Pictured (l to r) are Lee Physical Plant Director Larry Berry, Dr. Caroline Maher-Boulis, Arthur Jur, Timothy Held, Lee staff member Kevin Coffey (back), Madison Sherlin, Joshua Baker, Trevor Greenwood, and Chenoa Donohoo
photo by Hannah Morgan
Lee University’s Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics held a camp that sought to “Bring Life to Math” (BLT Math) for local students. From June 22-26, six middle schoolers from the Bradley County area gathered at the Science and Math Complex to learn about math’s real life applications.
The camp was an initiative of the BLT Math program, which aims to help break down barriers between students and the subject of math, allowing students to think for themselves while developing their critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
This year’s camp program included hands-on experiences, creative explorations, and intriguing puzzles and problems involving coding, algebra, geometry and proportions.
During the week, campers worked alongside Lee faculty, the Business office, and the Physical Plant team to see how math applies to real life in diverse situations.
“The camp has been very successful,” said Dr. Caroline Maher-Boulis, camp director and associate professor of mathematics at Lee. “At first students were intimidated by the idea of spending a whole week doing math, but after the first day, they realized it was a lot of fun and were very engaged with the activities.”
For more information about the mathematics program or future math camps at Lee, contact the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at 423-614-8275.
Lee Physical Plant Director Larry Berry is pictured here with campers discussing how math is used in groundskeeping to determine how much herbicide to use for Lee’s baseball field.
photo by Hannah Morgan