NI Maths Fest 2025
Date: 8 February 2025
Venue: The Guildhall, Guildhall Street, Derry, Derry/Londonderry, BT48 6DQ
NI Maths Fest in partnership with Ulster University, Benchmark Financial Planning and Kumon Study Centre is a FREE, fun and engaging event for post-primary students, parents and families with activities and stage workshops delivered by experts.
Northern Ireland's Inaugural Festival of Maths… and it's happening in Derry.
Taking place on Saturday the 8th of February in the Guildhall in Derry/ Londonderry.
• What is Maths Fest?
NI Maths Fest in Partnership with Ulster University, is a FREE 2- day annual event dedicated to celebrating maths in an engaging and practical way, including activities brain exercises, talks and workshops. It aims to foster a love and understanding of maths among all attendees including post primary children, parents and families.
NI Maths Fest 2025 will be accessible to all and will be a platform for celebrating maths, making maths fun, relatable and helping parents to understand how to support their children to learn the much-dreaded subject.
• Why Maths Fest?
Through this festival, it is our aim to improve accessibility and understanding of Maths for the families of Derry Strabane and the North West and to help parents develop their own skills so they can support their children.
By highlighting the practical relevance of maths in every day life through engaging activities and talks, the Maths Fest strives to connect students and parents with experts in the field and to help overcome barriers to engaging with Maths.
• Who is it For?
The event is post primary children, teens and families. It provides a platform for learning more about Maths and sharing knowledge in our community.
Day 1- For Primary Schools only
Day 2- Open to the Public – For children, young people and their families in Key Stage 4 – ages 14 - 16 and Key Stage 5- ages 16-18 years old.
• Running time – 11 am – 3.00 pm
• Activities start at 11 am
• Talks start at 11.15
• Also suitable for Parents and Families there will be activities to suit children of all ages so bring the whole family along
• Registration recommended but not essential – register at www.nimathsfest.co.uk
What's happening?
Day 2 is designed for post primary children and teens, parents and families and will provide activities, workshops and seminars that provide practical tips on how to use Maths is in our daily lives including money management and budgeting for teens, amazing careers in Maths and using maths in business.
The day will also include practical tips on how to get your mind ready for learning with our brain gym and educate parents as to how to support their children's learning and overcome their own fear of Maths. The day will also enable visitors to experience Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Technologies hosted by Seagate Technologies
The event promises to be a fun, practical and interesting afternoon for Secondary School Students and their parents with Maths activities and stands in conjunction with University of Ulster, Northwest Regional College, Kumon Study Centre, Benchmark Financial Planning, Seagate Technologies and Lumen Christi College.
Stands and Activities with our Partners include
1. Ulster University- Maths in Technology and Careers- Stand and Talk
2. Benchmark Financial Planning-Money Management, Budgeting, Saving and Investing for Teens
3. Kumon Study Centre - How Parents can support their children to learn Maths, Brain Gym, Mental Maths, Maths Bingo, History of Maths
4. NWRC-Maths in Careers stand and activities
6. Aaron Corry-Maths in Business for young people who want to be in business
7. Lumen Christi Students - Maths activity workshop
8. Seagate Technologies - Virtual Reality and Augmented reality experience
Time slots for Stage Talks and Workshops
11.15 am- Brain Gym 1- Learn simple brain boosting exercises for all ages
11.30 am- Money Management for Teens 1 -Benchmark Financial Planning
Learn about budgeting, saving and investing for children aged 11 +
12.00 pm – Workshop for Parents 1- Kumon Study Centre
Tips to help your children succeed in education – Suitable for all parents
12.20 pm – Careers in Maths and Technology 1 - Ulster University
An amazing insight into all sorts of careers for Teens aged 14 and over
12.45 pm – History of Maths – Kumon Study Centre – Suitable for All
1.00 pm – Brain Gym 2 – Learn simple brain boosting exercises for all ages.
1.15 pm- Money Management for Teens 2 -Benchmark Financial Planning
Learn about budgeting, saving and investing for children aged 11 +
2.00pm– Careers in Maths and Technology 2 - Ulster University
An amazing insight into all sorts of careers for Teens aged 14 and over
2.30 pm – 12.00 pm – Workshop for Parents 2 - Kumon Study Centre
Tips to help your children succeed in education – Suitable for parents
Join us on February the 8th! We can't wait to see you! www.nimathsfest.co.uk