What do we want to see in the world?

• Beauty
• Beauty, fun, and joy: We aim to add to the moments and experiences that make life worth living
• Individuality
• We see ourselves as extensions of one another, individual expressions of the same humanity
• We see value in the full development of each expression
• Radical Respect
• We respect our students as we would like to be respected ourselves
• Community
• We find beauty in sharing and developing our individuality in community
• Possibility and Creativity
• We want our students to be excited to learn and to be inspired to add their part to life

What habits will help us grow toward that world?

• High Standards
• Doing something amazing requires high standards of our behavior and work ethic
• Teamwork
• We aim to always treat each other as members of the same team
• Students' Agency
• Our role is not to force our students to do the right thing, but to help them learn to make good choices
• Patience
• We are all works in progress, so we are gentle with our students but firm in our standards of behavior
• Persistence
• Failure is normal on the path to success
• Flexibility of Mind
• Solving problems often requires new ways of thinking
• Discipline
• The little things add up
• Integrity
• The point is not where we arrive, but how we get there
• Kindness
• Because the world is what we make of it
• Courage
• Because, again, the world is what we make of it

What is the role of The Math Movement in creating that world?

• Beauty
• Math is beautiful
• Habits
• Doing mathematics fosters all of the just-listed habits that we value
• We design our camp to leverage this fact
• Individuality
• The habits and math skills emphasized at MM camps are valuable in the labor market
• Labor market success will facilitate our students' development as individuals