At its core, Math Circles of Chicago serves students and families. Through our empowering and engaging math programs, we connect with students who want to explore their passion for math and expand their opportunities for the future. The curiosity and drive of these students, along with the support of their families, is what powers our mission. In order to provide students with high-quality math programs, Math Circles of Chicago partners with all those who share a passion for making math enrichment equitable and accessible. We work with skilled teachers, STEM professionals, graduate students, undergraduate students, donors, funders, board members, and leaders of schools, districts, and communities to ensure all students in Chicago have the opportunity to learn and love math.
Math Circles meet during the academic year at various Chicago schools and the University of Chicago. Students do not need to attend the school where the Hub takes place to participate. Hubs meet roughly two out of every three weeks either late afternoon, early evening, or on Saturdays. See our
Locations page for details.
Math Circles meet regularly at middle schools after the school day throughout the academic year. These sessions are led by CPS teachers for their own students, and students participate at the same location where they spend their school day. Instructors interested in leading such a program should complete our
Teacher Interest Form.
Like our In-Person Hubs, our online programs are open to students from anywhere and meet during the academic year. We prioritize CPS students, but all are welcome if there is space. We keep the student-teacher ratio to 4:1 to keep everyone engaged! Our Locations page has meeting dates for these
programs.
Our summer camps run half-day for two weeks in July. Like all of our programs, students engage in hands-on, collaborative math activities emphasizing community and creativity--frequently outdoors. More information about summer sites, dates, times, and grade levels served can be found on our
Locations page.
MC2 holds large math festivals throughout the year (at public. spaces like libraries), and our festival each May at Payton HS is our biggest. We also support schools in holding their own festivals, possibly part of another event like a back to school night. Schools and organizations that would like to co-host a festival with MC2 should complete our
General Interest Form.
QED is MC2's biggest annual event. Students present their original math research to pairs of highly qualified judges. MC2 will also help you get started--complete our QED Student Support Form and you'll get information about our workshops, and possibly be assigned a QED mentor.
Math Circles meet regularly at community centers. Currently we partner with Sunshine Gospel Ministries and Gads Hill Center to provide weekly math enrichment. We expect to add one community center to our programming each year. Leaders of interested organizations should complete our
General Interest Form.
Math Circles meet regularly at shelters for homelessness and domestic violence. We collaborate with our partner, Chicago Hopes for Kids, to hold small math circles for a wide age range. These sessions are led by teachers and community members with an interest in serving this part of our community--complete our
Teacher Interest Form if you'd like to learn more.
MC2 also partners with sister STEM programs to support math circles in STEM. We have an established relationship with MAPSCorps, a program that works with area high school students and undergraduates to investigate vital issues in their neighborhoods through community data asset mapping. Undergraduates, graduate students, and community members with an interest in statistics and data visualization should complete our
Teacher Inquiry Form.
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