Learning through games at CWEA | Kanohi ki te kanohi

Mathateca found a joyous collaborative partner in the Canterbury Workers Education Association (CWEA) when we were invited to their inaugural "Festival of Learning through Games" event on May 18th as part of the 2024 Ako Learning City Festival for Ōtautahi Christchurch.

The event celebrated not only the power of games to bring people together kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face), but to expand how we think.
Mathateca’s contribution to the event was exploring some of the strategy behind the ancient game Mancala, and the showcasing mathematical concept of tiling through the wonderful homegrown (NZ invented) puzzle game Tantrix.

The event was an opportunity to represent Mathateca to new communities and great fun to boot.

Highlights of the event outside of Mathateca’s offerings included a demonstration of traditional Māori rope games and an introduction to Balderdash.