Dear Math Friends,
Our programming has ended for the year with our final Family Math Afternoon and the Purple Comet contest.
We hope to see you again this fall more more math fun!
Japheth
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Japheth Wood, PhD
Director, Bard Math Circle and Co-Director, Bard Math CAMP
Continuing Associate Professor of Mathematics, Bard College
The Family Math Afternoon
Our family math afternoon came to a close on Saturday, April 11. We were joined by Math Education majors from SUNY New Paltz, and featured Math Puzzles, Logic Games, Math Problem Solving and a hands-on Math Artifact to make and take home.
The Family Math Afternoon meets monthly from September to April. Join us next year!
We are expecting the Kingston Library to return to its permanent home at 55 Franklin Street in time for the fall. A warm goodbye to the Cioni Building at 61 Crown Street!
Purple Comet Contest!
We had 4 middle school teams and 1 high school team participate. Congratulations to team Golden Ratio, The Fractal Wolves, The Perfect Squares, team Deltay and Lipgado, and The Equilaterals!
The Purple Comet organizers have published solutions to this year’s contest. There is so much that can be learned by carefullly reading the explanations. Mathematical explanations often only meet you halfway, and can require a lot of work for the needed close reading.
Contests and Problem Solving
Each year we invite students to compete in several math contests: The AMC 10 and 12 in November, the AMC 8 in January, and the Purple Comet contest in April, and sometimes more.
We’re seeing a renewed interest in Mathematical Problem Solving, so next year’s programming might include more regular practice sessions and instruction.
Bard Math CAMP
The Creative and Analytical Math Program will take place on the Bard College campus, in-person, from Monday, August 3 to Friday, August 7, 2026, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm each day.
Admissions is a 3 stage process. The (1) Interest Form is now open. After that, students can complete the (2) Math Activity Packet. Parents of students who are invited to join CAMP will complete the (3) Confirmation Form.
Applications received by April 30 will receive full consideration.
More Opportunities
Apply to a Summer Mathematics Program!
The Summer Mathematics Programs Consortium is a community of mathematically-intensive summer enrichment programs dedicated to improvement and promoting greater access to advanced study in the mathematical sciences for middle and high school students.
If you are a CAMP alum in high school, take a look at our partner programs and let the adventure continue!
The Upstate New York Math Team
Compete with a community of high school math students in the American Regions Math League.
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If you are organizing a math or math-adjacent event, we’d love to publicize it here!
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