SigmaCamp 2023 Academic Program

We have a very intensive scientific program at Sigma Camp, covering math, science (biology, chemistry, physics, computer science...), and engineering (microprocessors, robotics,...).

Semilabs

The main part of our academic program are the Semilabs, where theoretical (Seminar) and practical (Lab) parts are combined into a 1.5-hour session. Each semilab is a course, running for the five days of camp. You will choose 2 semilabs to attend (one in the morning, the other, in the afternoon)

The list of Sigma 2023 semilabs will be posted in April. Meanwhile, check out the 2022 semilab list

Lectures

Every day after the first semilab, you will go to one of the day's Lectures – informal presentations given by actively working specialists in different areas of science and math. You will be able to choose between 3 or 4 different lectures that will all be running simultaneously. We encourage you to attend lectures from different disciplines – it might surprise you how tightly interconnected math, physics, chemistry, and biology are!

The list of lectures at Sigma 2023 will be posted by end of June. Meanwhile, take a look at lectures from 2022.

Sigma Tournament

The Sigma tournament is our traditional team problem-solving tournament, which features problems from Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Linguistics and Engineering.

Workshops

We want to encourage you to explore a great variety of science and math topics – those you were always interested in, and those you never knew existed. In our workshops, you will get a chance to grow your own “Silicate Gardens”, learn the art of glass blowing, play math games with counselors, and launch your own rocket. Try a different workshop every day!

To give you a taste of the variety of workshops we prepare each year, here is a list of Workshops we had in SigmaCamp 2022.

Junior Instructor Challenge and Experiment of the Day

We offer the campers a chance to share their knowledge with other campers. This year, as before, there will be two programs for this: Junior Instructor Challenge, in which campers lead workshops for other campers, and Experiment of the Day, in which campers demonstrate for the whole camp some science experiment they really like.