The Du Bois Project will offer a single one week Math Soccer Camp this summer.
- August 5th – 9th – 9 AM to noon
Click here: Du Bois Math Soccer Camp 2019 Application to fill out an application for your child.
What is Math Soccer camp?
The Du Bois Math Soccer Camp helps children love math while keeping them physically active. We do not just teach children math. We teach them to love math.
We teach young children to love math by connecting it to favorite activities: running around, kicking balls, solving puzzles, etc. Children learn better when they are active. They learn math better when the math is made real.
At each station, each child is presented with a soccer challenge which they must complete in order to earn the right to their first math challenge. Making math the prize. Our coaches give each child a math challenge that they are confident that they can complete and ask them about the challenges that they have completed. Encouraging children to explain their successes not only makes math fun it solidifies their understanding.
Helping children want math challenges.
Math is fun when it is challenging, but possible. The problems that we present them will be tailored to their ability, making them challenging, possible and fun.
Be a Coach
We are no longer accepting applications for our coach positions
We offer our math soccer coaches $400 for approximately 40 hours of work from August 3rd – 9th. Most of our coaches are college students. Coaches will have completed at least their junior year of high school, have earned a B or better in an IB SL or HL math class and have some experience with 6-10 year old children. Click here to Apply to be a Du Bois Math Soccer Camp Coach.
High school students entering 10th grade or higher, as well as those entering ninth grade who have earned an A or B in algebra, are welcome to apply to be an Du Bois Math Soccer Assistant Coach. Rising 7th, 8th and 9th graders are welcome to apply to be a Du Bois Math Soccer Volunteer Assistant Coach.
Training for coaches will be held Saturday Aug 3rd and Sunday Aug 4th, 3:30 to 8:30 PM. Coaches hours are: Mon 7:15 AM – 1:30 PM, Tue, Wed, Thr, 7:45 AM – 1:30 PM, Fri 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM