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 2024 summer camp, which is open to middle school students entering grades seven through nine in any Oneida County school district. The deadline to apply is Friday, June 28, for middle school students.

The four-week camp, funded by Oneida County, will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, July 8-Aug. 1, at MVCC's Utica Campus, 1101 Sherman Drive. The program is also open to area high school students who will act as teaching assistants for middle school classes and learn advanced math concepts in classes of their own. Applications for high school students are due by Friday, June 21. College students may also apply for positions as college assistants, instructors, or grade supervisors. 

Transportation to the campus will be provided for middle and high school students if indicated on the application, and all students will receive a free healthy lunch. Middle school students also will receive free breakfast. 

Math Corps, designed to enhance mentorship, enthusiasm for, and understanding of mathematics concepts, 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. 

For more information on MVCC Math Corps, including how to apply for the Math Corps Summer Camp, visit mvcc.edu/math-corps, or 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.