Wow – Pi Day was a great day for Seattle’s SUMM! In addition to their outreach programs in libraries and with partners all over the region, they now have a permanent space at Kent Station from which they now offer open hours and programs on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. I got to celebrate with Jenny Quinn, Executive Director of SUMM
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On Saturday, March 7th, Mathhappens Foundation had the joy of participating in the Lauderdale Science Festival, hosted by the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The day was filled with exciting events, hands-on activities, and a vibrant mix of partners from across the community, all coming together to celebrate science, learning, and discovery. Staff at the event
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Attending the 16th Gathering for Gardner conference in San Francisco was a great experience for MathHappens! The event, held in honor of the life and spirit of Martin Gardner, brings together mathematicians, scientists, skeptics, artists, and puzzle enthusiasts who share a love for curiosity, creativity, and playful discovery. Martin Gardner was known not only for his contributions to recreational mathematics,
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On February 18, MathHappens was honored to participate in the “100 Years of Black History” celebration at the Center of Black Student Excellence in Long Beach, CA. Throughout the day, students from across Long Beach Unified School District rotated through stations celebrating history, culture, and achievement. Our station was the Benjamin Banneker Math Room, facilitated by me and Yana Mohanty,
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Sponsored by HEB Grocers, this free day at the Texas State History Museum is always very well attended. With a theme of Lunar New Year, and a Full Moon on the day (Feb 1st) we brought an activity related to tracking the moon and some of our favorite Almanacs as well a perspective picture of the moon for fun photos
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On Saturday, January 10th, 2026, the MathHappens Foundation joined our friends from The Contemporary Austin for their Second Saturdays Are for Families (SSFF) event at Laguna Gloria. With help from local volunteers from the National Charity League, Manuel from MathHappens guided community members in collaboratively building a “Versatile Garden” – a tessellating collage of Versatile frames filled with 21st Century
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One of our favorite parts of sharing MathHappens tools is seeing what educators do with them in their own classrooms. Recently, Stacie Bender, a high school math teacher, reached out to let us know she used our mini unit circle model plans to create a full class set using her school’s laser cutter. From there, she designed two classroom explorations
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Guest Post by Jeanette Shakalli, PhD, Executive Director of FUNDAPROMAT The Panamanian Foundation for the Promotion of Mathematics (FUNDAPROMAT) is a non-profit Foundation based in the Republic of Panama whose mission is to spread the joy of mathematics. We organize virtual and in-person math outreach events, which are free and open to the general public, which means that kids and
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What a great place to install our last math room of 2025! We have a great team in Terre Haute including Coordinator Nicki, Perla, Abigail and Xoey. We started out by bonding over some Square Donuts. The museum has 3 floors of activities with hands on exploration slides, and all kinds of interactive exhibits. The Math Room is in a
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On Thursday, November 13, we were thrilled to welcome a group of enthusiastic fifth- and sixth-grade students from Kirby Hall School in Austin, Texas for a hands-on field trip filled with curiosity, creativity, and discovery. The visit began with an open exploration session using our Open Play Kit, giving students a chance to dive into math concepts through playful, creative
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