2025 Math Summer Camp

This past week, from Tuesday, Aug 19 to Friday, Aug 22, 3 of our Math Together Canada members and 2 amazing volunteers ran a summer camp to help promote contest math across the North York community. Even though most of the participants had little to no contest experience and have only been exposed to the school curriculum, we saw how much they improved over the span of our three lesson days.

Every day, we compiled 25 problems from contests of varying difficulties, ranging from Gauss to AIME. Students not only explored new topics but also learned how to approach contest problems step by step. On the last day of camp, they were given a 15-problem "exam" to showcase how much they learned throughout the week.

Collaboration between students and their contributions to class discussions were heavily encouraged. Some students were shy and hesitant to speak on the first day, but by the end, the classroom was filled with energy and excitement.

For the three of us, organizing this camp was an incredibly meaningful experience. We gained many valuable insights into lesson prepping, time management, and teaching, while also developing our leadership and communication skills.

As a result, our team is excited to organize another camp next summer. Additionally, Math Together has many more exciting activities planned for everyone in the future, all aiming to bring math to various communities. .

Thank you to the York Mills Chinese community and Techblazers Robotics North York Learning Center for helping us make camp possible!