Summer Camps for Students
Summer 2025 Programs
Each summer MathCEP runs a variety of summer programs, often in collaboration with other centers at the University.
Math Modeling Camp
June 23rd through 27th, 2025
How is math used to solve important problems facing our world today? Mathematical models help us to study the effects of traffic on a bridge, predict trends in population and disease, or estimate the climate’s impact on natural resources. Collaborate with other students to create mathematical models in this high school camp.
Students should currently be enrolled in high school and have completed a year-long course in single variable calculus by the end of the 2024-2025 school year. High school seniors who will have graduated by July are still eligible!
Run the World – AI Explorers Summer Camp
- Session 1 - Basic Artificial Intelligence for Everyone
- Session 2: Session 2 - Basic Artificial Intelligence: All Girls
- Session 3 - Advanced AI for Everyone
The Run the World: AI Explorers Summer Camp is an immersive experience where high school students explore the power of AI, machine learning, and data science. Now hosted by the Data Science Initiative (DSI), this camp continues a strong tradition of bringing students to campus to engage with cutting-edge technology and real-world data.
UMTYMP Summer Camp
July 8th through 11th, 2025
For UMTYMP students who have completed Algebra II or Precalculus in the spring 2025 semester. Instead of acceleration, our summer camp for UMTYMP students focuses on enrichment, and gives our instructors a chance to share their favorite mathematics with UMTYMP students.
Girls Excel in Math and Adventures in Math
Our two public middle school programs: Girls Excel in Math and Adventures in Math are for students in 4th through 6th grade. Students will participate in hands-on experiments and interactive activities led by instructors and university student mentors from the University of Minnesota. We encourage students to explore mathematics from different perspectives with engaging activities. We cover topics that fall outside the traditional school curriculum so students will learn new, real life applications of mathematics. These two courses share the same curriculum; we advise against enrolling in both courses during the same year.
Geometric Art with Discovering U
Use creative mathematical thinking to transform patterns and shapes into art. Explore the properties of polygons, platonic solids, and other two and three dimensional shapes. Design unique patterns and construct models in a real-world exploration of the art of geometry. For students ages 9 through 11.