Past Camps

Below is a selection of some of the Spring Break and Summer Camps we have held in the past. If you are interested in these or have suggestions for future camps and workshops, please email camps@visst.ca.

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How to Win at Games using Math
Jul
29
to Aug 2

How to Win at Games using Math

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2024 Summer Camp: The math we learn in school is useful for science, engineering, and many other areas. But what about doing math just for math’s sake? In this camp, you’ll explore a new side of math that you don’t see in school – and maybe discover a new joy in math along the way.

The theme? Games: board games, card games, pencil & paper games and hand games. If you are a math lover or a game lover, you’ll be sure to appreciate this camp!

Designed and facilitated by Dr. Mike Gelbart, this camp will aim to help you appreciate math in a fresh, engaging, and appropriately challenging experience for all campers, regardless of your affinity for school math. Math skeptics and math lovers are all welcome here!

  • This camp is for students aged 10-12 years.

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Science Matters: Engineering Design Competition (Full day or Half Day)
Jul
22
to Jul 26

Science Matters: Engineering Design Competition (Full day or Half Day)

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2024 Summer Camp: Enhance your science learning and achieve an understanding of a variety of topics to prepare for STEM design competitions. Students will be given a series of challenges and will cooperate to design and build machines, structures, and devices that can solve real-world problems. The camp integrates resources from the current British Columbia curriculum and supplemental teaching and exercise materials from the instructor. By the end of the camp, students will possess a detailed understanding of the course topics, skills in designing and building tools and experiments and have a broader understanding of careers in STEM. Let’s have fun and see how exciting science can be!

  • This camp is for students aged 10-13 years.

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