Last Chance to Register for the AMC 8!
Dear Math Friends,
Happy New Year! We've already started our first event in 2024, the AMC 8 Math Contest. If you have a middle school student who is interested in this mathematically rigorous and challenging event, now is the time!
Passed: AMC 8 in New Paltz on Thursday, January 18
Available: AMC 8 at Bard College on Wednesday, January 24
We don't recommend math contests to most students. The downside is that the problems go far above and beyond the school curriculum, and there is very intense time pressure. We are surprised when students, even those who are at the top of their class, solve 40% of the problems, unless math enrichment and problem solving is part of how they engage with math regularly. This can be discouraging.
The benefit is that bright students who are not sufficiently challenged in math class are stretched and stimulated by what they experience on the contests. For these students, this is a motivation to develop their mathematical knowledge, speed, and accuracy.
We have other things in the planning stage for this spring and summer, so please keep an eye on your inbox for updates about CAMP, family math afternoons in Kingston, Pi Day, and more.
Mathematically,
Japheth
AMC 8 Contest
Take the AMC 8 with the Bard Math Circle! We will offer the American Mathematics Competitions' AMC 8 contest at two locations and dates:
Location 1: New Paltz on Thursday, Jan 18, 5pm
Location 2: Bard College on Wednesday, Jan 24, 5pm.
This January event is for students in grades 8 and below. Students can only take the 2024 AMC 8 contest one time. Click the button below for the registration form.
CAMP 2024
Save the dates! Our 2024 Creative and Analytical Math Program (CAMP) will run the week of Monday, July 29 to Friday, August 2, 2024.
Want to learn more about CAMP? Catch up on our daily reports from past summers at bardmathcircle.org/camp/camp-more-information!
Help us build something even better!
We always welcome charitable donations to the Bard Math Circle.
Family Math Afternoons
Each month we offer a great environment for middle school and elementary school aged children to explore math with their family. We have puzzles and games, outside-the-box math problems, and a math artifact to make and take home.
No registration needed, just come on by!
Next Session: Saturday, February 3, 2024
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Location: Kingston Library @ the Cioni Building
Address: 61 Crown Street, Kingston NY 12401*
Cost: Free!
Save the dates! We'll meet at the library on these Saturdays:
Sep 30, (Oct - no meeting), Nov 4, Dec 16
Feb 3, Mar 2, Apr 6, May 4
* The Kingston Library has moved to the Cioni building at 61 Crown Street in Uptown Kingston for the next 18 months.*
Are you an advanced high school math problem solver? Please join the Upstate New York Math Team: www.upstatenymath.org