Imagine learning about personal finance while playing the board game, The Game of Life. Each day, students will randomly “draw cards” to establish their life conditions that day (i.e. the salary they are earning, the number of children, etc.). They will embark on research, analysis and decision-making for assignments related to opening bank accounts, getting a cell phone plan, finding housing, buying insurance, buying a car, getting a loan and other life decisions. They will practice skills like budgeting, paying bills, balancing their checking account and addressing “surprises” that come along. This course covers important topics that will help make them “Money-Wise” in the future. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.
Take the creative challenge of starting a new ice cream shop. Students will touch upon product development, menu design, sales (selling the product), marketing (telling people about your product & business), accounting (keeping track of the money) and managing (organizing the business). Budding entrepreneurs will take on decisions related to selecting a location, determining the shop’s differentiation, coming up with product names, responding to competition and setting pricing. This simulation will allow a budding entrepreneur to apply their math skills and analytical thinking while taking on real-life decisions. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.
Investment Literacy and Stock Market Game, Ages 11-14
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This class allows students to apply skills in math, language arts and social studies to real world financial decisions. We use the Stock Market Game (TM) endorsed by the New York Stock Exchange. Students take part in the following steps: (1) Start with $100,000 in virtual cash and learn financial concepts like compound interest and long-term savings. (2) Collaborate and research companies and current events. (3) Create, manage and analyze their online investment portfolio using a state-of-the-art trading platform by buying and selling stocks. Topics covered include: What is a company? What is a stock? What is diversification? What is a bond? What is risk? What cause stock prices to change? How does money grow over time? What are dividends and earnings? Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.
Note: This class can be taken multiple weeks because the lessons are different each week.
Students will become more familiar with numbers and working with addition and subtracting of one-digit and two digit numbers. Teachers will give a mini-lesson before leading the class to play games like Math Bingo. These games will reinforce number sense, recognition, counting and simple operations. Virtual Camp Only.
Each week, the class will focus on different numbers and operations
This class was created to stimulate excitement for problem-solving. Students will be training for competition in the Math Olympiads by exploring the twelve problem-solving strategies recommended by Dr. George Lenchner, creator of the Math Olympiads. Mathletes will be taking math contests from prior years and even play Math Jeopardy! Students will be pumping their math muscle on topics like number patterns, factors, multiples, fractions, simple geometry and measurement. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.
Students will take part in several scenarios where they apply their math skills to make the best decisions. In one scenario, they inherit a large sum of money and explore the topics of spending, saving, investing and taxes. In another scenario, they are planning a shopping trip in a foreign country and must convert currency, decide the best payment method and bargain with local vendors. Ultimately, students will research their own scenario and create money-related dilemmas for their fellow students to resolve. Along the way, they learn about how banks and credit cards work, how stores make money, and how individuals can save money and maximize value. Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.
Note: This class can be taken multiple weeks because the lessons are different each week.
Students love using play dough any chance they get! In this class, they will practice forming numbers and using these manipulatives to gain a deeper understanding of what numbers represent. They will roll the play dough and then build the numbers giving them fine motor practice! Teachers will give a mini-lesson before hands-on activities so students become more familiar with numbers, addition and subtraction. Virtual Camp Only.
Each week, the class will focus on different numbers and operations
While playing Minecraft, students will have to conquer math problems in order to open doors and get needed tools and inventory items. The focus of the math problems are (1) order of operations, (2) word problems (3) multiplication (4) division and (5) fractions. You can calculate your way through survival mode! Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.
Students play the role of young entrepreneurs as they start with the germ of an idea for a product and business and take it through the entire entrepreneurial process. Inspired by the TV show Shark Tank, our students will develop prototypes, formulate a business plan and devise a marketing strategy. Meanwhile, our teachers will provide guidance through contextual lessons on concepts such as wages, profits and branding. These young entrepreneurs will apply critical thinking skills to their creative ideas while honing their presentation talents in the process. The week will conclude with our young executives pitching their ideas to a celebrity panel of parent judges. Having acquired a new understanding of entrepreneurial development, these young executives will really be taking care of business! Both In-Person Camp and Virtual Camp.
This class can be taken more than once. Students build different robot models and learn different math skills each week.
Lego WeDo Robotics – Using the LEGO® Education WeDo™ Robotics Construction Set, the students are introduced to simple robotics through building models, attaching sensors and motors, and using a computer to program the model’s behavior. Some of the robot models include dancing birds, smart spinner, drumming monkey, hungry alligator, roaring lion, flapping bird, soccer kicker, soccer goalie, and cheerful fans. Students will also learn about simple engineering concepts such as pulleys, belts, gears and levels, while having a blast with their creations. Singapore Math – The success of Singapore Math is related to covering a fewer topics but in a more in-depth level, greater visualization of math concepts and greater emphasis on solving word problems. We will focus on addition and subtraction of numbers up to 100, then to 1000. We will play math games like math relays and Eggspert. Logic and Strategy Games – Students are taught logic, strategy and spatial games like Logik Street, checkers, Connect 4, Othello, Guess Who! and Blokus to enhance “thinking ahead” and reasoning skills. Keyboarding – Students will spend 15 minutes each day practicing touch typing. This skill will become more and more important as standardized testing moves to the computer.