Inquisitive Minds Workshops provide a time and cost effective way for schools to provide quality, fun maths activities for their students.
All Workshops are designed and coordinated by Debbie Smith, a qualified and experienced Secondary Mathematics teacher and presented in partnership with MANSW (The Mathematical Association of NSW).
Talented PPPP Workshops - Year 8 - 10
Expose a group of your capable students to four hours of problem solving alongside like-minded peers!
These workshops focus not only on teaching students advanced problem solving strategies, but also on having them consider the best way of solving a problem.
- Workshops include an interactive problem solving lesson and a hands-on problem solving competition.
- Our Lessons incorporate a variety of problem solving strategies, including 'logical reasoning', 'make a pattern', 'draw a diagram' and 'make a list'.
- Year 8/9 and Year 10 Talented Workshops available.
- Each Workshop runs from 9:30 am until 2:30 pm.
- Students from participating schools must be accompanied by a Maths teacher.
- Schools generally register a group of 2 to 20 students.
Upcoming Talented Mathematicians Workshops
| School | Date | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Scholastica's College | Wednesday 18th March, 2020 | Year 10 | on hold due to COVID - 19 |
| William Carey Christian School | Monday 30th March, 2020 | Year 10 | cancelled due to COVID - 19 |
| Strathfield Girls' High School | Monday 18th May, 2020 | Year 10 | cancelled due to COVID - 19 |
| Lucas Heights Community School | Wed 20th May, 2020 | Year 8 & 9 | cancelled due to COVID - 19 |
| Wenona School | Tuesday 9th June, 2020 | Year 10 | cancelled due to COVID - 19 |
| Cerdon College | Friday 12th June, 2020 | Year 9 | |
| Barker College | Wednesday 17th June, 2020 | Year 10 | |
| Hunter School of the Performing Arts | Friday 26th June, 2020 | Year 8 | |
| Orange High School | Tuesday 1st September, 2020 | Year 10 | |
| St Joseph's Regional College (Port Macquarie) | Friday 11th September, 2020 | Year 10 | |
| Bossley Park High School | Friday 27th November, 2020 | Year 8 & 9 |