The Actuarial Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

Never made it to summer camp?
Here is your opportunity!

The Dept. of Mathematics of the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES) is expanding their summer Calculus Camp with the help of the Actuarial Foundation and volunteer actuarial mentors. In 2002, 45 high school students went to camp in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles to study for the AP Calculus Exam over a four day weekend. Over the last four years, the program expanded to 180 students. Without additional funding and volunteers this program will no longer be able to maintain the student-teacher ratio that has meant success for so many students.

Calculus Camp provides a unique opportunity for interaction among students and actuarial mentors. During study sessions, mentors will be available to help a group of students who are working together on a problem with a direction or a new way to reach a solution. This group of students, teachers and mentors are a community all working together to the same end. The confidence that the students gain from this intense immersion in the subject matter will be of immense benefit to them as they go it alone on their AP calculus exam.

Actuarial volunteers are needed to serve as mentors to the calculus students at camp in April. Be a camper and stay for the three nights and four days of the camp experience, or drive up for a day of volunteering. If you never went to camp as a kid, now is your opportunity! Contact the Lead Actuary for this program, Richard Rasiej, ASA, MAAA at rmrasiej@verizon.net or 818-591-6851 for more information.

You may also contact The Actuarial Foundation at asa@actfnd.org or 847-706-3600.

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