LOCATIONS/DATES/TIMES
MC2 holds math circles in more than 50 locations around Chicago. Our Hubs are open to students attending any school, as are our Summer Camps. We have After School Programs (ASPs) south, west, and north; these only serve children from the respective schools that host a program. Our Hubs and ASPs are our core programs.
MC2 is about providing access to high quality math enrichment for all students. That's why you'll find us all across the city. And every year we add more locations!
- Registration for the lottery for our winter session opens on 12/3 and the winter lottery itself will run on 12/15. (Fall students can re-enroll, skipping the lottery, as long as they do during that time window).
Hubs: OPEN TO ALL 3RD TO 12TH GRADERS
Austin
Project Exigent at Austin College & Career Academy
Who: Brahmagupta-7/8, Cantor-A1/G
Where: Austin College & Career Academy, 231 N. Pine St., Chicago, IL 60644
When: 10:30AM to Noon
Fall Dates: TBA
Back of the Yards
Back of the Yards High School
Who: Cheng-3/4, Haynes-5/6, Brahmagupta-7/8
Where: Back of the Yards College Prep, 2111 W 47th St, Chicago, IL 60609
When: Saturdays, Cheng-3/4 10:00AM to 11:00AM; Haynes-5/6 and Brahmagupta-7/8 10:00-11:15AM; Cantor-A1/G 10:00-11:30AM
Fall Dates: TBA
Bridgeport
St. Therese Chinese Catholic School, St Barbara Campus
Who: Cheng-3/4, Haynes-5/6, Brahmagupta-7/8
Where: St. Therese Chinese Catholic School,
2859 S Throop, Chicago, IL 60608
When: Wednesdays, 4:30-5:45PM (Cheng-3/4 will end at 5:30)
Fall Dates: TBA
Hyde Park
UChicago Young Scholars Program (YSP)
Who: Students in grades 3-12, All Program levels
Where: University of Chicago, Eckhart Hall, 5734 S. University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
When: Saturdays, 1:00PM and 2:20PM
Other site specific information: Cheng-3/4 sessions will run from 1PM to 2PM and 2:20PM-3:20PM; Sessions for Haynes-5/6 and Brahmagupta-7/8 run from 1:00-2:10PM and also from 2:20-3:30PM; Cantor-A1/G will run from 1PM -2:30PM. [Note: We will NOT be running Kovalevsky-A2/PC at UChicago this winter.]
Fall Dates: TBA
Old Town
Payton High School
Who: students in grades 3-12; All Program Levels
Where: Payton High School, 1034 N. Wells St., Chicago, IL 60610
When: Saturdays, 1:00PM and 2:20PM
Other site specific information: Cheng-3/4 sessions will run from 1PM to 2PM and 2:20PM to 3:20PM; Sessions for Haynes-5/6 and Brahmagupta-7/8 run from 1:00-2:10PM and also from 2:20-3:30PM; Cantor-A1/G will run from 1PM-2:30PM and Kovalevsky-A2/PC will run from 1:00PM-3:00PM
Fall Dates: TBA
North Center
Lane Tech High School
Who: Cheng-3/4, Haynes-5/6, Brahmagupta-7/8
Where: Lane Tech High School, 2501 W. Addison St, Chicago, IL 60618
When: Thursdays, 5:00PM-6:15PM (Cheng-3/4 will end at 6:00PM)
Fall Dates: TBA
Summer locationS
MC2 Summer
The lottery for our summer camps will open on April 7th and the lottery will run on May 4th. These camps include our middle school programs (for Rising 6th grade to 9th grade) and high school program (for rising 10th - 12th grade).
MC2 will be charging fees on a sliding scale in the summer of 2025. To see the required fees for summer,
see this
webpage.
MC2 Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th/9th Grade Program
Back of the Yards High School, 2111 W. 47th St.
Payton High School, 1034 N. Wells St.
Austin College and Career Academy, 231 N. Pine St.*
Summer 2025:
- 7/7-7/18, 9AM-noon, Payton HS & Back of the Yards HS
- 6/30-7/31, 8:30AM-12:30PM, Austin College & Career Academy, Monday-Thursday, Rising 7th and Rising 8th/9th only*
- Qualifying students at Back of the Yards and Austin can receive a stipend; see our Scholarships and Fees webpage for more information
Each day of the camp features a welcoming environment, an emphasis on community building, and a main math circle activity.
Note: Rising 9th graders can participate ONLY if they were NOT enrolled last summer in the Rising 8th MC2 summer program.
MC2 Rising 10th/11th/12th Grade Programs
Juarez HS, 1450-1510 W. Cermak
In 2025 MC2 will offer two week-long high school level camps:
- Category Theory with Eugenia Cheng, 7/7-7/11, 10AM-12:30PM
- Statistics and Data Science with UChicago professors, 7/14-7/18, 10AM-12:30PM
Qualifying students can receive a $150 stipend for each week of participation (see our Scholarships and Fees webpage for more information). Students can sign up for one week or for both weeks.
Other Chicago Summer Programs
Project Exigent, Rising 9th to 12th Grade
Austin College & Career Academy, 231 N. Pine, 6/30-7/31, Mondays to Thursdays, 8:30AM-12:30PM
Exigent is the collaborative work of Chicago Public Schools mathematicians on Chicago’s West Side. The ultimate goal of Exigent is to send those same students back to their local schools equipped and motivated to seed, sprout, and grow advanced mathematics programs at their respective schools.
Apply here!
Rising 9th-12th, UIC Young Scholars Program
UIC East Campus
7/7-8/1, 9:15AM-3:00PM
UIC YSP runs 4 separate 1-week sessions from 7/7 to 8/1; each week is different, and students can choose to attend 1, 2, 3, or 4 weeks when they apply. Apply here! Priority Deadline May 15th.
Rising 7th-12th, UChicago Young Scholars Program
UChicago Eckhart Hall, 5734 S. University
6/30-7/25, full days Monday-Thursday, half days on Friday.
Apply here, due by April 11th! Note that you'll need a teacher to complete a short questionnaire as part of the application.
Payton HS: MC2 Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th/9th Programs
Back of the Yards HS: MC2 Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th/9th Programs
Juarez HS: MC2 Rising 10th-12th Grade Programs
Austin College & Career Academy: MC2 Rising 7th, 8th; Project Exigent Rising 9th - 12th
UIC Young Scholars Program: Rising 9th - 12th
UChicago Young Scholars Program: Rising 7th - 12th
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Middle Schools Throughout Chicago
MC2 partners with more than 30 schools to provide 3rd–8th graders (and in a few cases, high schoolers) with after-school math enrichment. Unlike our Hubs, these programs are only open to students at the participating school, and they typically meet weekly. Currently, we have After School Programs in these neighborhoods: Albany Park, Austin, Back of the Yards, Belmont Central, Bridgeport, Buena Park, Edgewater, Gage Park, Heart of Chicago, Hyde Park, Kenwood, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Little Village, North Lawndale, Pilsen, South Chicago, South Lawndale, West Elston, West Ridge, and Woodlawn. Interested teachers and administrators can learn more here.
Math Circles of Chicago in Chicago, IL, can be reached at info@mathcirclesofchicago.org
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