SSF News:
STEM Santa Fe, the 2020 Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival (JRMF) is Friday, Feb. 21 at the Santa Fe Community College.
For four years, STEM Santa Fe has successfully sparked the imagination of students and teachers alike to the joy and beauty of mathematics.
This year about 180 students and eight teachers, plus about 50 volunteers will come together 10 a.m. to noon to learn, through puzzles, games, and activities not typically seen in the classroom, of the fun side of math. In addition, in the afternoon there will be tours and demos on the Santa Fe Community College campus.
Registration is now closed. The festival is free to all registered school groups and lunch will be provided. The students participating are 6th and 7th graders from El Camino Real Academy, Nina Otero, Milagro and ATC.
Stem Santa Fe’s Mission in Action video can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/lA2HQoJf10k
Julia Robinson, a pioneer among American women in mathematics, was the first woman elected to the mathematical section of the National Academy of Sciences and the first woman to become president of the American Mathematical Society. She was a mathematics professor at UC Berkeley for many years and is especially known for her work in solving Hilbert’s Tenth Problem.
A Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival offers students advanced and thought-provoking mathematics in a social and cooperative atmosphere. Students choose among several tables offering problem sets, games, or puzzles with mathematical themes. They work as long as they wish, while a facilitator provides support and encouragement. Motivation comes from the social interaction, rather than from any prize, grade, medal, or ranking.
The festival can address any level of student, from those struggling with mathematics to those soaring in achievement. The Julia Robinson Mathematics Festivals began in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2007 and have since expanded throughout the country and the world!
STEM Santa Fe Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival is one of several STEM programs that is organized and led by STEM Santa Fe. STEM Santa Fe brought JRMF to New Mexico for the first time Feb. 24, 2017 and it was very well received. Since then STEM Santa Fe organizes this festival annually at Santa Fe Community College.
In 2019 STEM Santa Fe expanded the program with a second festival at Northern New Mexico College May 17 specifically for Carlos F. Vigil Middle School in Española and a third festival Nov. 7 at Santa Fe Indian School specifically for their students.
STEM Santa Fe’s CEO Lina Germann is grateful for the sponsors of this JRMF: Los Alamos National Laboratory/TRIAD, LANL Foundation, Wildflower International, Meow Wolf, N3B Los Alamos, Descartes Labs, Santa Fe Community Foundation and host Santa Fe Community College.
STEM Santa Fe advocates for, develops, and provides Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programming, mentoring and resources for all youth, to realize their potential and expand their opportunities in a dynamic world.