STAC Offers Math Camp for Elementary Students

(SPARKILL, NY –May 28, 2015) – St. Thomas Aquinas College’s School of Education will offer summer math camps from July 6th-9th and July 13th-16th, 2015, 9:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. daily, for students entering grades 1 through grades 6 in September 2015, announces Dr. Suzanne Reynolds, assistant dean in the School of Education. The math camp is made possible through the support of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

By examining the Fibonacci Numbers, students will study how mathematics connects with art, architecture and science. Students will receive individual instruction and also will be actively involved in hands-on group activities.

“The math camp is designed to extend the opportunities that children have to work with mathematics and to learn how mathematics connects to the real-world,” says Dr. Reynolds. “We will have hands-on activities exploring some of the key ideas of the Common Core, such as number patterns, ratio and proportion. Students will be looking at how these patterns emerge in nature, art and music.”

The camp is designed for children of all learning levels. The registration fee is $175. Complete the online application at http://www.stac.edu/mathcamp/index.html. Enrollment is limited. For more information contact Dr. Reynolds at sreynold@stac.edu.

St. Thomas Aquinas College is an independent liberal arts college located on 60 acres in Rockland County, NY which provides education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The College’s 2,800 full and part time students can choose from more than 100 different majors, minors, specializations, and dual degree programs across three Schools: Arts & Sciences, Business, and Education. The College is recognized by U.S. News & World Report in the Top-Tier for Regional Universities, by Colleges of Distinction in both its New York and Catholic editions, by Affordable Colleges Online as a top College in New York for Return on Investment, and is included as a Military Friendly School®. St. Thomas Aquinas College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; its School of Education is accredited by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE); and its School of Business is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). For more information, visit www.stac.edu.