UCC Maths Circles & Enrichment Programmes www.mathscircles.ie euclid.ucc.ie/pages/mathenr
Lesson plans, resources, etc for each programme available online CLASSES Primary Schools: Junior Maths Circles 1st Years: Maths Circles Classes run in schools, with school support and UCC student tutors 2nd Years: Junior Maths Enrichment 2 classes a week in UCC, 1.5 hours each, for 18 weeks Given voluntarily by UCC staff, and by UCC students 4th Years: Senior Enrichment 1 5th & 6th Years: Senior Enrichment 2 1 class a week for each group in UCC, 3 hours, for 18 weeks Given voluntarily by UCC staff, and by UCC students Lesson plans, resources, etc for each programme available online
AIMS Primary Schools: Junior Maths Circles 1st Years: Maths Circles Stimulate interest in mathematics 1st Years: Maths Circles 2nd & 3rd Years: Junior Enrichment Further stimulate interest in maths Develop problem solving skills Ensure students take Honours Maths at Leaving Cert Appreciate importance of working with others Some students to continue on to Senior Enrichment Programme 4th Years: Senior Enrichment 1 5th & 6th Years: Senior Enrichment 2 Further develop problem solving skills Prepare students for IrMO and, hopefully, IMO
PLANS Next Year: Current 3rd Years Next Year: Current 2nd Years Some of group move on to Senior Enrichment 1 All continue on to Honours Maths at LC Next Year: Current 2nd Years Return to Junior Maths Enrichment: Keep developing problem solving skills and strategies We will look at possibly restructuring the classes to better suit the breakdown of the group
FEEDBACK Thanks for answering these! 1. Overall, did you enjoy the sessions? 2. What part did you most enjoy? What did you least enjoy? 3. How do you think the sessions could be better? 4. Did you learn anything from the sessions? Did they change your opinion of maths in any way? 5. Would like to take part in similar sessions next year? Feel free to add any other comments or advice for those running the programme, about either this year’s or next year’s sessions.