What is Mathcamp?
Canada/USA Mathcamp is an intensive five-week-long summer program for high-school students interested in mathematics. Our goals are: • To inspire and motivate these students by introducing them to the beauty and variety of advanced mathematics • To impart valuable knowledge and skills for the pursuit of mathematics in high school, university, and beyond • To provide a supportive and fun environment for interaction among students who love mathematics. For a longer description, you can see this article published in the June 2006 issue of Imagine, a magazine for gifted and talented precollege students. The article was written by Mathcamp alumna Sara Sheehan and provides a good perspective from one of our students. Imagine is a magazine published by the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University; you can find out more at their web page. We also invite you to look through this article published in the The Globe and Mail. It was written by a non-mathematician for a non-mathematica
