Lake Nona Blog

"Raising Financially Literate Children: Essential Lessons for Each Age and Stage"

Apr 12, 2023 | Lake Nona Blog

Talking to children about finances can be difficult. Here are some great tips to get started.

The Importance of STEM for Today's Children

Apr 27, 2022 | Lake Nona Blog

By Mathnasium   Our world is increasingly dependent on STEM, and today’s students need to acquire the knowledge and ingenuity to address its rapidly changing challenges. For example, we need environmental scientists to help make our worl..

For Celebrated Jazz Artist, Vijay Iyer, Math Drives Musical Innovation

Mar 16, 2022 | Lake Nona Blog

By Mathnasium Photo: Lynne Harty You don’t have to understand math in order to make great music, but it helps. Music is intrinsically mathematical, and the two disciplines have a symbiotic relationship. Pitch, frequency, ratios, interval..

STEM In Action: How Scientists Use Math in Space

Feb 9, 2022 | Lake Nona Blog

By Mathnasium (Are you a “space ace”? Scientists use math to learn about space ALL the time. They use math to get to space, they use math in space, they use math to analyze what they learn in space. The possibilities for math in space are e..

Artist Hillel Smith: Using Math to Create Art

Jan 5, 2022 | Lake Nona Blog

By Mathnasium   Every single day, Hillel Smith uses math to create art. It’s not “fractal art” or computer-driven design. He simply needs math to produce the art itself—everything from huge outdoor murals to inflatable sculptures.  “A..

Why Your Child Needs Math More Than You Think

Oct 7, 2021 | Lake Nona Blog

By Mathnasium The language of the universe, math is omnipresent and unavoidable — and that’s a good thing. Math is a universal tool that helps our children thrive. From the earliest years, when parents show children the importance of sha..

Five Inspiring Women in Mathematics

Mar 16, 2021 | Lake Nona Blog

In honor of Women’s History Month, Mathnasium of Lake Nona is spotlighting five inspiring women in mathematics. From computer science to economics, math is used every day and can change the world. Sandy Massey  Sandy Massey, Mathnasium of Lake Nona'..

NASA's Charlie Blackwell-Thompson on STEM Careers and Shooting for the Stars

Jan 29, 2020 | Lake Nona Blog

We're pretty excited about Charlie Blackwell-Thompson. A spaceflight engineer and veteran of the Space Shuttle era, she's the first female launch director at Kennedy Space Center and the first woman to oversee a NASA liftoff and launch team — specifically..