Check out some photos from our summer camps!

We are immensely proud to announce the recipients of the Jane Street and Hudson River Trading Summer STEM Stipends, awarded to BEAM high school students in partnership with Jane Street Capital and Hudson River Trading.

Each year, from September through June, hundreds of 8th–12th grade students spend their Saturdays attending BEAM programs in New York and Los Angeles. Whether they’re studying probability, coding LEGO robotics, attending a career panel, or preparing to apply for college, BEAM’s year-round programs equip students with the skills, confidence, and support network to thrive in STEM. Here’s a look back at what our students were up to over the last ten months!

In NYC, we’re piloting an exciting new part of Saturday classes: advisory periods!

On Saturdays this fall, our NYC Program Team began offering 45-minute blocks for BEAM high schoolers in between morning and afternoon classes. Since BEAM’s high school students already receive 3 hours of advanced math instruction every Saturday, these advisory blocks are meant to provide the necessary enrichment that falls outside of advanced math: enrichment that centers on STEM access, exploration, and community.

It was a packed fall for BEAM students in New York and LA! They learned to code in Python and studied number theory, participated in a Math Wrangle, attended college applications workshops, dissected oysters from the Bronx River, toured UC Irvine, and much more! 

Keep reading for a closer look at some of the fun, math-filled activities our BEAM students got up to last fall! 

Finding the area of a square or a circle is simple — right? This Pi Day, we encourage you to test your mathematical skills by solving the following five area problems (a few of which were featured with the Pi Day card)! If you think the first four problems are easy, then try your hand at the Bonus Challenge: Infinite Circles. 

Hint: In the spirit of Pi Day, you will be using π in most (if not all) of your solutions. Good luck!