Mohawk Valley Community College Math Corps, an academic enrichment and mentoring program that brings middle and high school students together with college students to learn mathematics, is seeking applicants for its free 2023 summer camp, which is open to children entering grades six through eight in any Oneida County school district. The deadline to apply is Friday, July 7.
The camp will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, July 10-Aug. 3, 2023, at MVCC's Utica Campus, 1101 Sherman Drive. Transportation will be provided from the students’ homes and all students will receive a healthy, free lunch. Middle school students will also receive free breakfast. Apply for MVCC Math Corps Summer Camp.
Math Corps is designed to enhance mentorship, enthusiasm for, and understanding of mathematics concepts, and includes classroom instruction and fun project-based learning activities by local teachers and professional mathematicians. The program seeks to create a self-perpetuating corps of students from middle school through college who excel academically, hold personal values that breed success, and, through strong mentoring relationships, pass their knowledge and their values on to younger students. Read more about MVCC Math Corps.
The program is also open to area high school and college students who will act as mentors in addition to learning advanced math concepts. Learn more about Math Corps employment opportunities.
For more information about MVCC’s Math Corps Summer Camp, contact Program Coordinator Kaitlyn Barlow at kbarlow@mvcc.edu or 315-731-5834.
About Math Corps
Math Corps, originally developed in 1992 by Wayne State University, works to ensure that every child goes on to graduate from high school fully prepared to succeed in college or other rewarding post-secondary endeavors with confidence in their own ability to build a good life for themselves and others. The program won the New York Life Excellence in Summer Learning Award in 2016 and the Genesis Group Outstanding Program Award of the Year in 2019.