Contact Info
Mail: IDEA MATH, P.O. Box 338
Exeter, NH 03833-0338
Mobile Phone: (603)686-1706
Fax: (603)772-2336
Email: info@ideamath.org
IDEA MATH Summer Program at Carnegie Mellon University
Location: Carnegie Mellon University
Date: July 21 - Aug. 5, 2012
Residential students will arrive on July 21 and leave on Aug. 5th, 2012.
Class dates: July 22 - 25, July 27 - July 30, Aug. 1 - 4, 2012 (a total of 12 teaching days).
Who*: Students entering grades 6 to 12 (age 14 and older for residential students) in school year 2012 - 2013.
Why? We apply seminar-style teaching in our classes. we believe students learn best by discovering, rather than simply memorizing, essential theorems and techniques. Our process puts students at the center of the classes, as students work together to develop their ideas. Our instructors lead this processes by teaching vital ideas and giving meaningful examples, then guiding students through the problem-solving process.
This camp will also offer various level computer science courses designed by faculty at Carnegie Mellon university's School of computer science.
Daily Schedule
| 7:30 A.M. - 8:45 A.M. | Breakfast | |
| 8:30 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. | Day students arrive | |
| 9:00 A.M. - 12:15 P.M. | Morning Math class | |
| 12:15 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. | Lunch and free time | |
| 2:00 P.M. - 5:15 P.M. | Afternoon Math class | |
| 5:15 P.M. - 7:15 P.M. | Dinner and supervised activities | |
| 5:15 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. | Day students depart | |
| 7:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M. | Computer Science Class | |
| 9:30 P.M.- 10:30 P.M. | Social gathering | |
| 10:45 P.M. | Lights out |
Application back to top
An application will consist of the following:
- Online register
- Student Short Essay - Write a page on a topic or an activity that you are passionate about.
- A Letter of Recommendation from a Math teacher
- A check/money order for the application fee ($30)
Application schedule
| Application Due | Tuition Due | Residential Tuition | Day Student Tuition | |
| Early Application | March 31, 2012 | May 15, 2011 | $2885 | $1685 |
| Regular Application | April 30, 2012 | June 15, 2012 | $3250 | $1885 |
* Day students who wish to attend evening computer science classes at the Carnegie Mellon program may do so for an additional fee.
Discounts:
We offer a discounts of $200 for residential or $100 for day students who are 2012 USA(J)MO qualifiers and submit materials and tuition by the early dealines.
Mailing Address
All application materials should be mailed to:
IDEA MATH
P.O. Box 338
Exeter, NH 03833-0338
Please contact us (email to info@ideamath.org) (603)686-1706, if you have any questions regarding the application process.
Refund policy back to top
The $30 Application fee is non-refundable. A cancellation request must be made in writing. For a cancellation request made before May 25, a full refund (except for an administrative charge of $100) will be issued. For a cancellation made after May 25 and before June 15, 50% of paid tuition will be issued. For a cancellation made after June 15, no refund will be issued unless the student cannot come to our summer program due to medical reasons and has appropriate documentation from a physician - in this case, the full refund is issued less an administration fee of $100. A request made during the camp will be considered similarly to a request made after June 15.
The policy above is meant to address individual situations. What if there is a general disruption, such as pandemic that closes the campus or shuts down the airlines, or a natural disaster that disrupts the host institution? In such cases, IDEA MATH cannot guarantee refunds to everyone affected. We, like other institutions/organizations, would have to play such an unprecedented situation by ear, and our ability to make even partial refunds would depend on how much money we can get back from institutions and organizations we have paid already.