Super Curricular Activities in Mathematics

Super-Curricular Activities are activities that lie outside the classroom, beyond the school curriculum and beyond schools' extra-curricular offers. And whilst Super-Curricular participation is undoubtedly of benefit with University applications [1], the one-page of 'Super-Curricular Activities in Mathematics' collated and suggested here are done so purely for the 'more interested' young secondary school mathematician to explore, play and engage with outside of school. 

The 'Super Curricular Activities in Mathematics' to download below is a one-page collation of links to free resources and activities, from pre-school reading to University Admissions Tests. (Visits to museums, attendance at seminars and lectures, either online or in person, are not included in this collection, but of course are very much encouraged in super-curricular terms.) It includes suggested reading lists, suggested films and documentaries to watch, interviews and talks and explanatory animations to watch, podcasts and radio programmes to listen to, online courses to follow and engage with, and more. 

Once downloaded you can of course edit and adapt as you wish. The collation may complement schools' 'more able' programmes, but it is in no way designed nor intended to be restricted for exclusive use with students identified as 'more able'. Indeed, the intention is to get more students more interested in mathematics, expose more students to mathematics that would not ordinarily be visited in school curricula, and in doing so, expose more students to the power and beauty of the discipline.

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Notes, References & Links:

[1] 'Super-Curricular Activities' are, in the words of the University of Cambridge, 'a great way to explore your subject in-depth and discover topics you are really interested in.' The University of Oxford describes Super-Curricular Activities as 'educational activities which go above and beyond the school curriculum. This can be anything from podcasts, documentaries, trips to a museum, books, magazines, online programmes and more.' Many institutions provide suggested Super-Curricular activities. For example, the University of Cambridge's suggestions can be viewed here, St Anne's College Oxford's here, and Hertford College Oxford's here.)