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Math Circles and School of Programming

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Summer Programs 2024
Summer Camps: Math and Coding
Logic Land: summer math and crafts
Grades 2-3
June 24 - 28, 9am - 12pm
Overlake office
in-person camp
Price: $340
This camp puts together a set of activities that are sure to captivate curious learners. From smart problem-solving, logical games and mathematical explorations, playful algebra and visual geometry, to hands-on math and entertaining math crafts, this program is a challenging and fun approach to deepen math understanding and love of math.

For motivated students interested in mathematics and logic, entering grades 2-3.

Logic Land: summer math, games and puzzles FULL
Grades 3-4
July 22 - 26, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Overlake office
in-person camp
Price: $340
This camp puts together a set of activities that are sure to captivate curious learners. Get ready to tackle a variety of tricky problems, learn new problem-solving approaches, engage in logical games and puzzles, visual geometry, hands-on math, and entertaining math crafts. This program is a challenging and fun approach to deepen math understanding and love of math and to prepare for success in math kangaroo and similar contests.

For motivated students interested in mathematics and logic, entering grades 3-4. Could be taken together with "Coding and games with Scratch" camp for a full day experience.
Math Puzzlers
Grades 5-6
July 8 - 12, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Grades 6-8
July 15 - 19, 1:30am - 4:30pm

Overlake office
in-person camps
Price: $340
Do you like solving puzzles, brainteasers, such as KenKen, Minesweeper, or Futoshiki? Join us to explore these and many more numerical, logical, and geometric puzzles, while discovering clever techniques of solving them! Engage in hands-on activities, strategic games, and exercises on logical reasoning and lateral thinking. Students will be challenged to seek solutions using computation, logic, and deduction. There is plenty clever math behind puzzles, riddles and logical conundrums, and the goal of this camp is to entertain, educate, and teach smart strategies and techniques that seamlessly apply to more traditional problem-solving.

For motivated students interested in math and science.
Grade 5-6 camp could be combined with "Robotics with Mbots" camp.
Grade 6-8 camp could be combined with Coding with Python Level 1 for a full day experience.
Beyond School Math: Get Ready for Algebra
Grades 5-6
Aug 12 - 16, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Overlake office
in-person camp
Price: $340
A week of middle-school math preparation, cool challenge problems, and math-related fun as well! To be on top in a math class, you need to be proficient in several key topics. We will be deepening our knowledge and perfecting our skills on the topics of equations, percentages and ratios, word problems, and geometry. There will also be hands-on activities, games, problems on logic, reasoning, and lateral thinking. This fun mathematical recreation will keep the students amused and excited.

For motivated students entering grades 5-6.
Refresh your Algebra skills:
Get ready for the new school year.
For motivated middle schoolers
Grades 6-8
August 19 - 23, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Overlake office
in-person camp
Price: $340
This camp is designed to refresh and extend skills essential for success in middle school math courses. The program is designed for students interested in mathematics; we will review important topics in algebra such as expressions, equations, inequalities. We will apply our skills in geometry and number theory. Learn smart problem-solving methods, develop deep understanding, and get plenty of practice to feel confident and prepared for the school year. The program includes math explorations and hands-on activities that will keep students occupied, amused, and excited.

For motivated students entering grades 6-8.
AMC 8 Preparation Advanced
Grades 6-8
July 22 - 26, 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Overlake office
in-person camp
Price: $340

The goal of this camp is to help students practice areas of mathematics and topics that would help to do their best at AMC 8 and MathCounts. The class will cover a broad range of topics, from geometry and number theory to combinatorics. There will also be a lot of problem solving practice. This program is for more experienced students, and we will be working on harder problems and advanced topics.
This camp could be combined with "Coding with Python Level 2" camp for the full day experience.

Requirements: one of the following:

  • Past AMC 8 score of 16 or more
  • 90th percentile or higher on a standardized equivalent of 7th-grade math test.
  • Prime Factor teacher recommendation

Linguistic Odyssey
Grades 8-10
July 8 - 12, 10am - 1pm
in-person camp
Overlake office
Price: $340

Languages are fascinating. They emerge seemingly on their own. No single person seems to invent their grammar, yet they exhibit a rigorous structure and well-defined rules. Join the "Odyssey" camp for a week of discussing language-related topics and solving problems from NACLO (North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad) and other computational linguistics contests.

We will talk about the origin of language, their history, how languages change, a nd methods for studying languages of the past. We'll explore different language types, their grammar, relationships, and the diverse language families found on Earth today. Join this camp to discover how linguistics unites a love for languages with the analytical and technical skills of STEM.

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Coding and Games with Scratch FULL
Grades 3-5
July 22 - 26, 1pm - 4pm
Overlake office
in-person camp
Price: $370
The goals of this class are to spark children’s interest in coding and to transform them into independent creators. By the end of the camp, the students will learn enough Scratch programming to be able to independently create games and other exciting projects.

Open for advanced and motivated students grades 3-5. Could be combined with "Logic Land" camp for a full day experience.
The Scratch Challenge: A Camp for Advanced Coders
Grades 5-6
Aug 12 - 16, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Overlake office
in-person camp
Price: $370
This unique camp is designed for students who enjoy Scratch programming and want to refine their skills through a series of exciting coding challenges. Participants will be working on a set of problems and games designed to teach new coding techniques and problem-solving approaches. There will be plenty of creativity, out-of-the-box thinking, new Scratch coding skills learned, and a good share of summer fun as well.
We invite students who already have some Scratch coding experience, and are interested and motivated to be in a fast-paced coding camp.
Participants should be familiar with variables, conditionals, sprites and costumes, and stage geometry including coordinates and angles, and worked on Scratch projects with the complex logic and interaction between sprites.

Open for advanced and motivated students grades 5-6. Younger students might be accepted with Prime Factor's teacher permission.
Robotics with mBots FULL
Grades 5-6
July 8 - 12, 1pm - 4pm
Overlake office
in-person camp
Price: $370
Join our robotics camp and discover the fundamentals of electronics and programming while coding with programmable mBot robots. You will learn how to write code and use the robot's motors, sensors, and actuators to make your mBot robot move and perform a variety of tasks.You will have the opportunity to program your robot to dance, follow lines, detect and avoid obstacles, react to light, participate in the robo-battle, and much more. How intelligent will your robot be? Will it be able to navigate through a maze without getting stuck?

Open to advanced and motivated students grades 5-6. Could be combined with "Math Puzzlers" camp for a full day experience.
Coding with Python
level 1
Grades 7-8
July 15 - 19, 10am - 1pm
Overlake office
in-person camp
Price: $370
This fast-paced camp is for motivated students who are new to Python programming or have limited coding experience. The course introduces fundamental programming concepts and illustrates them with a variety of graphical and algorithmic projects. By the end of the week, students will gain a lot of practice with the flow of control, variables, conditionals, loops, functions, lists, and graphical turtle programming. The teaching approach emphasizes computational thinking and quality coding practices.

This camp could be combined with "Math Puzzlers" camp for the full day experience. Prerequisites: Developed typing skills.
Successful graduates are welcome to join our Level 2 camp.
Coding with Python
level 2
Grades 7-8
July 22 - 26, 10am - 1pm
Overlake office
in-person camp
Price: $370
An intensive program for students who want to improve their Python coding skills. This week we will dive deeper into more advanced elements of the language and more challenging and complex algorithmic projects. Work on a variety of projects, graphical games, and exercises that utilize, emphasize, and enforce these concepts. We will also be discussing program organization and quality coding practices.
Grow with us: improve your coding skills, learn new problem-solving approaches, get a deeper understanding of the language.
This camp could be combined with "AMC8 Advanced" camp for the full day experience.
3D games programming with Unity and C#
Grades 9-11
July 29 - Aug 9, 10am - 1pm
Overlake office
in-person camp
Price for two weeks: $580

This course will teach you how to program video games from the ground up using Unity. Unity is a powerful game development engine widely used in various projects, making it an ideal environment for learning game development. We will be learning how to use the Unity engine to create 3D games, learning C# and visual scripting along the way.

Starting with essential game engine concepts, we'll progress to creating playable, complete games, getting plenty of hands-on experience. Our focus will be on implementing game mechanics rather than fancy graphics.

Prerequisites: A working knowledge of a text-based language like Java, Python, or JavaScript is required. Students should have reasonable coding experience and be comfortable with using conditionals, loops, and lists.

Summer Camp Details

Logistics

  • The grades in the program names refer to the student's grade in September 2024. For example, a "grades 6-8 program" is for students who will be starting 6th, 7th or 8th grade next fall.
  • All times are given in Pacific Time zone.
  • The placement tests are not required for summer camps.
  • Sibling and Multi-camp discount: $25
  • Camp placement is not guaranteed until the full payment is received.
    100% refund deadline: 4 weeks before the camp.
    50% refund deadline: 2 weeks before the camp.

Locations

  • Overlake office
    2707 152nd Ave NE Suite 6L, Redmond, 98052
  • Contact us with any questions: please email info@pfmathcircle.org

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