The goal of The Flagway Campaign is to create environments where students can practice and celebrate learning math. There are many different ways to create a cultural context in which mathematics emerges naturally from students’ experience. One method used by the YPP and the Algebra Project is to create mathematically rich games and experiences. The FlagwayGame was developed by Bob Moses in 1995 and patented in 1996 (Moses, U.S. Pat #5520542 & 5704790).
THE GAME
The Flagway Game can be played with students as early as 1st grade and has been enjoyed by adults. In general the game is played with 3rd - 6th graders. During game play students navigate a Flagway or course of radial “paths” based on the Flagway rules (derived from the “Mobius” Function). Speed counts, so as students develop into skilled players several may be running through the course simultaneously, creating dynamics similar to that of a sporting event. Part of the beauty of Flagway is that students can play the game without knowing the rules, allowing all students access to the game and the underlying mathematical principles.
THE LEAGUE
The primary objective of the Flagway Campaign is develop Flagway Leagues in cities and communities around the country. The leagues will create opportunities for teams, coached by highschool and college students, to compete locally, regionally and nationally. Schools, churches, community based organizations and centers will be invited to enter teams in designated leagues. The Flagway Campaign will sponsor local, regional and national tournaments. Currently we've developed three distinct Seasons that seek to use the game to explore different mathematical ideas.
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SEASON TWO |
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Developed in collaboration with Tiz Media
If interested in learning more about the Flagway Campaign, please contact Chad Milner at 617 354 8991 or use our contact form and indicate "Flagway Campaign".
Activites in season 1 allow students to use additive and multiplicative reasoning to explore mathematical patterns and relationships that lead them to a deeper understanding of the natural numbers. 
In season 2 students will explore prime numbers, Venn diagrams, Prime Factorization, Least Common Multiple and Greatest Common Divisor, Algebraic forms of num-bers and Frequency Distribution to develop a deeper un-derstanding of the Flagway Rules.
In Season 3 students move from a two dimensional model of the Flagway to a three dimensional model, building on ideas from Seasons 1 and 2 to explore the Probability and Statistics inherent in the games and the related binomial and trinomial expansions imbedded in the structure