2024 Math Circle Summer Day Camp

Register Closed for 2024

4-Day Math Camp for 6th-9th Graders · June 17-20

Dates:  Mon, June 17 – Thurs, June 20
Times:  9am-4pm 
Who:  Students entering 6-9th grade in Fall 2024
Cost:  $220 (includes lunch and snacks) 

Description:  In-Person Day Camp on MSU Campus with mathematics and problem-solving sessions, university lab tours, and engaging STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) activities.  Students entering 6th through 9th grade in the fall of 2024, with a love for advanced mathematical concepts are encouraged to enroll. 

Payment Information:

Please register your students first using the registration forms above, then send payment.

Math Camp Description:

Montana middle and high school students passionate about advanced math are invited to attend the Mathematics Circle Summer Camp hosted by the Science Math Resource Center at Montana State University. Participants will immerse themselves in exceptional math problem-solving activities, tour innovative university labs, and engage in fun STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) activities. 

This four-day camp is offered as a day camp.   MSU Summer Housing is available for out-of-town attendees.  Parents/guardians participate in a portion of the curriculum and stay with their children in the dorms.  There are no camp counsellors or chaperones outside of the day camp curriculum.

Participants will receive information about enrollment and test readiness for the American Mathematics Competitions; the national math exams conducted by the Mathematical Association of America. Results from these exams are often requested from prestigious universities like MIT, Stanford, and Caltech. These online exams are hosted for Montana students by the MSU Science Math Resource Center.

Questions?  Contact the Science Math Resource Center at smrc@montana.edu or (406) 994-7476.

Tuition for Math Circle summer camps are kept low by generous sponsorships from the Dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Development, The MSU Center for Faculty Excellence, and the Mathematical Association of America.

Meet our Coaches HERE!

Housing Information 

Math Camp is offered as a day camp, however, out-of-town families are invited to stay in MSU Summer Housing.  Students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to use summer housing.  Create an account with the MSU Housing Portal and email us to receive the discount code.

Housing Portal HERE!

Past Events

3-Day Middle & High School Camp in June 2023 and August 2023

Dates:  Mon, Jun 12 – Wed, Jun 14
Times:  9am-4pm
Who:  Students entering 6-10th grade in Fall, 2023
Cost: $135 (includes lunch)

Description: In-Person Day Camp on MSU Campus with mathematics and problem-solving sessions, university lab tours, and engaging STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) activities.  Middle and high schools camps are run concurrently, but students are divided into age-appropriate content.  Camp includes 6 sessions of 1.5-hour virtual workshops through the summer on Thursdays, June 29; July 6, 13, 20, 27; Aug 3 at 8:30am-10:00am

AMC 8 (American Mathematics Competition) held Jan. 23, 2023

The Science Math Resource Center hosted the AMC 8 competition for middle schoolers on Jan. 23, 2023 at MSU. The AMC 8 is part of the American Mathematics Competition series developed by the Mathematical Association of America. The competitionis designed to provide an opportunity for middle school students to develop positive attitudes toward analytical thinking and mathematics that can assist in future careers. Students apply classroom skills to unique problem-solving challenges in a low-stress and friendly environment.

2022 MSU Math Day held Aug. 17, 2022

Date: Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022
Time: 9:00am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $35 (Includes lunch)
Grades: 6-8 (in Fall 2022)
Location: Reid Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman
Activities included: Coding (Programming drones to fly); geometry exercises; and learning about and preparing for the American Mathematics Competition this fall.