August Math Enrichment Summer Camp

Students will come to the University of Toronto – St George campus for a week-long day camp. Throughout the week, students will explore various mathematical topics in a fun, interactive, and hands-on way. Each group has a different focus.

Grade 1/2 Math Camp: The Art of Mathematics

In this camp, learners will have the opportunity to explore the intersection between mathematics and art through hands-on activities, including drawing, painting, and origami. Campers will engage with various artistic mediums while developing their understanding of fundamental concepts such as counting, geometry, and patterns. This camp develops collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills through creative applications of art and mathematics.

Grade 2/3 Math Camp: Exploring Shapes in Different Dimensions

In this camp, students will be investigating shapes in different dimensions. Learners will explore different shapes in 2 dimension and 3 dimension through hands-on activities investigating cross-sections, symmetries, and constructing objects. Later, students will more abstractly explore higher dimensional shapes.

Grade 3/4 Math Camp: Math Beyond Numbers

This summer camp is built for students who love mathematics, but are more visual-spatial learners. Through hands-on activities and manipulatives, campers will interact with 3D shapes, patterns, games, cryptography and logic. Through daily activities and challenges, students will exercise their problem-solving skills in a fun and co-operative way. By the end of the week, students will leave the camp with a broader understanding of what mathematics is, outside of basic numbers and operations.

Grade 5/6 Math Camp: Math in Modern and Historical Art

This course investigates various mathematical principles that have been applied to artistic expression. Students will explore a variety of mathematical topics including chaos theory, geometric constructions, topology, prime numbers, and graph theory, uncovering how these concepts can inspire and inform art. Through hands-on projects, students will utilize mathematical algorithms and concepts to create artwork and decode the mathematical underpinnings of existing art.

Grade 7/8 Math Camp: Mathematics of Computer Science

In this camp, students will learn about the mathematical principles that lie at the heart of computing. Diving into the fundamentals of graph theory, binary numbers, and Boolean logic, students will develop their ability to reason about concepts used by mathematicians and computer scientists every day. Each day will be packed with exciting games and projects that will foster inductive thinking, curiosity, and fun!

Grade 9/10 Math Camp: Mathematical Modelling in Physics and Beyond

Galileo famously said that “mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe”! Modelling is a technique used in mathematics, physics, engineering, and computer science, where mathematicians analyze a physical or theoretical system and model them in an easy-to-understand way. In this camp, students will be introduced to the many uses of mathematical models, and have the opportunity to practice mathematical modelling on a final project of their choice. This camp is great for anyone who is interested in exploring real world word problems and improving their mathematical translation skills.