Tips:

Practice slow - Keep finger nails short - listen to recordings

Help each other - Slow down recordings - Ask questions

download apps on your phone for tuners and metronomes for practing at home

Practice the hard parts slowly until there are no hard parts

practice the way you want to perform

Three T's = Time, Tune and Tone focus on maximizing these three skills

Go back to easy songs to focus on your skills, otherwise you might only be practicing how to read music

More Tips:

When practicing alone - pretend that you are your own teacher

Practice slowly with a metronome - Search up other fun songs

Practice - Reward yourself after a practice session

Practice things right slowly the first time - Don't practice making mistakes quickly, they can be hard to unlearn

Have fun! - Take some time to just play random notes and make up your own songs

Play for your friends and family, get comfortable with playing in front of people, this will grow confidence

Recommended In-State Music Camps:

ISU Music Camp - https://finearts.illinoisstate.edu/events-activities/string-project/summer/

Heart of Illinois Camp https://www.hoisummermusicclinic.com/

U of I in Urbana-Champaign https://music.illinois.edu/engagement/isym/

Recommended Out-of-State Music Camps:

Birch Creek in Wisconsin - https://www.birchcreek.org/summer-music-academy-registration

Blue Lake in Michigan - https://bluelake.org/lifelongartssessioninfo#stringorchestra

Interlochen in Michigan https://www.interlochen.org/music/camp-programs#programs