Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences - PIMS

The Mathematics Department at UBC and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) are offering two summer camp opportunities for aboriginal students.

Both camps are free.

Transitional Summer camp

This is for students transitioning from grade 7 to grade 8, the transition from elementary to high school. This five week summer camp will take place at Britannia Secondary. The main purpose of this camp is to help students to get ready for high school. Students will take 75 minutes instruction in math and English everyday in the morning and sport activities in the afternoon. The camp is free and the students will get $25 scholarship for good attendance and work ethics every week. There is more information in the attached registration form.

Transitional Summer Camp Flyer & Application Form

Emerging Aboriginal Scholars UBC High school Summer camp

This five week summer camp is for students currently attending grades 9 to 12. The main purpose of this camp is to help students with their academics and for them to get work experience at the university. Students take 90 minutes of math and English every day and three days a week they will be working with a faculty member in the area of their choice. Students will get $100 a week for 7.5 hours of work experience. The summer camp takes place at UBC, and students will take classes at PIMS and the Long House. Last year we had students working with the nuclear accelerator, and working at labs in the physics and chemistry departments, among other opportunities.

Emerging Scholars Flyer & Application form

N.B. Students who have been accepted for the program should fill out the following disclaimer form.

Completed forms should be returned it to PIMS by any of the following methods

Email

Please scan the completed form and email it to melania@pims.math.ca

Fax

Completed forms may be faxed to 604-822-0883

Post

Completed forms may be posted to PIMS at the following address