Article in the International School magazine, Summer | Winter 2019, Volume 21, Issue 3

Dr. Stefanos Gialamas and Dr. Angeliki Stamati on a project that encompasses everything from athletics to psychology.

In the article, the writers explain the challenges of teaching mathematics and the holistic approach and educational philosophy of ACS Athens:

“As educators we are constantly trying to evolve and enhance our teaching practices, to inspire our students and to convey to them our passion for the content we are teaching. Creating an inspiring environment in a mathematics classroom has always been a struggle to many mathematics instructors, as students regard their discipline with skepticism and many times with aversion.

At ACS Athens, the delivery of mathematics is defined in harmonious and holistic terms. In particular, high school students of Algebra 2 and Trigonometry are exposed to an authentic, relevant real world application of mathematics through year-long creative projects. Students explore a specific mathematical concept using their individual skills creatively in a way that is relevant to individual needs and interests, and above all is exciting. The range of selection of topics on mathematical projects is very broad. Students choose to focus on sports such as basketball, taekwondo, tennis, or soccer. Other students opt for Arts having drawn a face, or a flower through equations. Designing a house through linear equations, or the mathematical interpretation of psychology researches have been very popular student choices.”

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