About

The DC Summer Math Institute was founded in 2014 to provide a summer enrichment opportunity in math and coding for 5th through 8th graders in the DC metro area.  With only limited local math and coding summer enrichment options available to students, we felt it was important to design a program that would extend students’ mathematical knowledge and problem-solving skills while presenting them with topics that they had not yet explored during the school year.  Moreover, by offering students exposure to coding techniques in various programming languages from year to year, we aimed to foster a love of programming that could lead students to pursue computer science instruction in high school, even if that wasn’t available to them in their middle school.  

Initially in person, we shifted to the online platform in 2020. Not only did this allow students to access our program from anywhere in the world, but it also enabled us to expand the number of students we could serve, since we were no longer restricted by space limitations. 

As the years progressed, it became clear that there was a clear need for summer review and preparation in addition to enrichment. In 2023 and 2024, we added Back to School weeklong online workshops in August to round out our offerings so that students could solidify their skills entering their math class in the fall.  Our principal instructor, Andrew Callard, decided to expand the DC Summer Math Institute’s private tutoring options, both during the school year and the summer, to include individual tutoring and small group tutoring. This enabled students to both continue to pursue the enrichment topics that might have excited them over the summer during the school year, and to address any gaps in their understanding on a weekly basis.