Week #2: Community Event

This past Thursday, I went to a Mathnasium event that was hosted at Wheaton Public Library. Their event consisted of math related games for the students to play, and if they won then they would get a prize. Drinks and refreshments were provided for the kids and the main purpose of the event was to gain exposure for Mathnasium. Mathnasium is a math driven tutoring center that is located in both Glen Ellyn and Carol Stream. They aim at helping and teaching kids through individualized learning plans that are designed to make them succeed. I am currently an instructor at Mathnasium and that is how I found out about the event and it was the primary reason why I attended. However, I was not there as a worker on that specific day; rather, I went to just support Mathnasium and my coworkers. Overall, the experience was enjoyable for everyone and the kids who did attend with their parents had a lot of fun with the games. There was also a raffle going on that the parents could enter to win their child a free month at the center which was very popular amongst the adults cause often times parents wants to get their kids help outside of school, but they are unsure of how Mathnasium works and so the free month brings them clarity. Besides that, I just stayed at the event for a little bit and played some games with the kids there. That day it was snowing/raining really hard so the roads were a horrible mess which definitely decreased the turnout but nonetheless the students and I both had loads of fun and they went home with lots of prizes and cookies.