For those thinking about setting up a maths club...
My girls' school offers 'clubs' twice a year where teachers/parents offer a range of clubs to students - this might be screenprinting, museum visits, karate, etc. Clubs is offered 2 hours a week for 3 weeks. Despite the protests from my girls who wanted me to put on a cooking club, I offered to run a maths club. Only 2 students signed up, both girls. While a little disappointed initially with the uptake (although I faced tough competition from scrapbooking, stained glass windows and the baking club!) I ran this little club with great gusto. And loved it.
One of the teachers approached me to keep the club going each Monday in her class (happens to be Miss 7's class). Fabbo! And then I approached Miss 5's classroom teacher and offered to run it in her class too. She gladly accepted and wants me to offer extension maths.
I'm hoping that this is the foothold into a permanent maths club at the school. It doesn't take much effort and it's very rewarding. And so goes the ol' adage... "if you want something done, do it yourself!".
jojo
