Saturday Morning Math Enrichment
MathCEP is currently offering Saturday Enrichment classes for students in grades 5-7. Two tracks are available: one for students in grades 5 and 6 and one for students in grades 6 and 7. Each program encourages participants to explore mathematics and its scientific applications from different perspectives based on specific mathematics themes.
Scholarships are readily available in cases of financial need. Please contact our office if the cost of the programs would prevent your child from participating.
Saturday Morning Math for 5th and 6th Graders
Voting Theory
November 2nd 2024, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn why our voting system - which is used to choose everybody from our country's president to your school council - is flawed. What alternative methods could we use? Are any of them better?
Spherical Journeys
December 7th 2024, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Find out how Geometry fits in with maps and globes.
Mathematical Games
January 25th 2025, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Discover the mat behind dots and boxes, jenga, and more.
Taxicab Geometry
February 22nd 2025, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Think like a taxi cab to learn different ways to measure the distance between two points.
Tessellating Patterns
March 22nd 2025, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Use symmetry to create order with patterns.
Saturday Morning Math for 6th and 7th Graders
Origami
November 2nd 2024, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Investigate the mathematics of origami: symmetry, 3D shapes, folds, and patterns.
Fractals
December 7th 2024, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn, create, and calculate the dimensions of fractals.
Directions in Space
January 25 2025, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Model real world situations using vectors.
Topology and Knot Theory
February 22nd 2025, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Play with shapes and create new ways to see how they fit together.
Eulerian Graphs
March 22nd 2025, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Use puzzles, maps, and graphs to learn Eulerian trails and circuits.
Workshop Logistics
- Program workshops are held on specific Saturday mornings in Folwell Hall on the University's Minneapolis campus (East Bank).
- About a week prior to each event, students will receive a reminder e-mail with further information.
- Check-in for each workshop is from 9:15 to 9:30 a.m. in front of Folwell Hall (the South East corner of Pleasant St SE and University Ave). A typical workshop schedule includes an introduction and overview from 9:30 to 9:45 a.m., activities from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m., a short social break, continued activities from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m., and closure, cleanup, and evaluation until dismissal at noon. The student/instructor ratio at workshops is approximately 10:1.
- Cost: $180 for the series of five events
- In case of cancellation, our backup date is May 3rd, 2025.
Family Agreement
By completing the Registration Form, student and parent(s) are confirming that they reviewed and discussed the following points.
Students...
- Must be prepared to have fun while learning mathematics!
- Must behave responsibly -- walk between classes, stay with your group, use a quiet voice while in class and on break, clean up after yourself, and respect the property of other participants, staff and the University.
- Must be respectful in words and actions to other students, teaching assistants and teachers. Students will respond respectfully to the authority of the teacher and teaching assistants. Instructors will not tolerate disruptive or disorderly behaviors that interfere with classroom instruction.
- Must follow instructions from enrichment leaders and event staff.
Parents...
- Must punctually drop-off and pick-up students.
- Understand that only a student registered for a program may attend that program's workshops.
- Understand that students with the following symptoms may NOT attend a MathCEP workshop: a fever over 100 degrees; coughing; a contagious skin rash; vomiting.
- Understand that participants who fail to respect or follow the above policies are subject to dismissal from MathCEP programs.
- Must agree that MathCEP has the right to take photos for the purpose of promotional materials.
- Understand there is a $30 administrative fee for refunds processed before the program begins and there are no refunds once the program begins.