News: Our Central Florida Math Circle received the Dolciani Mathematics Enrichment Grant from the Mathematical Association of America. This award enables us to collaborate on program improvement with Dr. Julia Keith (EdD) of the College of Coastal Georgia, a former Orange County Public Schools teacher who completed her Doctor of Education through UCF’s Noyce program in 2024.
Registration for the Spring 2027 session will open in early November 2026.
If you have any inquiries, please contact Dr. Michelle Kwon at Seongchun.Kwon@ucf.edu
Further updates will be posted on X.com. You can access the Central Florida Math Circle X site if you have a Gmail account. You don’t need to create a separate account.
Our Math Circle has been awarded the Dolciani Grant from the MAA for the third time. This final award will allow Dr. Kwon to complete the program revisions in collaboration with Dr. Julia Keith (OCPS). We will return in January 2027 with enhanced programs.
Gr 6 today
2The Central Florida Math Circle is an effort of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Central Florida to offer the middle school students of the Central Florida region an opportunity to have fun with mathematics.
The Math Circle is not directed towards a particular curriculum; it is not a class, a lecture or a tutorial. It is a directed experience in the encouragement of student discovery of mathematics. We are happy to be part of a national effort “The National Association of Math Circles” to encourage and develop mathematical insight in students.
Our Sessions
All sessions are guided by math faculty, regional teachers, educators, and graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Central Florida. Each session consists of two parts. In the first part of each session (2:00 pm – 3:30 pm), faculty members will give talks on the intriguing topics of mathematics or lead mathematical explorations. In the second part of each session (3:30 pm – 4:30 pm), students will be engaged in problem-solving and discussion activities with the curriculum-related enrichment topics, which will sharpen their understanding of the curriculum-related materials.
All sessions will be held on Saturdays, 2:00 pm-4: 30 pm, in the Mathematical Sciences Building on the UCF campus. The locations will be announced later.
| Session | Date | Speakers | Title of the talk |
| 1 | January 30 | Dr. Mengyu Xu (UCF) | TBD |
| 2 | February 6 | Mrs. Connie George (Jackson Heights Middle School) | TBD |
| 3 | February 13 | Dr. Ram Mohapatra (UCF) | TBD |
| 4 | February 20 | Dr. Joseph Brennan (UCF) | TBD |
What should students bring?
Students will bring a notebook and pencils. Students will come with a desire to see mathematics differently.
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