Festival Training

Want to bring play-based math to your school or community, but don’t know how to get started? The Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival offers math festival trainings and workshops for individuals or groups.

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Festival trainings
include:

Hands-on Experiences

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Experience our math festival activities the same way that students do, and learn how to share these joyful math experiences with others

Community

Join a community of parents, teachers, and educators who share the common mission of bringing fun math into kids' lives

Play-Based Math Resources

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Leave with free play-based math resources that you can use in your classroom or home the very next day

What a Festival Training Looks Like:

Where?

In person or virtually over Zoom!

How much?

$200-$400, depending on the type of training that fits your needs

Goals?

Learn everything you need to host a math festival in your community

TRAININGS

We offer a variety of workshops and trainings to fit your needs. Learn more about each offering on the right, and then purchase below.

We never want cost to stop you from hosting math festivals. If you’re interested in financial assistance, email info@jrmf.org for more information.

Free, Virtual Consultation

Sign up for a free, 30-minute informal consultation with one of our math educators. This is a great opportunity to get your questions answered. We’ll work with you to make your festival planning smooth and stress-free.

Virtual Training

One of our math educators will lead a math festival training over Zoom for you and your activity leaders. During this training, we will cover:

What is a math festival?
What is my role as an activity leader?
What math puzzles will be at the festival?
What are best practices for an activity leader?

Participants will get to experience play-based math like students. They will play a variety of math puzzles that will be at the math festival using our free, browser-based apps. By the end of the training, participants will choose the activity they will be leading at the math festival.

Price: $200
Time: 1 hour

In-Person Training

One of our math educators will travel to your location* and lead a math festival training in person. We bring all of the supplies, set up, and clean up. During this training, we will cover:

What is a math festival?
What is my role as an activity leader?
What math puzzles will be at the festival?
What are best practices for an activity leader?

Participants will get to experience play-based math like students. They will play a variety of math puzzles that will be at the math festival using the same materials that students will use during the festival. By the end of the training, participants will choose the activity they will be leading at the math festival.

Price: $400
Time: 1 hour

*San Jose, Seattle and Vancouver only. Travel can be arranged at your expense for other cities

In-Person Training & Festival

In addition to a 1-hour, in-person training, we will also help you host the festival on the day of the event. We will travel to your location*, bring all of the supplies, set up, and clean up. We will ensure your event runs smoothly and make this experience fun and stress-free for everyone involved.

Price: $800
Time: 2-4 hours
Attendees: 50-300

*San Jose, Seattle and Vancouver only. Travel can be arranged at your expense for other cities

The Math Festival Package

In this all-in-one package, we will lead an in-person* training for your activity leaders, host your festival, and provide you with a math festival in a box that’s yours to keep. Our math festival kits come organized and are reusable, so you can continue to share fun math with students for many years to come.

Price: $2,000 (a $2300 value!)
Time: 2 – 4 hours

*San Jose, Seattle and Vancouver only. Travel can be arranged at your expense for other cities

Testimonials

Amanda S.

Math Instructor, South Bend, Ind.

“Whether used in-person or online, JRMF activities provide an easy way for a teacher to successfully offer opportunities for open-ended mathematical exploration to their students regardless of their ages and mathematical sophistication.”

Fran McCrackin

Teacher, Janney Elementary, Washington, D.C.

“We heard so many of the kids say, ‘This is math?!’ The activities stretch their ideas of what mathematics is.”

Hawaii Math Teacher

“It was really cool to see the different online resources that are accessible for our students and classrooms. I like that JRMF’s activities are virtual, but you can also do this activity with manipulatives. These math tasks are fun ways to engage in mathematical concepts.”

Brianna Donaldson

Director of Special Projects, American Institute of Mathematics

“If you are looking for a great way to build a positive culture around math in your school or community, math festivals through JRMF are our top suggestion for where to start. JRMF’s activities are mathematically challenging, yet engaging and fun for students and their families.”

Hema Gopalakrishnan, PhD

Associate Professor of Mathematics, Sacred Heart University

“The games are helpful for all students, including those who are generally anxious about math. They start to appreciate the beauty of math.”

Rick Sommer

Executive Director, Stanford University Pre-Collegiate Studies

“The festivals were rewarding for everyone involved. Typically over 300 students in a wide age range would enter the room with energy and enthusiasm and immediately engage in the array of mathematical activities. Their curiosity was contagious, and although the program was completely non-competitive, participants would enjoy taking on challenges and seeing how far they could go. After two or three hours, as the festival came to an end, it was hard to pull them away.”

Puzzles for Purchase

Festival Favors

PURCHASE

Table of math festival activities including handouts, number cards, and counters

Math Festival in a Box

PURCHASE

Festival Training