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Summer camp brings Indigenous youth to Dal for math and computer science fun – Dalhousie University

June 27, 2024

If you heard a wailing electric guitar echoing through the halls of the Chase Building this week, it was, in fact, for educational purposes.

A session led by Dr. Jason Brown, known for his research combining math and music, where participants played percussion instruments and “felt” the mathematics in the rhythm was one of activities in the inaugural Indigenous Math Camp, which saw 14 youth from Mi’kmaw communities throughout Nova Scotia arrive at Dalhousie shortly after the National Day for Indigenous Peoples on June 21.

Led by co-directors Dr. Brown of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and Dr. Nauzer Kalyaniwalla of the Faculty of Computer Science, the five-day camp showcased the fun side of math and programming concepts and provided a taste of the campus experience. It built on the foundation established by the long-running Black Educators’ Association (BEA) – Dalhousie Math Camp, which has brought African Nova Scotian youth to Dal for summer math and coding sessions for the past 30 years.

Read More: https://www.dal.ca/news/2024/06/27/indigenous-youth-math-computer-science-camp.html

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