• Elementary program dates for this year
• Registration and other student paperwork
• Weather Cancellation Policy
• KVMC Contact

Spring 2020 2nd-6th Grade Kittitas Valley Math Circle face-to-face program is canceled to adhere to Kittitas Valley Public Health Request. We hope to post online Math Circle lessons in mid-April. Until then we recommend these resources.

• Math Communities, a listing of online/virtual Math Circle events across the country. https://mathcommunities.org/ 

• You Cubed At Home: https://www.youcubed.org/resource/youcubed-at-home/

• Math For Love. Based out of Seattle this is a group that does a lot of Math Circle activities. Here is an intro video for parents and then a newsletter with more ideas.

• Leslie University collected this assortment of games, songs, and activities for Pre-K through 5th grade. In English and Spanish.

• This site (https://www.3blue1brown.com/) has a great lesson for exponential functions around the data from the Coronavirus.

• Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival (JRMF) is pleased to announce the launching of the JRMF Webinar Series. On Mondays, we will announce the activity we will be discussing during the webinars that week, which will be held on Thursdays. The intended audience is families and their children. Teachers and their students are also welcome to attend. To register, go to https://tinyurl.com/jrmfwebinars.

2020-2021 2nd-6th Grade Kittitas Valley Math Circle program:

• Fall 2020 (Oct 6, Oct 13, Oct 20, and Oct 27). Topic: TBA
• Winter 2021 ONLINE.  Topic: TBA
• Spring 2021 (Apr 13, Apr 20, Apr 27, May 4). Topic:  TBA
• KVMC Math Festival: May 11

During the Math Circle sessions, the students will meet weekly on Tuesdays (6:30-7:30pm) at the Samuelson Building on Central Washington's campus. Click here for a Google Map to the building.  Note, parking on campus is free after 4:30 pm and we would advise you to park in the O-5 lot, across the street from the Science Building (at the intersection of Wildcat Way and 14th Ave).  If you are in a handicap marked vehicle you can park in the marked spots close to Samuelson.

Students: Learn how to use mathematics!

Parents/guardians: Join us for parent/guardian sessions to learn about the same games and to learn more about the mathematics behind the Common Core and other curriculum changes that your students are currently exploring at school.

• Fall 2020 (Oct 6, Oct 20). 
• Winter 2021 (Online)
• Spring 2021 (April 13, April 20)
• KVMC Math Festival: May 11

Register Now! 

We will only be able to accept the first 50 students who register, so register soon!

Registration Deadlines:

• Fall 2020: Oct 4
• Spring 2021: April 11

Paperwork for Students:

• Click here for the online KVMC Registration Form!
• Click Here for the KVMC policies and philosophy (.pdf)

Weather Cancellation Policy

The policy will be that Math Circle will be canceled if the local schools have a late start that day, cancel after-school activities, or if there is a published weather warning for the region.

Kittitas Valley Math Circle Leadership

Kittitas Valley Math Circle is sponsored by The Central Washington University College of the Sciences and the Central Washington University Department of Mathematics. This project was partially supported by the MAA Tensor grant, the CESME Faculty Program of Central Washington University, and the National Association of Math Circles Math Circle Mentorship Grant program.

• Dr. Brandy Wiegers is the Director of KVMC
• Dr. Emilie Hancock and Dr. Brent Hancock coordinate the Elementary programs (https://www.cwu.edu/math/KVMC-Elementary).
• Dr. Dominic Klyve and Dr. Danny Lara coordinate the Spanish program (https://www.cwu.edu/math/KVMC-Espanol).
• Linda Graf, Dr. Janet Shiver, and Dr. Allyson Rogan-Kylve coordinate the Adult Program (https://www.cwu.edu/math/KVMC-Adults).

Questions about Kittitas Valley Math Circle?

Contact the CWU College of the Sciences. Phone: 509-963-2135    email: COTS_events@cwu.edu