Nueva Math Circle

Nueva Math Circle is a popular community event that celebrates math at its most engaging, enriching, and fun. Our events draw students from across the Bay Area at all grade levels (PreK to Grade 12) who come to enjoy intriguing mathematical activities, games, and demonstrations led by distinguished mathematicians and leading educators.

We couldn't be more excited for the biggest Nueva Math Circle we've ever hosted. We are thrilled to have on-hand special guest Dr. Po-Shen Loh, math professor at Carnegie Mellon and the national coach of the USA International Math Olympiad team. Featured presenters also include Dr. Ming Li (Sirona / Immucor) on bioinformatics, Steven Chanan (Nueva School), Dr. Peter Koroteev (UC Berkeley), games & puzzles hosted by San Francisco Math Circle, and more!

If you think you'll be attending, we strongly recommend you purchase your tickets right away. Sessions fill up quickly and have sold out within 24 hours in the past.

We hope you'll join us, and please help spread the word by forwarding this page to anyone you know who may be interested in an enriching and fun-filled afternoon of math!

Dr. Po-Shen Loh is a math professor at Carnegie Mellon University and the national coach of the USA International Math Olympiad team. His research and educational outreach take him to cities across the world. He reaches over 10,000 people each year through events, and his videos have totaled over 15 million YouTube views. He holds math degrees from Caltech, Cambridge and Princeton.

His keynote on "Math, Invention & Life" is not to be missed: Seeking inspiration to love math? Looking for resources or strategies to build powerful technical thinking skills? Want to learn how to create and invent both inside and outside of math? Interested in living an impactful life?

Prof. Loh will weave together a variety of topics, starting from some math questions which demonstrate the power of mathematical creativity. However, the interactive talk will rapidly expand to stories from his own experiences applying mathematical thinking to innovate and implement new solutions to real world problems. The talk will also share practical strategies to develop skills in math and invention, and the topics during every talk are unique.

The keynote is for students Gr. 5-12. Parents are strongly encouraged to attend as Prof. Loh's message is intended for them as well.

After the keynote, Prof. Loh will host a special 1-hour Math Circle workshop with Gr. 6-8 students during the second half of the event.

Prof. Loh does not hold workshops of this nature often, and this workshop is exclusive to Nueva Math Circle. Don't miss this chance to dive deeper and learn directly from him!

This special 1-hour workshop with Prof. Loh is for Gr. 6-8 students and will follow the keynote. Capacity is limited due to space constraints, so please reserve your tickets now!

Explore the cutting-edge intersection of math, biology and health with Dr. Ming Li, VP of Bioinformatics at Sirona (acquired by Immucor). Immucor is a global leader in screening and diagnosis for transfusion and transplants.

Math for Bioinformatics: Unlocking DNA to Improve Patient Health

In this talk, Dr. Li will first give an overview of key concepts in bioinformatics while highlighting interesting examples of clinical applications where tools like DNA sequencing and data analysis were instrumental to success and improving patients' lives. He will also share his journey getting started in the field and advice for anyone interested in pursuing such an interdisciplinary career.

This talk is for Gr. 9-12 students. Parents of Gr. 3-12 students are also encouraged to attend while their students are in their sessions / activities!

Steven Chanan teaches math and music at Nueva School and also serves as the Math Club / Competition Coordinator. We're thrilled to have him hosting our Math Circle sessions for Grade 3-5 students.

Each session is limited to 35 students.

Dr. Koroteev enjoys teaching math to younger students at Berkeley Math Circle and Stanford Math Circle. He is a math lecturer at UC Berkeley, working on representation theory, algebraic theory and mathematical physics. He has a PhD from University of Minnesota.

Partitions: in how many ways can we split a whole number into the sums of smaller whole numbers? These are called integer partitions. In this session, we'll explore the world of partitions and interesting connections between then.

Each session is limited to 35 students.

We're delighted to have our friends from San Francisco Math Circle returning to host Games & Puzzles in the Cafe. At past events, our students from PreK - Grade 4 have been engrossed by the array of hands-on activities, many of which were invented in-house!

Due to the scale of this Math Circle, we are unable to offer meals or pizza this time. Please have lunch before arriving on-campus.

Snacks will be available for purchase at the event as usual. Nueva Math Circle has gone cashless, and we accept credit / debit / Apple Pay / Google Pay.

Doors will open at 12:30pm for check-in before sessions begin at 1:00pm.

This is a community-wide event that is open to the public.

Parking is available in the school garage and adjacent overflow lot. Even better, the Hillsdale Caltrain station is now just across the street from campus!

Please be advised that this is *not* a drop-off event. Parents are invited to join their child(ren) in the LS sessions (required for PK-2, at parents' discretion for Gr 3-4).

Parents generally do not need their own ticket if you are just planning to accompany your students to the event.

We strongly recommend registering ASAP as seats are limited and some sessions fill up quickly.

By registering for this event, activity, class, or program (“Event”), the Registrant indicates their understanding of and agreement to the following:

1.       All amounts paid at the time of registration, excluding service fees, will be refunded if an Event is canceled or admission is denied for any reason. No other remedy shall be offered.

2.       Participation in this Event is voluntary and Registrant expressly waives any and all claims against The Nueva School that may arise from such participation and agrees to hold The Nueva School harmless should injury of any sort or severity occur during or in connection with my attendance. This waiver of liability and agreement to hold harmless extends to children included by Registrant in this registration, and to loss or damage to any personal property Registrant or Registrant’s children bring with them to the Event. 

3.       The Nueva School does not assume responsibility for children attending this Event. Such responsibility remains with each child’s parent or guardian. Registrant shall, therefore, provide adequate adult supervision onsite at all times for the children they register for this Event and promptly address any behavior deemed hurtful or disruptive by Event organizers.

4.       All event participants shall adhere to the policy of The Nueva School that prohibits publishing in any format or on any platform any photographic image or video image of a minor child without the express permission of the child’s parent or legal guardian. 

5.       Registrant is expected to show respect to co-participants and to Event sponsors & hosts, and to ask the dependent children they accompany to the Event to do the same. Registrant accepts responsibility for the cost of repairing or remedying any damage caused by them and/or those included in this registration.

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