As one of the most scenic places in North America, there is abundant opportunity for this program to mix mathematical recreations with outdoor adventures in a way that invites creativity, imaginative thinking, grit and resilience, and intellectual risk-taking. True mathematicians are explorers, and the purpose of MitM is to foster those characteristics by doing amazing math in an adventurous place.

The program is done in collaboration with the Teton Science Schools (TSS), one of the top educational institutions in the world focused on conservation that touches 30,000 students each year in field education, classroom education, and educator development programs. We will be based at the Jackson campus of TSS (located about a dozen miles from the Jackson Hole airport, about three miles from downtown Jackson), which houses its pre-K through 12th grade Mountain Academy program, and some of our sessions will be done in a beautiful natural setting in Grand Teton National Park, which is less than 30 minutes away (Yellowstone National Park is just an hour further).

We will also host some optional activities to explore the Jackson Hole area, with special excursions that might include wildlife viewing, rock climbing, kayaking, cycling, hiking, or horseback riding – depending on the interest and fitness of families participating. We strongly encourage families to arrive earlier or stay afterwards to do more exploration.