SigmaNext 2025: Overview
At SigmaNext high school students aged 14-17 can dive deeply into advanced topics in mathematics and science. SigmaNext is one of two programs we offer this summer. Learn more about our other summer camp - SigmaCamp 2025 (for students aged 12-16).
The SigmaNext format adapts the summer STEM camp experience of SigmaCamp for older students, supporting them as independent learners who wish to spend one week (August 10-17, 2025) pursuing their passion for learning advanced math and science. The instructors at SigmaNext are researchers from top institutions such as MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley, Stony Brook, and many other universities.
Academic Program
SigmaNext shares SigmaCamp's multidisciplinary approach, offering an in-depth exploration of advanced Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics (both theoretical and experimental), Biology, and Chemistry. The SigmaNext academic program has a more focused and self-directed approach. Students are encouraged to dive deeply into a chosen subject through a 10-class Semilab course and two brief Lecture courses. Additionally, the program features an evening Workspaces for each subject, facilitating mentorship and support for independent discoveries and experiments. The SigmaTournament remains a highlight for challenging teams in solving problems.
Non-Academic Activities
What summer camp would be complete without some outdoor fun? We have a variety of sports you can enjoy, like soccer, basketball, ping-pong, and chess. Other options include yoga classes and swimming in the lake. You can experience the art of tree climbing at the multiple High Ropes courses, and if you don’t like sports, you can paint, play music, or practice your acting skills. In the evenings, you have a choice of several evening clubs, ranging from geography trivia games to poetry readings.
Tuition and Financial Aid
SigmaNext program costs $2,350 for 8 days/7 nights. We offer sibling discounts (20% for the second child and 35% for the third child) and 20% off if you attend both SigmaCamp and SigmaCamp Next. Through our need-blind admissions and financial aid program, we aim to ensure that every qualified applicant can attend our programs.
Accommodation
SigmaNext takes place at Silver Lake Camp and Conference Center: 223 Low Road, Sharon, Connecticut, USA. See the location on Google Maps.
Our students are housed in comfortable lodge buildings with a cozy living room and around four sleeping rooms in each. One room can accommodate 10-12 campers, and each building is complete with multiple restrooms and showers.
The campground features many sports facilities, including a lifeguard-supervised swimming area, basketball and soccer fields, outdoor ping-pong tables, a campfire pit, and two high ropes courses supervised by certified instructors. Learn more about all the facilities on the Silver Lake Camp and Conference Center website.
Brazilian Candidates: SigmaNext currently offers academic camps in both the United States and Brazil, to which students come from all over the world. Our ETAPA SigmaCamp in Brazil is unique in that it extends the application process specifically to students from various regions of Brazil. With that in mind, and to give every student the opportunity to experience SigmaCamp, our 2025 selection process will include the acceptance of a specific number of qualified applicants from Brazil to our 2025 camp session in the United States.