Speed puzzling is a twist on completing jigsaw puzzles, where the focus is not only on completing the puzzle but also on doing it as quickly as possible. Students can work solo, in pairs or with a team. 

Some of the intellectual benefits of jigsaw puzzling are:

• Improved memory

• Better visual-spatial reasoning

• Increased creativity

• Better problem-solving skills

• Increased mental speed

• Better pattern recognition

This activity will be offered at available schools October-December

Students compete individually and in teams in a regional math competition.  This competition will include other teams from EPS along with teams from school districts in Clark County

Teams will meet prior to the competition to dig into advanced math concepts and practice in the competition format.

Sessions will be offered at available schools approximately January-February

This project-based learning competition presents students with a real-world problem or context and challenges them to deliver a solution. This experience teaches students how to develop and use their natural creativity to become problem solvers. Students apply what they learn and combine it with their interests and passions to solve a unique, open-ended problem. It emphasizes teamwork, budgeting, time management, public speaking, and so much more. Teams of up to 6 students will design a solution to a problem they select from the options presented to them. Solutions will be presented in a showcase evening event with teams from around the district.

This activity will be offered at available schools February-April