Summer Camps

Does your child excel at math? Spirit of Math’s summer camps offer an intensive, exciting, and fun week of math enrichment based on our unique curriculum developed especially for high-performing students from grades 2 to 9.

This is a great way to prepare for the upcoming school year in September, sample our after-school program and meet other students who excel at math and love a challenge!

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There is always a lot happening at Spirit of Math each summer! In addition to a range of one-week math programs, we are thrilled to offer a range of exciting partner programs at specific locations, creating a full-day of learning fun, often combining Spirit of Math with complementary topics including coding, robotics, financial literacy and more.

We invite you to view your local campus page for camps being offered this summer and learn more about each camp offering. You can also conveniently register your child(ren) directly from the campus page as well. If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to the campus or read our responses to the most Frequently Asked Questions

To extend the Spirit of Math experience throughout the year, we invite you to check our weekly after-school math classes.

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Spirit of Math Summer Camps

Grades 2-3

Basic Skills & Problem Solving I

This program is primarily intended for students entering grades 2 and 3 who want a “refresher” before school starts. It is also ideal for new students who would like to experience the Spirit of Math classroom, or establish some skills before starting the school-year evening classes. Content includes addition and multiplication drills, number theory topics such as regrouping and mental math, and problem solving topics such as consecutive number problems, counting shapes, date problems, cuts and pieces, and integers.

Graphing & Discovering Patterns

How can you explain an exact location in space? Students will learn how the Cartesian axes are used to describe a location in space, then plot points and make drawings in all four quadrants. This program also introduces students to the Tower of Hanoi, patterns in circle chords, and finally the Fibonacci sequence. Drills and several mPODs® (Math Problem of the Day) will be done each day. This program is for students entering grade 2 or 3 in the coming school year.

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Grades 4-6

Basic Skills & Problem Solving II

This program is primarily intended for students entering grade 4, 5 or 6 who want a “refresher” before school starts. It is also ideal for new students who would like to experience the Spirit of Math classroom or establish some skills before starting the school-year evening classes. Content includes integer addition and multiplication drills, number theory topics such as relocation, integers, primes, divisibility rules, lowest common multiples, and a large variety of problem-solving topics, including Venn diagrams and date problems.

Golden Ratio and Contest Prep

The Golden Ratio was so pleasing to the eye that at one time in history it even became a “decree absolute” for the rules governing the shape and disposition of drawing and paintings, and architecture. Students taking this program will be “discovering” the golden ratio and looking at its implications in nature. Students will also be preparing for the up-coming Mathematica competitions. Drills and several mPODs® (Math Problem of the Day) will also be completed each day. This program is for students entering grades 4, 5 or 6 in the coming school year.

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Grade 5

Refresher Course

The Spirit of Math grade 5 program is a foundational year when students consolidate their numeracy skills and their understanding of numbers, consequently all the Spirit of Math courses link to this grade. This 1-week program is a very fast overview of the grade 5 program. It is designed for students who have finished the Spirit of Math grade 5 course (who would like to consolidate their understanding), and new students who are entering grades 6, 7 or 8.

Morning topics covered:

Relocation Property
Signed Numbers
Order of Operations
Factors, Multiples and Primes
Number Sets

Afternoon topics covered:

Spirit of Math 10-minute drills and problem solving.

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Grades 7-9

Probability

This program, designed for students entering grades 7, 8 and 9, is for the serious student who wants a greater understanding of probability. This course starts with the basics and quickly progresses to high-level probability concepts, including permutations and combinations. This content is not taught during the regular Spirit of Math school year program due to limited time, but is a core topic that students should know. This course also includes daily multiplication drills and competition problem sets.

Transformations

A thorough investigation of transformations is covered in this course. Translations, reflections, rotations, and dilations will be explored, as well as the combination of the transformations. The program concludes with a competitive rally for students to enjoy. This course is unique to Spirit of Math, having been developed apart from other textbooks. In the past, this course was taught in the evening classes, but has been taken out of the school year program to allow for the addition of new topics in the senior grades.

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Summer Camp FAQ's

Is this a summer school or summer camp?

Our summer programs cover meaningful math concepts and skills, from problem solving to graphing and pattern discovery. This is math enrichment – designed for students who enjoy learning topics outside of the typical school math curriculum with a group of engaged peers. You’ll find a description of each program offered in the downloadable brochure for each campus.

How long are the camps?

Most programs are week-long, half-day (morning) sessions. At some campuses we have found partners to present complementary afternoon sessions in robotics or other topics to create a full day experience. You can also check for multiple week options, with different program topics so your child gets a fresh experience each week. To learn more, click on the campus near you for location, program topics, contact information and more.

Does my child have to be a Spirit of Math student to attend?

No, we’ve designed our summer programs to work well with both our existing students and those not enrolled in our program. In fact, it’s a great way to give your student some exposure to our approach to mathematics.

Can I pay the registration fee online?

If you are submitting your application online, you can pay the Registration Fee online using either a debit or credit card (otherwise it can be paid by credit or card over the phone, among other options). Applications can only be processed once the Registration Fee has been paid.