Summer programs

Logic Land: Math & Crafts

This program 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, t his 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. This camp could be combined with "From Castles to Crystals" afternoon program for a Full Day Bundle discount.

Logic Land: Math & Crafts

This program 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 "Scratch Code and Create" afternoon program for a Full Day Bundle discount.

Hop to the Top: Contest Preparation

A week of math competition preparation, including Math Kangaroo and Math Is Cool. We will learn the topics that are helpful for contest participations, solve challenge problems, and have math-related fun as well! We will be deepening our knowledge and perfecting our skills on the topics of ratios, combinatorics, word problems, and geometry. The week will also feature hands-on activities, games, and engaging problems that build logic, reasoning, and lateral thinking.
For motivated students entering grades 4-5.

Math Puzzlers

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 program is to entertain, educate, and teach smart strategies and techniques that seamlessly apply to more traditional problem-solving.
Could be taken together with "Robotics with Mbots" or "Board Game Design" program for a Full Day Bundle discount.

Patterns, Problems, and Proofs

Patterns, Problems, and Proofs: The Art of Mathematical Reasoning program gives mathematically curious students a rare chance to experience real mathematics. They’ll explore advanced topics far beyond the school curriculum—such as number theory, graph theory, induction, set theory and infinity, and game theory—while tackling challenging, proof‑based problems that build deep reasoning skills. Alongside serious study, students enjoy mathematical diversions like math battles and auctions.
The program also helps prepare students for:

• Top-tier residential math camps such as MathPath and Canada/USA MathCamp
• Proof-based competitions like USAMTS, UW Math Olympiad, and BAMO.

From Castles to Crystals

We will travel across centuries and continents—through pirate seas, medieval castles, lost civilizations, and the hidden world beneath our feet. Each day is a new expedition: we meet legendary captains and daring explorers, step inside the lives of knights and princesses, investigate the mysteries of vanished cultures, and uncover the secrets of rocks, minerals, and sparkling crystals.
Along the way, students become historians, detectives, and young scientists. Why did pirates wear eye patches? How were castles defended? What caused great civilizations to disappear? What is the difference between a rock and a mineral—and how do crystals form? Every topic combines storytelling, real historical and scientific ideas, lively discussion, and hands-on creative workshops.
Pairs naturally with "Logic Land" in the morning for a Full Day Bundle discount.

Board Game Design Lab

What makes a game exciting—or forgettable? Why do some become classics while others fade after one play? In this camp, we’ll explore those questions by examining board games from a designer’s perspective.
We’ll cover game mechanics, common design flaws, and the creative process—from idea to prototype, playtesting, balancing, and even publishing. Instructor Andrei Burago brings firsthand experience as a board game designer. Naturally, we’ll play lots of games to learn what makes them tick, then analyze, critique, and reimagine them. Campers will also have a chance to start their own game design projects—solo or in teams—and share their ideas with the group.
Combine with "Math Puzzlers" in the morning for a Full Day Bundle discount.

AMC8 Preparation: Geometry

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 in geometry. There will also be a lot of problem solving practice. This program is designed for motivated students, who are willing to put effort into practicing for the contests.
For motivated students who already have some experience with AMC8 or have high scores on standardized equivalent of 7th-grade math test.

AMC8 Preparation: Combinatorics

The goal of this program 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 concentrate on topics in combinatorics (counting). There will also be a lot of problem solving practice. This program is designed for motivated students, who are willing to put effort into practicing for the contests.
For motivated students who already have some experience with AMC8 or have high scores on standardized equivalent of 7th-grade math test.

Linguistics Odyssey

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" program 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 program to discover how linguistics unites a love for languages with the analytical and technical skills of STEM.
Younger students will be considered if they are interested in joining this program.

Scratch: Code and Create

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 week, the students will learn enough Scratch programming to be able to independently create games and other exciting projects.

Robotics with MBots

Join our robotics program 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?

Coding with Python, Level 1

This fast-paced program 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.
Prerequisites: Developed typing skills.
Successful graduates are welcome to join our Level 2 program.

Coding with Python, Level 2

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.
Open to graduates of Python Level 1 and students with comparable knowledge.

Data Science and AI

Data science is the art of finding the story within data—turning messy real-world information into clear insights and reliable predictions. It shows up everywhere, from biology and medicine to economics and business, and it connects directly to modern AI.
In this program, we’ll learn the ideas and use real tools. With Python, students will analyze datasets, create visualizations, and solve “data-scientist style” problems focused on spotting patterns and making predictions. Then we step into modern AI by building a neural network and learning what’s happening inside it: layers, weights, activation functions, and training with gradient-based methods. We’ll treat the math conceptually—enough to understand what’s going on—without long technical derivations. If time allows, we’ll finish with an introduction to computer vision and explore a neural network trained on a classic image dataset.
Prerequisites:

• Python coding: comfortable with conditionals, loops, and lists.
• Math: strong Algebra skills plus basic probability/statistics.