Flintridge Preparatory School: From Concept to Real-World Application

From concept to real-world application. Seeking new ways to inspire her calculus students, Flintridge Preparatory School’s Ms. Jill Henry attended a National Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference. She returned with an idea for a project that uses math to tackle real-world environmental challenges.

This year, students explored how environmental change can be understood through mathematical modeling. To help with their research, Mrs. Henry invited alum Tomas Diaz ’12, a principal at Karagozian & Case, who shared how he uses machine learning to work with complicated data and make predictions. And fellow alumnus Dave Henry ’03, a Peabody Award winner and Emmy-nominated editor, gave the class tips to convert data and research into a compelling visual story.

The result? Calculus that matters beyond the classroom.

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Flintridge Preparatory School, 4543 Crown Ave., La Cañada Flintridge, (818) 790-1178 or visit www.flintridgeprep.org.