Every summer, middle- and high-school students come together to learn, lead, and believe — in math and in themselves. Rooted in love, care, and high expectations, Math Corps Summer Camp is more than tutoring: it’s family. Students build skills, confidence, and lasting friendships in a community where every kid is seen, supported, and celebrated.
Four weeks to Six weeks — mid-June through August
Hosted at our partner university campus
Free to students — supported by donors
Rising 7th–12th grade students
Math Corps makes math make sense — and makes it matter. Campers don’t just memorize formulas; they explore ideas, solve problems together, and experience the joy that comes from “getting it.” Every lesson builds confidence as well as skill, proving that every kid can do great things when someone believes in them.
Every student in Math Corps has someone looking out for them — and someone looking up to them. Our “kids teaching kids” model creates a chain of care: college students guide high-schoolers, who in turn support middle-schoolers. Through this cycle of giving and growing, kids learn that leadership begins with love.
Math Corps is a family built on kindness, respect, and responsibility. We start each day together, celebrate each success together, and lift each other up when things get hard. Campers learn that community isn’t something you join — it’s something you build, one act of kindness at a time.
Joy is part of the curriculum. From morning assembly cheers to shared laughter over a tough problem, camp is filled with moments of connection and pride. The friendships formed here last long after summer ends — because once you’ve felt the Math Corps love, it stays with you.
95% of Math Corps campers graduate from high school, and 90% go on to complete college. Campers leave not only stronger in math but also with lifelong friendships and a sense of belonging.
When nobody in your family cares about you, but everyone here cares about you, you change.
This summer was my best summer thus far. I felt more comfortable and free and I had so much fun this year. It’s immeasurable.
While each day officially begins at 9:30am, our doors open at 8:30am. Students are warmly greeted, provided with a light breakfast and can participate in any number of optional activities, including playing games such as chess and mancala, reviewing homework with a staff member, or just plain socializing. The high school teaching assistants meet at 9:00am with their college instructors to plan out their team’s day.
Assembly serves to create an environment in which academic achievement is celebrated and learning is seen to be fun. Everyday, student accomplishments such as perfect homework scores are publicly recognized, with the majority of students being acknowledged on most days and no student going very long without any recognition. Comical skits, musical performances, storytelling, and anything else that our students might find entertaining are all routine parts of what happens in assembly.
Team Time is designated for the high school teaching assistants to work with their two assigned middle school students. During this time, TAs go over their student’s homework and review other math topics with their students. It’s not unusual to walk into a team time classroom and see different sets of TAs working with their students on a blackboard, sitting at desks working, or even playing math tic-tac-toe. Above all, Team Time is designed to promote bonding among students, wherein big brother/big sister relationships among younger and older students are fostered and flourish.
Every student in the Math Corps receives formal instruction in both basic Mathematics and in advanced topics. We refer to it as “broccoli and ice cream”. Broccoli being the fundamentals that each student should learn and ice cream covering high-level conceptual mathematics students typically wouldn’t see in schools, aimed to expand their thinking.
Students are required to bring a lunch or money for lunch every day except Thursday. They have the opportunity to eat at the various campus restaurants and get a feel for what it’s like to be on a college campus. Thursdays are “Family Meal Days” and everyone eats together (usually outdoors) with a free lunch provided by the program. Students and staff get to hang out and simply enjoy a relaxing time together. It’s not unusual for impromptu dance sessions or double dutch games to break out.
Each day, Math Corps participants engage in STEM-related activities in addition to their math classes. These hands-on experiences expose students to real-world applications of mathematics as well as potential career opportunities. Past activities have included: robotics, modular arithmetic and art, magic (card tricks based on math), and much more.
Many of our mentors were once campers themselves. If you attended Math Corps Summer Camp and want to give back — we’d love to reconnect.
Your donation creates life-changing opportunities for students and mentors across the Math Corps community.