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2020 Summer STEM Camp Guide: Chicago Edition

January 23, 2019 By Kim
Tagged With: geek camp, STEM camp

2020 list of STEM Summer Camps in the Chicago Metro Area

Is it possible that all those hours playing Minecraft will lead your child to a lucrative career? With the right guidance, all that screen time may pay off! In partnership with our companion site, STEM Kids Chicago, we're present with Chicagoland's most comprehensive guide to STEM and STEAM camps. Whether they are in elementary school, middle school, or high school, these camps can ignite your child's passion for science and technology or fan the ... [ Read More ]

2018 Summer STEM Camp Guide

January 31, 2018 By Kim
Tagged With: geek camp, STEM camp

Chicago STEM Camps

What started as a small list of Chicagoland camps that focus on helping kids acquire science and tech skills has grown into the area's definitive guide to Chicago's summer STEM camps. Kids can build robots, learn coding (computer programming for us old folks), and make things explode at these great camps. With our list of 30+ coding camps, science camps, and more we've got your back when it comes to finding a great science or tech camp for your ... [ Read More ]

Winter Break STEM Camps

December 6, 2017 By Kim
Tagged With: geek camp

Winter Break STEM Camps in Chicago

There's a chill in the air. Jack Frost has relocated to Chicago and will soon be nipping at our noses. That means winter break is just around the corner. While a change from the everyday routine can be nice, it's still important to keep kids active and busy. We've partnered with several of Chicago's leading STEM education providers to bring you a directory of science and technology-themed winter break camps that will keep your kids engaged and ... [ Read More ]

STEM Camps for Girls in Chicagoland

March 7, 2016 By Kim
Tagged With: geek camp, sponsored post, STEM camp

Girls-only STEM camps in Chicago

Maker Mom readers tend to know the facts about women's under-represtation in STEM careers. It's an issue an many levels, but part of the issue is the so-called STEM pipeline. We need to get and keep girls interested in STEM now so that there will be a supply of highly qualified women who are poised to take advantage of lucrative career and STEM leadership opportunities later. This is especially true in areas like technology and physics. For some ... [ Read More ]

Applications Open for the USNA STEM Camp 2016

February 15, 2016 By Kim
Tagged With: geek camp, STEM camp

Learn about the USNA Summer STEM Camp at the US Naval Academy

It's that time again. I know a lot of you are looking for Chicago STEM camps, but if you want a unique experience that will not only be fun, but (I'm guessing) will also help your teen stand out in the college admissions process, be sure to look into the USNA STEM Camp. The Summer STEM Program at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland is accepting applications though April 15, 2016. The son of a Maker Mom reader attended a couple ... [ Read More ]

Galileo Innovation Camps for Kids Coming to Chicago in 2016

January 19, 2016 By Kim
Tagged With: geek camp, STEM camp

List of the best STEM Camps in Chicago 2016! Read all about it on www.TheMakerMom.com.

After hearing my San Francisco Bay Area friends rave about Galileo Innovation Camps for Kids, I offered one them a chance to post about her experience on The Maker Mom a few years ago. Needless to say, I was thrilled when I heard the camps were coming to Chicago. Even more exciting, they are the lead sponsor of the 2016 Maker Mom and STEM Kids Chicago Summer STEM Day Camp Guide! STEM Kids Chicago is The Maker Mom's local companion site, by the ... [ Read More ]

I Stand with Ahmed. Um, Can My Kid Get a Scholarship to Space Camp Too?

September 19, 2015 By Kim
Tagged With: geek camp, gifted kids, maker kids

#IStandWithAhmed. I stand with Ahmed, but can my kid get a scholarship for Space Camp, too? Read more on www.TheMakerMom.com.

A few years ago the Young Maker Teen happened upon Nootropic Design's defusable clock and asked to get the kit. In our post-Columbine, post-9/11/01 era, I was wary of a clock that looks like a bomb. I warned him that even if I did buy the kit, he'd never be able to take the completed fake clock bomb out of the house for fear of it being mistaken for a dangerous device. I always suck the fun out of things. In the end, he did not pursue the ... [ Read More ]

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About Kim

Kim headshot Summer 2012 I’m a Chicago-area mom of teen boys who is passionate about sharing ideas and resources to raise kids who love Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). I’m a blogger, vlogger, baker and maker, as well as the founder of #STEMchat. I also write about parenting gifted kids, girls in STEM and the Maker Movement. [Read More...]
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