Virtual Summer Camps Geared Toward Critical Problem Solving

Grow your student’s critical problem solving skills in our two- and four-week camps that explore unique ideas in math and language arts. Our interactive, video-based classroom brings active learning right to your home — no travel required.

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Critical Thinking

With our curriculum, students focus on higher order reasoning skills, advanced problem solving, and conceptual understanding — not rote memorization.

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Active Learning

Our instructors treat the classroom as a conversation. Students lead the problem solving process, while instructors guide them with motivating questions and reinforce key concepts.

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Communication Skills

Students explore thought-provoking questions together to uncover the rhetorical techniques to succeed in their academic journey and beyond.

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Video-based Instruction

Our curriculum is designed for an interactive virtual format, and expert instructors build a welcoming environment for at-home students.

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Summer Camp Catalog

Math Summer Camps

Subject exploration and contest prep for grades 3–10

Our Math Beasts summer camps help students review key concepts in mathematics, engage in collective critical problem solving, and explore ideas not often covered in a regular school curriculum.

Students can sign up for either 2-week or 4-week formats.

Program Overview
3 hrs/day (2-week camps)
1.5 hrs/day (2-week camps)
1.5 hrs/day (4-week camps)
Monday – Friday
10–16 students per camp
Not sure which math course to choose? Take a placement test!
Math Beasts Camp 3
Math Beasts Camp 3
Math Beasts Camp 3
Ages 8-10

Develop spatial thinking abilities, explore symmetry, knots, and plane tilings, and build reasoning skills through cryptography.

Math Beasts Camp 4
Math Beasts Camp 4
Math Beasts Camp 4
Ages 9–11

Explore number theory and discrete mathematics, manipulate dot diagrams, and introduce the mathematics upon which modern computer science is built.

Math Beasts Camp 5
Math Beasts Camp 5
Math Beasts Camp 5
Ages 10–12

Explore combinatorics, build probability skills, and solve problems in math games through pattern recognition, working backwards, and invariance.

Math Beasts Camp 6 (Prealgebra Prep)
Math Beasts Camp 6 (Prealgebra Prep)
Math Beasts Camp 6 (Prealgebra Prep)
Ages 11–13

Introduce graph theory through puzzles and games, explore sequences and series, and reinforce number sense with fractions, statistics, and equations.

Math Beasts Camp 7-8 (Algebra Prep)
Math Beasts Camp 7-8 (Algebra Prep)
Math Beasts Camp 7-8 (Algebra Prep)
Ages 12-15

Explore the world of cryptography while reviewing key Prealgebra concepts through puzzles, games, and interactive discussions.

Math Beasts Camp 8-9 (Geometry Prep)
Math Beasts Camp 8-9 (Geometry Prep)
Math Beasts Camp 8-9 (Geometry Prep)
Ages 13-16

Review key Algebra concepts while exploring deep branches of geometry not commonly seen in a traditional curriculum.

Middle School Math Contests: Number Theory and Geometry
Middle School Math Contests: Number Theory and Geometry
Middle School Math Contests: Number Theory and Geometry
Ages 11–15

Prepare for challenging math competitions through 2D and 3D geometry, number bases, factors, and more.

Middle School Math Contests: Algebra and Counting
Middle School Math Contests: Algebra and Counting
Middle School Math Contests: Algebra and Counting
Ages 11–15

Prepare for challenging math competitions through combinatorics, sequences and series, algebraic word problems, logic, and more.

AMC 10/12 Prep Camp
AMC 10/12 Prep Camp
AMC 10/12 Prep Camp
Ages 13+

Prepare for the AMC 10/12 and AIME competitions with problem solving challenges in all fields of mathematics.

Language Arts Summer Camps

Problem solving through writing for grades 3–10

In our language arts summer camps, students practice communicative and collaborative skills to solve new challenges, think critically, and explore their creativity.

Students can sign up for either 2-week or 4-week formats.

Program Overview
3 hrs/day (2-week camps)
1.5 hrs/day (4-week camps)
Monday – Friday
10-16 students per camp

About Our Summer Camps

Schedule Format

AoPS Academy offers multiple summer camp formats:
  • Two weeks: 5 days a week, 3 hours per class
  • Two weeks: 5 days a week, 1.5 hours per class
  • Four weeks: 5 days a week, 1.5 hours per class
Expert instructors teach 10–16 motivated students through a live, video-based classroom. Small camp sizes allow instructors to get to know their students and provide real-time, individualized feedback during class time.

Curriculum

Since 1993, AoPS has successfully prepared students for college and career success through best-in-class problem solving curriculum.

Summer camps are designed with special interactive activities and real-life problem scenarios to help students bolster critical problem solving skills and prepare for new challenges for the following year.

Requirements

Classes are held through video conferences in an online classroom. Students will need:
  • Access to a desktop or laptop with a camera and microphone
  • A calm, quiet location to work

Placement Tests

For our math courses, we recommend that parents use our math placement tests to choose the right level of challenge for their student. Take a placement test here.

For our language arts courses, we recommend that parents enroll students at their current grade level to connect with peers of the same social maturity.

Why Students & Parents AoPS Academy

"The instructors are truly masterful in their ability to offer differentiated teaching and challenge for all of their students, regardless of skill levels. The online platform ensured my son is challenged in a positive manner that keeps him engaged. His math skills have improved dramatically."

Anita I. AoPS Academy Parent

"The kids are very engaged with the books, videos, and problems. By having online work, online videos, and a teacher in the virtual academy setting, the children are really connecting with the material."

Sebastian G. AoPS Academy Parent

"AoPS Academy has a superb curriculum and outstanding teachers. If only we could have experienced math like this when we were young!"

Molly and Richard T. AoPS Academy Parents

View Courses for the Academic Year

Does your student crave a bigger challenge during the school year? Explore year-round offerings in math and language arts for grades 2-12.

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