was ever genuinely stuck and then unstuck.

Ages 6-14 · For families · Florida · South

Week-Long STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in The Villages, FL
Week-Long STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in The Villages, FL

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

The Villages, FL — what applies locally

  • The Villages is one of the cities the Wildwood–The Villages, FL metro area is officially named after.
  • Metro area: Wildwood–The Villages, FL
  • State: Florida · Region: South

Questions we get from The Villages, FL

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.

Other camp themes in The Villages

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