Course Schedule
All courses available at AoPS Academy Gaithersburg Campus are listed below, along with starting dates for upcoming offerings. Each offering of each course covers the same material as the other offerings of that course.
Summer Courses
Summer 2024 is now open for enrollment! Click
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Summer courses have an open admissions policy: any age-appropriate student may enroll, no consultation required.
Schedule
Summer 2024 Mathematics
Math Beasts Camp 2 is designed for students entering a second grade math class in the fall. This...Read More course helps students practice math skills over the summer as well as providing a fun environment where students can get excited about learning mathematics. Read Less
$815
Math Beasts Camp 3 is designed for students entering a third grade math class in the fall. The c...Read Moreourse keeps students' math skills sharp over the summer while introducing new avenues of mathematical discovery, with a focus on number sense and spatial reasoning.
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$815
Math Beasts Camp 4 is designed for students entering a fourth grade math class in the fall. The c...Read Moreourse reviews key concepts from third grade and provides early practice with ideas students will master in the upcoming year. Students also gain the powerful insight of viewing problems through multiple lenses by exploring visual reconceptualizations of numbers. Read Less
$815
Math Beasts Camp 5 is designed for students entering a fifth grade math class in the fall. The c...Read Moreourse reviews key concepts from fourth grade, and provides some early practice with ideas they'll master in the upcoming year. Students also study strategic mathematical games to develop essential problem-solving skills such as pattern recognition, working backwards, and seeking invariance. Read Less
$815
Our Bootcamp course is an intensive program designed to help students prepare for the coming year...Read More. Students who are not quite ready for AoPS Prealgebra can sign up for this course to help them build the math skills and intuition they will need to succeed in Prealgebra in the fall.
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$815
Math Camp 6 is designed for students entering a sixth grade math class or Prealgebra class in the...Read More fall. The course reviews key concepts from fifth grade, provides some early practice with ideas they'll master in the upcoming year, and offers an early exploration of graph theory, a rich field of advanced math with many important real-world applications.
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$815
Math Camp 7-8 is designed for students entering Algebra 1 or equivalent in the fall. The course r...Read Moreeviews key Prealgebra concepts followed by a series of intriguing problems that push student understanding of the topics well beyond the standard classroom level. Students also discover advanced cryptography techniques, learning about ciphers and reinforcing number theory skills.
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$815
This camp is designed for students entering Geometry or equivalent in the fall. The course review...Read Mores key algebra concepts followed by a series of intriguing problems that push student understanding of the topics well beyond the standard classroom level. Students also explore unfamiliar topics involving two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes to develop an understanding of different geometric topics.
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Students explore middle and early high school contests such as MATHCOUNTS and the American Mathem...Read Moreatics Competitions 8 and 10 (AMC 8 and 10). Students are introduced to important topics in number theory and geometry, and work individually or collaboratively to solve challenging problems related to these topics. Students also participate in mock individual and team competitions during the camp.
This camp is a challenge which builds on foundational knowledge that students should already have from their middle school math courses. Read Less
$815
Students explore middle and early high school contests such as MATHCOUNTS and the American Mathem...Read Moreatics Competitions 8 and 10 (AMC 8 and 10). Students are introduced to important topics in algebra, counting, and probability, and work individually or collaboratively to solve challenging problems related to these topics. Students also participate in mock individual and team competitions during the camp.
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$815
Students study strategies needed for success on the American Mathematics Competitions 10 and 12 (...Read MoreAMC 10/12) and other major high school contests. In addition to learning core concepts, students will participate in practice competitions during the camp, which provides the test-taking experience that will prepare them for key events in the upcoming school year.
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Summer 2024 Language Arts
Creative Writing is designed for students entering 3rd or 4th grade in the fall. In this fun and ...Read Moreenergetic course, students build important reading and writing skills as they work to create their very own picture books! Read Less
$815
$815
This course is a must for students entering 4th or 5th grade in the fall looking to advance their...Read More writing techniques and build high-level reading skills. In each class, students will read aloud and analyze an acclaimed theatrical text, play fun group improv games to sharpen their focus and critical thinking skills, and participate in a writing workshop to develop their own original stories in a script format. The course culminates in an opportunity for students to show off their advanced presentation skills as they bring their writing to life in an exciting shared performance. Read Less
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In this course, students will build advanced grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills by solving p...Read Moreuzzles and competing in daily language arts challenges with their classmates. The class culminates in a Language Arts Triathlon—a fun, collaborative competition where students put their skills to the test in a three-event battle of words! Read Less
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$815
Myth Quest: Creative Writing and Archaeology for Grades 6–7 is designed for students entering 6...Read Moreth or 7th grade in the fall. In this fast-paced and immersive course, students will hone their writing and problem-solving skills in order to puzzle out and reconstruct a long-lost myth from only its literary and archaeological remains.
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$815
$815
Mock Trial is designed for students entering 7th or 8th grade in the fall. In this challenging an...Read Mored fast-paced course, students build crucial reading, writing, and public speaking skills as they participate in a simulated court case based on this year’s class novel. Read Less
$815
Academic Essay Toolkit is designed for students entering 8th, 9th, or 10th grade in the fall. Fe...Read Moreaturing the popular college writing textbook, They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, this course teaches students how to plan, draft, and revise their own academic essays.
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$815
Summer 2024 Science
Waves and Sound is designed for students entering grades 5 or 6 who are curious about how the wor...Read Moreld works. Using scientific problem-solving methods, students will study the types and properties of waves, how sound waves interact with human hearing, and a surprising number of other wave phenomena in the natural world. Read Less
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