The Math Catcher Festival was grounded in the values of seeing and realising mathematics as very much a part of Indigenous culture embodying heart, body, mind and soul.  Mathematics is involved in our everyday lives helping us to solve real world problems and to make sense of the world around us. The Festival day was the culmination of the opportunity for students to use their imagination and creativity to illustrate their knowledge of mathematics and indigenous cultures and traditions by creating short stories which are playful, promote kin and friendship in indigenous settings. 

Guidelines

1. The Festival was open to the participation of classes of students in Grade 4 and Grade 5.
2. Students could work individually or in small groups.
3. Students were invited to create stories in a format of their choice, e.g. picture format, written text, Power Point presentation, play, etc. 
4. As participating partners teachers were encouraged to nominate a selection from all submissions by their class for consideration to be showcased on the Festival Day.
   i. All completed projects from a class could be submitted; teachers to highlight/identify their nominated selection of three or less.
   ii. Written stories were expected to be of no more than 500 words (approximately two type double spaced 8.5 x 11” (22 cm x 28 cm) pages.
   iii. Plays and videos were expected to be between 3 – 5 minutes in length.
5. The Math Catcher Festival Committee made a selection of stories nominated by teachers who were confirmed participants, to be showcased on
   the Festival Day that demonstrate:
   i. the guiding principles of the Math Catcher Festival, i.e. diversity and inclusivity, mathematical understanding and knowledge, creativity and use of imagination,
   ii. diversity of formats for telling of the stories,
   iii. demonstration of mathematics,
   iv. a geographic/regional representation of submissions.
6. A special section on the Math Catcher website was created to showcase students' creations with tearher's permission to share them.
    

SAMPLE - 2022 Timeline:

1. Monday 12th September2022 – Call for Expression of Interest deadline (online survey)
2. Monday 3rd October 2022 – Expression of Interest deadline
3. Friday 18^th November 2022 – Final submission deadline
4. Friday 25^th November 2022 – Teachers to be notified about the format of the event and the schedule
5. Thursday 1^st December 2021 – Festival Day!!!!