Lyudmila has two children — a 7 y.o. daughter in second grade, and an 11 y.o. son in the sixth grade. They are now both in two different Kazan math summer camps — and their Mom goes from one to the other many times in the week, teaching math and organizing the process. Today, Lyudmila… Continue reading If your Mom understands mathematics…
Month: December 2021
Mathematical camps in Kazan — from 1972 to 2022
In today’s Russia, mathematical camps have grown into a system — several centers propose regular mathematical schools for children of all ages (as, for example, the Sirius Mathematical Center in Sochi), and numerous Russian cities have active teams constantly putting in place math camps and participating in national or even international initiatives (for example, the… Continue reading Mathematical camps in Kazan — from 1972 to 2022
Community of people crazy about math — in a good way
Lyudmila Lazareva guides us through different buildings of the Regina mathematical camp that she has put in place. The style of the excursion that she has chosen for us is as follows. First, she brings us to a class full of students working on problems with several teachers. Second, she asks for one of the… Continue reading Community of people crazy about math — in a good way
Teaching mathematics: from six students to six hundred
Not a formal organization but what’s in the heads! Lyudmila Lazareva opens the doors of an office building in the center of Kazan for us. We follow her into one of its wings — the Mathematical Center she runs lends several rooms along a corridor. « Our Center has opened seven years ago, » says Lyudmila.… Continue reading Teaching mathematics: from six students to six hundred