Did you know that Pythagoras was the leader of an ancient mystic movement who believed that numbers had personalities? Or that Archimedes designed a Death Ray to defeat the Roman navy? This session introduces teachers to a series of upcoming Secondary Maths workshops offered by the Hellenic Museum. Through these workshops, students and teachers will delve deeply into the ancient Greek origins of mathematical thought and learn about the ancient personalities featured in the Victorian Curriculum for Mathematics. Workshop participants will enjoy a hands-on experience with ancient technologies and recreate ancient mathematical reasoning. This session is guaranteed to astonish and delight even the most experienced maths teachers.

Key takeaways:
1. Practical, hands-on interaction with ancient technologies, demonstrating the principles of the Victorian Curriculum for mathematics.
2. Increased contextual understanding of the origins of Western mathematics through the lives of its founders.
3. Enhanced critical thinking as participants explore why current mathematical principles work.