Math Night at Wieland Elementary, Pflugerville, TX

Lauren SiegelCommunity, Events, Intern Experience, Making Math, Parks & Recreation, Schools

Wieland Elementary’s family night was a great opportunity to meet some kids and families and share some of our favorite optical illusions, and amusements.  Tommi Linn brought hinged mirror books, markers and paper for free design.  The Hexagon puzzle was a real joy for our littlest visitors.  We let parents know about the Math Room open 9-3 on Saturdays and

Remote Intership- Gears by Cole Parsons

Melissa WilkinsonCommunity, Intern Experience, Making Math, Remote internship, Schools, We think math is fun!, Written by Cole Parsons

MathHappens has been growing, and we now have locations in four states!  We have partners, employees, and interns working in Texas, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Washington, but we still love being able to offer our remote internship experience to students in any state! This past fall and winter, I had the pleasure of working with Cole Parsons, an engineering student

Spring 2024 Remote Internship Recap

Melissa WilkinsonIntern Experience, Making Math, Remote internship, Schools, We think math is fun!Leave a Comment

Last month we concluded another successful group of MathHappens Remote internships. We had 4 students participating from UCLA, NC State, Texas Woman’s University, and Queen’s University in Toronto. At our headquarters in Austin we rely on interns to help with our mission and everyday tasks.  Interns design and make new models, attend local events, and spend time assembling models to

Family Math Expo

Christopher DanielsonCommunity Partnerships, Events, Schools, We think math is fun!Leave a Comment

Children's hands fill geometric frames with colorful pattern blocks.

We were invited to the Washington, D.C. Family Math Expo earlier this month. While we can’t travel everywhere and attend every math event (although we do admit that would be a ton of fun!), this seemed like a great opportunity to… Support some excellent work going on in a large and important school district, Play math with a large number

MathHappens @ the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota!

Lauren SiegelCommunity, Events, Math Rooms, Museum, Schools, We think math is fun!Leave a Comment

Now open!  As of today, MathHappens has a math engagement/play space in the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota.  This is a beautiful museum that contains original exhibits designed to connect to every day life in and around Mankato, MN.  From corn ears to play pigs, the museum provides the kind of hands-on play-based learning that we love.  Play spaces abound