Each week at camp is a brand new adventure! We’ll be using different materials and exploring different topics each time, so no two weeks are the same.
To provide a diverse learning experience, the Canadian Mathematical Society is offering two distinct weeks of math camp. Week one will delve into puzzles and probability. In week two, campers will have the opportunity to explore numbers and shapes, including algebra, patterns and geometry.
As the national voice of mathematics in Canada, the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) has been offering engaging camps all across Canada for decades. The goal of the CMS, a non-profit organization, is to promote and advance the discovery, learning and application of mathematics.
We wish to create an environment for children to develop a passion for mathematics through exciting mathematical challenges with positive role models while building new friendships. This camp curriculum was exclusively created by the Canadian Mathematical Society. This camp is open for anyone who wishes to attend!
Click here to join our CMS Summer camp mailing list, and get notified when registration opens in 2025!
July 14-18, 2025 - Puzzles and Probability
This class is for students who are looking to explore math concepts and strengthen their skills through games and hands-on activities. If you are looking to have fun with math and learn at the same time, this is the class for you! Solve exciting puzzles that will make your brain work and put a smile on your face! We’ll tackle fun mazes, build with shapes, and crack secret codes. Learn about chance and likelihood through exciting games.
Details: In this class, students will become confident in their current understanding of math concepts through manipulatives, games, puzzles and creativity. Students will engage with their peers in a fun and collaborative way to practice math concepts in a playful and supportive learning environment. Each day concludes with a camp favorite: our exciting competition questions!
Ce camp s’adresse aux élèves qui cherchent à explorer les concepts mathématiques et à renforcer leurs compétences par le biais de jeux et d’activités pratiques. Si tu veux t’amuser avec les maths et apprendre en même temps, ce camp est fait pour toi ! Résous des énigmes passionnantes qui feront travailler ton cerveau et te donneront le sourire ! Nous nous attaquerons à des labyrinthes amusants, nous construirons avec des formes et nous déchiffrerons des codes secrets. Apprenez ce que sont le hasard et la probabilité à travers des jeux passionnants.
Détails : Dans cette classe, les élèves deviendront confiants dans leur compréhension actuelle des concepts mathématiques grâce au matériel de manipulation, aux jeux, aux énigmes et à la créativité. Les élèves s’engageront avec leurs pairs de manière amusante et collaborative pour pratiquer les concepts mathématiques dans un environnement d’apprentissage ludique et favorable. Chaque journée se termine par l’une des activités préférées du camp : nos questions de concours passionnantes !
This class is for students who are looking to explore math concepts and strengthen their skills through games and hands-on activities. Get ready for a thrilling math adventure! Join the Canadian Mathematical Society for a special “Puzzles and Probability” camp designed just for curious minds ages 8-10.
Details: In this class, students will become confident by solving logic puzzles, riddles, and use reasoning skills to crack codes. Discover chance and likelihood through fun experiments, games, and hands-on activities. Lear about events, outcomes and how to calculate probability of possibilities. We will design and create your own probability-based game, then play them with your friends. We will also explore how probability and logic are used in real-life situations, such as games, sports and even weather forecasting.
Each day concludes with a camp favorite: our exciting competition questions!
This class is for students who are mastering their current math skills and looking to jump ahead to the next level. If you are interested in refining your understanding of math and ready to learn the concepts coming up in the next school year, this is the class for you! Delve deeper into these concepts to solve intricate riddles and develop critical thinking skills. Investigate probability through simulations, data analysis, and real world applications. Learn about independent and dependent events, conditional probability and chance. Did someone say game theory? Explore the strategic aspects of probability in games like chess, checkers and card games. Develop decision making skills and learn to optimize your chances of success. Use programming tools to simulate probability experiments and explore complex scenarios.
Details: In this class, students will learn the applications of their current understanding through collaborative problem solving. From here, they will engage in discovery activities, puzzles and math competitions to explore new concepts.
Each day concludes with a camp favorite: our exciting competition questions!
August 11-15, 2025 - Numbers and Shapes
This class is for students who are looking to explore math concepts and strengthen their skills through games and hands-on activities. If you are looking to have fun with math and learn at the same time, this is the class for you! This class will emphasize the early introduction of algebra and geometry concepts in a fun engaging and playful way. Discover patterns in numbers, and explore patterns and relationships between numbers in early algebra. We will use colourful blocks, pictures and stories to explore the exciting world of algebra.
Explore the world around us through a geometric lens, investigate shapes in nature, create our own artwork with geometric shapes, and identify different shapes by exploring their properties and build amazing structures.
Details: In this class, students will become confident in their current understanding of math concepts through manipulatives, games, puzzles and creativity. Students will engage with their peers in a fun and collaborative way to practice math concepts in a playful and supportive learning environment.
Each day concludes with a camp favorite: our exciting competition questions!
Ce camp s’adresse aux élèves qui cherchent à explorer les concepts mathématiques et à renforcer leurs compétences par le biais de jeux et d’activités pratiques. Si vous voulez vous amuser avec les mathématiques et apprendre en même temps, c’est le cours qu’il vous faut ! Ce cours met l’accent sur l’introduction précoce des concepts d’algèbre et de géométrie d’une manière amusante et ludique. Découvrez les régularités dans les nombres et explorez les régularités et les relations entre les nombres au début de l’algèbre. Nous utiliserons des blocs colorés, des images et des histoires pour explorer le monde passionnant de l’algèbre.
Nous explorerons le monde qui nous entoure à travers une lentille géométrique, nous étudierons les formes dans la nature, nous créerons nos propres œuvres d’art avec des formes géométriques, nous identifierons différentes formes en explorant leurs propriétés et nous construirons des structures étonnantes.
Détails : Dans cette classe, les élèves deviendront confiants dans leur compréhension actuelle des concepts mathématiques à travers la manipulation, les jeux, les énigmes et la créativité. Les élèves s’engageront avec leurs pairs de manière amusante et collaborative pour pratiquer les concepts mathématiques dans un environnement d’apprentissage ludique et favorable.
Chaque journée se termine par l’une des activités préférées du camp : nos questions de concours passionnantes !
This class is for students who are looking to explore math concepts and strengthen their skills through games and hands-on activities. If you are looking to have fun with math and learn at the same time, this is the class for you! This class will emphasize challenging activities that will push your thinking and problem-solving skills. Discover patterns and relationships between numbers, learn to solve simple equations, and explore the building blocks of algebra through fun challenges.
Explore the properties of 2D and 3D shapes, learn about symmetry and explore concepts like area, and perimeter through hands-on building projects. We will also explore how math is used in architecture, engineering and art.
Details: In this class, students will become confident in their current understanding of math concepts through manipulatives, games, puzzles and creativity. Students will engage with their peers in a fun and collaborative way to practice math concepts in a playful and supportive learning environment.
Each day concludes with a camp favorite: our exciting competition questions!
In a supportive and compassionate environment, participants will be exposed to different aspects of mathematics through several interactive workshops run by young women studying mathematics at the University of Ottawa. This unique camp will explore the power of mathematics in modelling and understanding physical, social, and biological phenomena!
Discover the power of algebra, explore the fascinating world of shapes and space, symmetry, applied and numerical mathematics, transformations and dive into discrete mathematics by learning about logic, graph theory while playing games, solving puzzle and exploring mathematical careers.
This will be a supportive and empowering environment where you can connect with other girls who share your passion for math. This camp will provide an opportunity to build confidence, develop critical thinking skills and mentorship.
Camps take place between
8:30 AM and 4:00 PM.
Optional, extended hours are available at no additional charge from:
8:00 – 8:30 AM and/or
4:00 – 4:30 PM
Summer Day Camps will take place at Carleton University in the classrooms. All groups will be in the same building. The location will be sent out by email to each group before the camp begins. Campers will be in the classroom most of the day and will go outside for fresh air breaks. The days will be filled with amazing math games, activities, and fun.
All camps are $395 per week. Included in the price, all campers receive:
- Their very own t-shirt
- A pizza lunch on Friday! (Vegan/Vegetarian Pizza Available)
- Nut-free snacks provided by CMS
Please click here to access the Parent/Guardian Handbook and Guide for the 2025 CMS Summer Camp!
Please click here to access the Medical Administration Form for kids with allergies.
The CMS is grateful to count on the support of Carleton University, School of Mathematics and Statistics, and businesses within our community for this year’s Summer Math Camp:
Carleton University School of Mathematics and Statistics offers several math and science enrichment programs for grade school students during the school year.
