The Actuarial Foundation

Lexington, KY

Morton Middle School

The Actuarial Foundation is launching an Advancing Student Achievement (ASA) program at: Morton Middle School in Lexington, Kentucky and it offers you three unique advantages:

1. Work with students: Working with students provides an opportunity to shape young lives, and also makes you feel good. On the Foundation’s Web site www.actuarialfoundation.org there is a video highlighting one of approximately thirty Foundation ASA programs nationwide. You can see the sparkle in the eyes of the children as they talk about the fun they have when the actuary joins them, and hear them talk about math as a “fun” subject. You can also see the sparkle in the eye of the actuaries, as they describe how it feels to be involved with the students.

2. Witness an innovation: Morton Middle School is a small urban school located in Lexington, Kentucky. Morton 6th graders will take part in a mentoring program called Math Blast. This project will allow teachers to incorporate research-based strategies to promote student investigation and inquiry as they explore statistics and investigate probability as it relates to real life applications of mathematical concepts. Instructional activities will include Web development using interactive software, a partnership with the Lexington Legends professional baseball team, and much more.

3. Work in a comfortable environment: Teachers at Morton see the actuary mentors as the conduit from theory to real life practice. They will provide an understanding of how probability and statistics are applied by professionals through activities such as sharing their job experiences with classes, facilitating connections with other professionals in the community for experiential learning, acting as a resource for information, and collaborating with teachers on how best to teach these concepts.

How to Volunteer
The ASA program developed by Morton Middle School is very flexible and they will work to accommodate your busy schedule! For more information, please contact the Lead Actuary for this program, Walter Westcote, EA, MAAA at 859-266-0623.

You may also contact The Actuarial Foundation at asa@actfnd.org or 847.706.3600.

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