Gentle Knowledge, a local math education organization, is offering a free weekly math circle for students in grades 5-8. These weekly one-hour sessions are based on the same principles as Eastern European math circles, where collaborative learning around a set of interesting extra-curricular problems and ideas replaces lectures. Each session involves a set of “non-standard” problems from an area of mathematics, like number theory and combinatorics, that does not usually appear in the standard school curriculum. The goal of the math circle is to introduce students to the beauty of mathematics while both exposing them to useful problem solving methods and inspiring them to further pursue mathematical studies. Occasionally, sessions may feature guest speakers who are practicing mathematicians. For more information, visit: gentleknowledge.com/mathcircle or email info@gentleknowledge.com.