Somerville Mathematics Fund

03/17/2026

We had a great celebration of Pi Day in Somerville this year.

Saturday March 14 was Pi Day (3.14). What better excuse is there to have a celebration of math with middle schoolers than π? On the Mo...

03/12/2026

Time to apply for one of Somerville's Math Fund's 4 year scholarship.

What are YOUR answers to these 3 easy questions: 1. Are you a senior in high school? 2. Do you live in Somerville MA? 3. Are you a good stud...

01/27/2026

Many teachers have great ideas on how to make their classrooms a better place for their students to learn math. The teachers’ ideas freque...

01/27/2026

We are excited to announce this year's Somerville Math Fund's Teacher Grant winners. Teachers can apply for grants of up to $500 for math materials for their K-12 classroom. Check out these teachers and their grants.

Many teachers have great ideas on how to make their classrooms a better place for their students to learn math. The teachers’ ideas freque...

12/01/2025

We are celebrating 25 years of celebrating and encouraging math achievement in Somerville MA. All donations go to math teacher grants or college scholarships. You can help too
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaSi9kYzWrthwKAjrcMdYVBgI_vRuSw6x0yS502yJ_liHIAQ/viewform.
This is the cover of the newsletter celebrating our scholarship winners. If you'd like a PDF version of the newsletter, message me Erica Voolich, on FB.

11/28/2025

It is time for Somerville MA teachers to apply for grants to support math in their classroom. The deadline is Janiuary 7th 2026.

Every year the Somerville Mathematics Fund offers teacher grants for K-12 teachers in Somerville who have interesting and exciting ideas t...

11/28/2025

Time for teachers to get their Somerville MA teacher grant applications together. We award iuo to $500 or math class materials. The deadline is January 7th 2026.

Every year the Somerville Mathematics Fund offers teacher grants for K-12 teachers in Somerville who have interesting and exciting ideas t...

10/28/2025

We loved runing the Scraphap showdown at Tufts since 2005!! Thanks for hosting us, Tufts U.

10/27/2025

The 2025 Scrapheap Showdown was a big success. Watch the video

Somerville Mathematics Fund's annual SHS engineering challenge.SCRAPHEAP CATPATULT CHALLENGEStudents in teams of 3 harness the principles of ancient siege wa...

09/15/2025

Thanks to Susi Remold for featuring the Somerville Mathematics Fund this week. Now this is a reminder to sign up as a student and/or support the Event as a sponsor. Thanks Susi!

After a hiatus, I’m back with another Gratitude Project post! This one celebrates the Somerville Mathematics Fund, which promotes math and engineering through grants to teachers, scholarships to students who lived in Somerville MA for high school, and a variety of community activities. See https://somervillemathematicsfund.org and http://somervillemathematics.blogspot.com/ to learn about the Scrapheap Showdown 2025 coming up later this fall!

09/08/2025