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2026 Bard Math CAMP

The 2026 Bard Math CAMP will run the first week of August on the idyllic and secluded Bard College campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. 

Dates: Monday (8/3) to Friday (8/7), 2026
Times: 9:00am to 3:30pm each day
Location: Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Audience: Students in grades 5 through 8 who love math.
Cost: $550. Need-based scholarships are available.

Start your application (coming soon) with the CAMP Interest Form.

The second step is for your student to complete the Math Activity Packet (MAP), which will be available by March 3.

Bard Math Circle CAMP

The Bard Math CAMP is entering its 13th cycle in the summer of 2026. The Creative and Analytical Math Program (CAMP) is a non-residential academic math program for students leaving grades 5–8 and moving up to grades 6–9 in the fall who have a strong grasp of school mathematics and want to explore, in a relaxed setting, topics not included in the school curriculum.

This is not a remedial program! Students see math they won’t experience in school. Through exposure to topics not in the standard curriculum, we aim to develop students’ mathematical thinking and problem solving ability, more than just teaching them the math.

CAMP is an inspiring mathematical enrichment opportunity. Engaging classes and activities are led by experienced educators and undergraduate math majors. We emphasize hands-on math, teamwork, outside-the-box thinking and creative problem-solving. Students who are comfortable experimenting and happy to solve puzzles enjoy the connection of  math to art, and computer science.

CAMP has been recognized three times by the American Mathematical Society with Epsilon Awards. CAMP was also supported by the Mathematical Association of America with Dolciani Math Enrichment Grants for the first three summers.

Click here for a little more information about CAMP and to view our history blogs.

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Japheth Wood

I’m Japheth Wood (he/him), the Bard Math CAMP co-director, and a math professor at Bard College. CAMP (which is an acronym for Creative and Analytical Math Program) is a very special week of the year for our young math community. It's inspiring to see our students return year after year. This is our 11th summer of CAMP! We're back once again on the idyllic Bard College campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, and thankful to the CAMP students, parents, and staff, for making this mathemagical week happen. Notably, we've (finally) had our first CAMP reunion this past June, an event that I know will grow to be an integral part of what we do.

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Frances Stern

My name is Frances Stern (she/her/hers)! I’ve been teaching math at CAMP since the first year, making sure our math theme has a connection to art and computer. It’s fun to show students math that they don’t see in school. I've retired from daily teaching but continue to teach for the New York Math Circle & students who are seeking more math in their lives. My hobbies include learning to draw, paint, & juggle, reading, walking & folk dancing. I’ve written 2 books for teachers and parents called “Adding Math, Subtracting Tension” (for different age-ranges of children). They pay as much attention to how to keep out of a fight (what many parents told me is a problem) as they do to math.

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