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Youth Education: Hitting the FUNdamentals

We are inspiring a new generation of “math skilled thinkers” by delivering youth education opportunities tailored to students, parents, and educators. And did we mention, they’re fun too?

Our Grant Program

The Advancing Student Achievement (ASA) math mentoring grant program places actuaries, and their love of math, in the classroom where they can make a difference in our schools. The profession's ability to continue providing competent service in the future requires supporting mathematics achievement among today's students. By planting a seed today, we’re cultivating a sustainable forest for tomorrow.More>

Our Math Programs

We empower students in a fun, engaging way to think of mathematics like never before:

Setting the Stage With Geometry NEW

Help students in grades 6–8 build and reinforce basic geometry skills for measuring 2D and 3D shapes. More>

Building Your FutureNEW

A student and teacher curriculum for your high school financial literacy program. Personal finance is part knowledge and part skill. More>

Conversions Rock

See how a rock band navigates their way to stardom using their excellent knowledge of numbers. More >

Bars, Lines & Pies

Teaches students how to create, apply, and analyze pie charts, bar and line graphs while learning about the environment and recycling. “Imagine calculating how much recycling will be going on in the year 2020?” A great concept and the kids get it. More >

Shake, Rattle & Roll

An award-winning program, targeting 7th and 8th grade students provides skills-building lessons and activities while applying concepts to real world “disasters” and their far-reaching effects. A real attention grabber that keeps kids engaged…and learning. More >

Get Involved with Project Math Minds

Do you know the best state to open a workers compensation insurance company?” Alabama senior Bryan McMeen can tell you. He was awarded a $5,000 scholarship for answering that question. More >

Math Academy Series

Math can be fascinating and exciting! “Are You Game? Exploration in Probability” is one booklet in the series which offers teachers the tools and hands-on activities for engaging 3rd to 8th graders. More >

Best Practices Guide

This guide features a compilation of research on the value of mentoring, combined with 15 case histories of programs funded by the Foundation, each of which includes information on program design and results.
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Rebuild Math Classrooms – Update

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of many communities along the Gulf Coast left its impact on schools, families and businesses. The Actuarial Foundation left its impact too, one of generosity and assistance for rebuilding schools’ educational resources. More >

 

Become a Mentor

As volunteer mentors, actuaries bring a unique perspective into the classroom. By sharing your time and expertise — in partnership with local teachers — you can help children understand and appreciate the power of mathematical problem-solving. Sign up to become a mentor.

 

Mentoring Video

Project Math Minds

Meet Bryan Taylor McMeen of Huntsville, AL, the winner of the Project Math Minds Scholarship! More>