Hi everyone, Wow, the past month or two have been filled with so many adventures, where do I begin? We ended term 3 on a high. There were many events online and in person. I have run many presentations at various schools, run physical and virtual birthday parties, hosted events all week at the National Science Festival in Makhanda, did some presentations for the H & M Steamfest for girls and I am very excited about travelling next week to Ireland for maths week in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. In November I will be running more events virtually for Science Week in Ireland. While this is all going on, I am currently setting The 2022 Living Maths Olympiad which will take place from 25 October to 25 November 2022 for South African schools and will end 20 December for the International schools. I will be presenting for a Maker conference in the USA, I presented for the Educator's Digital Conference, Streamable Learning classes are back online in the USA and I am excited that we have a few new schools starting up for the 4th term. We have confirmed Prof Arthur Benjamin will be with us in South Africa in Feb 2023 for some shows and school visits, we will be hosting former NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott in May of 2023 and we are hoping to have some high profile guests from NASA joining us early next year as well! Keep watching this space for more announcements. We also have our 5th cycle of online classes starting up again after my return from Ireland. World's Largest Online Maths Lesson on Tuesday 11 October 2022 https://www.facebook.com/aimssecsa/posts/pfbid0ZvTJsocxe3Xn5JskDS6VmqkxXa8mM SEJnt5s9C3tPZdZVoUh3tusjeuHVUGg332Zl Register now to join the thousands of participants in 15 countries that have already registered for this event. Full details and resources for the Sheep Talk and Elephant Dreaming activities, and a plan for the 30-minute lesson, are given on the AIMING HIGH website. You will receive a certificate of participation after you submit you final numbers and a great picture of your lesson. Register at https://gtenmaths.org/gmsl-2022/ where you will also find a link to the 30 minute lesson Living Maths Olympiad 2022 for Grade R (K) to 9 The 2022 Maths Olympiad will start on 25 October 2022 this year. If your school is interested in taking part then please <https://www.livingmaths.com/?page_id=245> visit our Olympiad page for more details. This is an Olympiad that has been running since 2000 and it caters for students from grade R (kindergarten) to grade 9. It is open to all levels but it does have bonus questions to cater for the top students. Certificates are available for the top three individuals and pairs in the country and the world. With over 180 000 students taking part from all over the world, you can be assured that this is a well-run and internationally recognized event. Homeschools are most welcome to take part too. Online Classes for children from Grade R (Kindergarten) to Grade 8 - Join in on the fun! New cycle starting in the first week of November! Cycle 5 2022 (6 weeks) will be starting up the week of Wednesday the 2nd and 3rd Nov 2022 and will come to an end the week of 7th and 8th November 2022. Note we have some time changes for the younger grades Online classes are a wonderful and safe way to take part in your favourite extramural without leaving the comfort of your home. Judging by the number of students that are returning each cycle, this is a strong indicator that they are enjoying and benefiting from the weekly classes. If you would like to sign up for the classes, do not waste any time. If you snooze you lose. Click here to register your child <https://forms.gle/d8iwTDUNf7qXPnVT6> Loving Maths classes are for students from Grade R(K) up to grade 3. They are 30 mins long and they are story based. There will be a weekly episode where the students will need to assist the hero/heroine solve a problem. The lesson often ends with a fun maths related game. Students are introduced to problem solving and critical thinking in a fun environment. Living Maths classes are aimed at students from Grade 4-8. They are 1 hour long, and each lesson is independent of the others. We spend time working through fun brainteasers, problems, games that involve strategy and this often leads to fruitful and thought-provoking discussions. It is not for marks, and we always examine the solutions so that the students can see the various techniques and methods of approaching the problems. The Presenter The classes are presented by Mr S. I have been running Living Maths for the past 26 years and was recently awarded the Global Teacher Award of 2020 out of a pool of teachers from 110 countries. I work with a few hundred teachers around the world and I am both a Microsoft Innovator Educator Expert as well as 1 of only 2 Global Learning Mentors in South Africa (previously known as Skype Master Teachers). I teach a few thousand students every week from K- grade 12, I run monthly events for the Museum of Mathematics in New York, I teach online classes for Streamable Learning.com and I have presented at the South African, Namibian, Botswana, Ireland and Berlin National Science weeks. I recently ran events for the Irish Maths and Science Week, the UK national Science Week as well as STEM Science Camps in the USA and UK. In short, you can be assured that the lessons are professionally presented, and the content is of an international standard. In other words, your child's tuition is in good hands. PLEASE NOTE: If your child has expressed interest or attended any of the classes online we have already sent out a notice to you in addition to this email. Bookings for Physical Parties and Corporate Teambuilding are filling quickly! We are back to running our wonderful birthday parties, corporate team building and teacher workshops in person! Yes, we will come out to you and put on a fun event and you can sit back and relax while we do the work. Our crazy and fun-filled birthday parties, are tailored to the interests of the birthday boy or girl. They are designed to be interactive, and the kids will be smiling the whole time! The reviews from the parties, workshops and events are always positive. Contact us if you would like us to plan a bespoke event for you. If you are interested, then click here to book your event. <https://forms.gle/daP1tKvYsKwJJQHA8> We offer BINGO, Quizzes, Scavenger hunts, online games and activities and so much more. We also run virtual parties and events too including online events for 80th birthdays! Interviews - sign up to take part! We are planning a series of interviews with some AWESOME people. I cannot wait to announce the line up. We are currently scheduling in dates and times and we will be updating you very soon. Astronauts, scientists, famous Authors (have you read The DOT?), pilots and so much more! International Competitions, prizes and events The Big List of Student Contests and Competitions. Enter these international competitions - over 50 listed events! https://www.weareteachers.com/student-contests-competitions/?fbclid=IwAR3cYW NZRMXBThJC6uTfiyQHqp7egOx0SAvT1GDeF-6ZRYJmID2_OhHCduo Interesting links for you to check out. We have some cool weblinks for you too <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fYuPc0ePqEzRwAlPLHWY0SWtDJhS9Af-ezhNWy8 ylHc/edit?usp=sharing> - click here Stay safe and take care. Mr S and the Living Maths Team. Ps: If you no longer wish to receive these emails as your children are grown up, or you want to de"POPIA" yourself or you are merely want to Mari Kondo your inbox then please click here <mailto:livmath@iafrica.com?subject=Remove%20cybermail> and we will do our best to remove your email address from our current mailing list. Please note that sometimes your current email address is not listed as we have a much older one on our database. Email us and we will be in touch with you if this is the case. Sometimes you can get lucky by clicking on the unsubscribe button at the bottom of this email. Steve Sherman (Chief Imagination Officer and Executive Day Dreamer) 2020 Global Teacher Award Executive Member of the Global Education Network 2 x TEDx Speaker Microsoft Innovator Educator Expert Microsoft Global Connector (formerly known as Skype Master Teacher) Mote Certified Educator Verified Kahoot Academy Educator and Kahoot Ambassador Space Foundation's International Teacher Liaison P.O. 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