ArteMatika 2026
ArteMatika 2026
Summer Course
Summer Course
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ArteMatika summer course 2026 - 29 Jun to 10 Jul
What is it?
What is it?
ArteMatika summer course is back for its third edition! We will be at the Goethe Institut in Lisbon, with the use of their beautiful garden and welcoming building.
We will do Mindset Mathematics in the morning and Creative Labs in the afternoon, with an updated programme of activities. The mindset mathematics activities are delivered by Dr Sara Santos, and we will have guest artists delivering creative labs.
Dr Sara Santos
Dr Sara Santos
British and Portuguese, Sara holds a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Manchester. Sara has more than 25 years of experience as an university lecturer, teacher, consultant and performer.
Sara has been a BBC commentator on Mathematics and has had multiple international media appearances. In the UK Sara worked at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, King's College London, and created Maths Busking.
In Portugal she is a founding fellow of Forward College. In 2024 Sara started the Mindset Mathematics Summer Camp for visual, creative, collaborative, open minded work in mathematics, combined with art.
Sara always loved mathematics and art and cannot see them separately. She lives in Oeiras where she enjoys being close to the sea.
"What?! Maths during my holiday?!"
"What?! Maths during my holiday?!"
If you can’t imagine your child enjoying a maths course, rest assured: there will be no tests, no boring book work, no comparisons, or speed calculations.
Instead the maths activities are about unlearning unhelpful myths our society holds about maths, opening our minds, expanding our capacities, doing maths in a fun and collaborative way as young detectives investigating patterns, delivering presentations, drawing their thought process and learning how others see the same thing differently.
Families sought the course for multiple reasons. Some have children who love maths, others who required a fresh start in maths to get over previous experiences, others to ignite their child's interest in the subject.
A father told us he woke up his daughter in the morning by saying “maths camp!” and that got her excited to get out of bed and get ready quickly.
Some children were concerned it would be boring – they changed their mind once they began.
What the children wrote at the end of ArteMatika 2025
What the children wrote at the end of ArteMatika 2025
Answers to "Over the last two weeks what have you discovered/ learned about..."
...what mathematics is?
...asking clarifying questions?
...investigating patterns/ problems?
...thinking mathematically?
Testemunhos
Testemunhos
Parents testimonials:
"[My child] was able to reduce the time spent with the video game and showed more interest towards mathematics"
"[My child] was excited to go to camp each day and came home excited to describe what she learned and the games she played that day. Overall, she had a great experience."
“[My child] told me this morning that “this is the best holiday program I’ve ever been to!”
We asked participants “What will you tell others that the course was like?”, here are some answers:
“We learn so much[...] on the afternoon we do arts. And others kids ideas were very interesting. It was pretty worth it!”
“Aprendi como faser croche” ("I learnt to crochet")
“It was super !!! !! Coooooool”
"It was really fun and it was a nice opportunity to learn new things."
“The 5€ game I won against my dad”
“It was fun I learned a lot of stuff lots of maths and I learned about other mathematicians”
“Vou diser que foi moito fixe”
“Foi cansativo mas divertido no fim, e gostei da experiencia. Eu gostava que a escola fosse mais assim”
Here is a conversation that happened during the course:
Participant 1: “I enjoyed it. I didn't manage to solve it completely and I got a lot of things wrong but it was a good challenge.”
Participant 2: “Ufff, my brain hurts, but in a good way!”
Course staff : “It’s supposed to be challenging!”
Participant 3: “Yes, because we are doing adult maths!”
Participant 4: “It is melting my brain but that means it’s growing, right!
Participant 5: “It’s not about that! It’s about how we got there!
Participant 6: “It was hard. But I know that when I go back to school, my brain will be less mashed potatoes. And everyone will be so surprised that I won’t be completely lost any more!”
Programme
Programme
Led by Dr Sara Santos:
The morning sessions include awareness of team skills through games, neuroscience of learning, neuroscience of mathematics, drawing graphs with movement, building shapes using rope and connecting pieces, investigations involving numbers, shapes, patterns, presenting our work, explaining our thoughts using words, diagrams and towards a mathematical proof appropriate for their age.
Led by Guest Artists:
In past editions the afternoon sessions included:
a two week project involving Painting, Drawing and Ceramics;
Crochet, Paper Folding;
Movement for expression, Song Writing and Singing, Making Music, Story Telling.
Guest Artists in 2024 and 2025 editions
Guest Artists in 2024 and 2025 editions
Margarida Fernandes
Margarida Fernandes
Margarida Melo Fernandes is the ceramicist/designer behind MARGARIDA FABRICA (2010). Margarida loves gatherings around the dinner table, plants, trees, and giving free rein to children's imagination.
Marina Quay
Marina Quay
Marina is a creator, performer, and dance teacher with a special interest in the physicality of movement as a catalyst for imagination, pleasure, and non-dichotomous thinking, fostering self-expression and connection.
Emma Ashton
Emma Ashton
Emma is a Music Drama Teacher at Oeiras International School. She leads the Musicalisations workshop.
Emma has a talent for bringing out a person's inner voice!
André Brito
André Brito
André teaches digital storytelling, video prototyping, and UX/UI design at Loughborough University (England) and Hyper Island (Sweden). He also creates video documentaries and practices daily storytelling with his five-year-old daughter.
Details
Details
Registration: through this form.
Dates: 29th June to 10th July, Monday to Friday, for two weeks
Core times: 9:00 to 16:00
Location: Goethe Institut, Campo dos Mártires da Pátria, 37, 1169-016 Lisboa
Activities: Mindset Mathematics (neuroscience and mathematics with Dr Sara Santos) in the morning, Creative Labs in the afternoon (including arts with professional artists, plus crafts such as crochet, bracelet making).
Team: Dr Sara Santos and professional artists, plus support team
Languages: English and Portuguese
Ages: recommended 9 to 14
Fees:
whole day (9:00 - 16:00): €629 'early bird' before 27th Feb (regular fee €698) for the two week course. Lunch is not provided.
mornings only (9:00 - 13:00): €400 'early bird' before 27th Feb (regular fee €445) for the two week course. Lunch is not provided.
The Goethe Institut has a cafeteria on-site, and we are exploring the possibility of offering a dedicated course menu in collaboration with them (not yet confirmed).
Due to the limited number of places, priority will be given based on the order of registration. If you're interested in the course, please complete the registration form and contact us by email if you have any queries . And help us spread the word!
IngoC operates in English and in Portuguese, contact us through +351 911 551 560 or ingoc.cec@gmail.com.
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