A Day in the Life at Tulane University

A Day in the Life at Tulane University The tutors behind Varsity Tutors are not just here to teach theyre sharing their college experiences as well. Joseph is an Atlanta tutor specializing in French tutoring, World History tutoring, ESL tutoring, and more. He graduated from Tulane University in 2013 with a Bachelors degree in International Relations Art History. Check out his review of his alma mater: VT: Describe the campus setting and transportation options.How urban or safe is the campus?Are there buses or do you need a car/bike? Joseph: Tulane University is found in the heart of uptown New Orleans, in the appropriately named University section of the primarily residential neighborhood. It immediately borders Loyola University New Orleans, which means that Tulane students have the opportunity to not only befriend fellow Tulanians, but students from Loyola, as well. Shuttles serve the uptown campus, the medical campus downtown, and other offices and off-campus housing complexes throughout the neighborhood. The St. Charles Streetcar also stops immediately in front of the campus, and it runs all the way downtown and towards Lake Pontchartrain. The school also prides itself on keeping its students and other affiliates safe by offering Safe Ride, a shuttle that operates exclusively at night, and maintaining a professional police force that has authority within a one-mile radius of the campus. VT:How available are the professors, academic advisers, and teaching assistants? Joseph: I found that all my professors were extremely accessible. Each instructor prominently listed his/her office hours on the syllabus, and every one of them would remind students of their hours when exams or important assignments (e.g. papers) were approaching. Many professors offered special one-on-one consultations during research projects. Furthermore, every professor was keen on communicating with his/her students via email whenever class was cancelled or assignments were changed. Finally, my academic advisers (I had two advisers during my college career) were genuinely interested in helping me finish my two majors and minor and making sure I was on the right track. It was incredibly simple to schedule an appointment, and I was never left confused after our meetings. VT: How would you describe the dorm life rooms, dining options, location, socialization opportunities with other students? Joseph: Dorm life at Tulane was varied in that students had many options to consider when choosing housing accommodations. Freshmen were required to live on campus, which was a sensible and important policy. The leadership dorms housed fewer students and were more modern, but one had to apply and be accepted in order to get in. These dorms were community-based and enjoyed certain programming that other dorms did not have. Dorm leaders created programming that allowed people to represent their dorms in friendly competitions across campus in order to foster an idea of loyalty to ones community. In the dorms themselves, floor meetings were excellent opportunities to meet people who lived on the same floor, as well as to get to know the RAs. All dorms are found relatively close to each other and are in close proximity to the dining hall and student union. The dining hall, which also held student P.O. boxes and the postal center, is going to be remodeled, and there are plans to build anot her dining hall in a brand new dormitory too. VT: Which majors/programs are best represented and supported?What did you study and why? Did the university do a good job supporting your particular area of study? Joseph: Tulane has a nationally renowned medical program specializing in public health and tropical medicine. Tulanes law program is also top-notch, as is its business program. I was enrolled in the School of Liberal Arts, which is a remnant of the female-only Newcomb College absorbed by Tulane University in the mid-20th century. The School of Liberal Arts is represented by the largest number of students because it offers so many majors and concentrations in these majors. I spent most of my time in the buildings that housed the political science program and the art program (I studied International Relations and Art History), but I often had classes that took me beyond my comfort level into the sciences. I was so attached to the School of Liberal Arts that I helped re-establish the Liberal Arts Student Government (LASG) and was the organizations first secretary. To this day, LASG represents the concerns of students in the liberal arts among the representatives of the other schools in the Undergraduate Student Government (USG). VT: How easy or difficult was it for you to meet people and make friends as a freshman? Does Greek life play a significant role in the campus social life? Joseph: I made most of my friends in Tulanes comparatively smaller classes that were geared toward freshmen. There were, however, numerous opportunities to join clubs and social organizations, and it is relatively easy to establish new organizations. This has led to a proliferation of unique organizations that cater to the interests of large groups of diverse people. Greek life is greatly represented at Tulane. There are no less than 20 Greek organizations represented on campus. Greek organizations are great networking groups that provide members with many opportunities to fraternize with people from the entire school and the greater New Orleans community, often through special service projects. VT: How helpful is the Career Centerand other student support services?Do many reputable companies recruit on campus? Joseph: The Career Center is helpful in providing fundamental knowledge for starting a career. They provide help with creating impressive rsums, teaching interview skills, and networking with national companies. The Career Services Center has a compartmentalized approach to helping students with post-collegiate life in that they consider what students need to know to succeed in their field of interest (e.g. architecture, business, law, science, etc.). They are also responsible for coordinating career fairs and recruitment opportunities, which are attended by many renowned companies and organizations, including the Peace Corps, the U.S. Department of State, and others. VT: How are the various study areas such aslibraries, the student union, and dorm lounges? Are they over-crowded, easily available, spacious? Joseph: Practically every building on campus has clean, spacious, comfortable places to study. The library is the most popular place for students to study with its massive collection of books, manuscripts, microfilm, music, and film. In fact, the four-story Howard-Tilton Memorial Library is expanding by two floors to make room for study areas, as well as stacks for media. Many dorms, especially those currently under construction or planned for the near future, feature study rooms with large desks perfect for work on group projects. Despite being a hive of student activity, the Lavin-Bernick Center (LBC or Student Center) has numerous study rooms and lounges cut off from the noise and activity of the rest of the building. VT: Describe the surrounding town. What kinds of outside establishments / things to do are there that make it fun, boring, or somewhere in between?To what extent do students go to the downtown area of the city versus staying near campus? Joseph: New Orleans is a fabulous town, and I can hardly do it justice in just a few sentences. New Orleans can be anything you imagine it to be. Few people imagine it as a college town, yet within its urban confines sit five post-secondary institutions. New Orleans is a crucible of culture; people flock to the city to absorb the palpable feeling of exoticism. Some of the best art, music, food, and festivals keep the city a juggernaut of enjoyment and romance. All these activities draw students further into the cityscape and make the city feel like home to so many. VT: How big or small is the student body? Were you generally pleased or displeased with the typical class sizes? Joseph: The entire student body counting undergraduate and graduate students amounts to no more than 12,000 enrolled students. There are about 6,000 undergraduates and a little more than 5,000 graduate students. Since Hurricane Katrina, admissions levels were up to about 1,600 students a year, but they have started to return to previously lower levels. This has meant that class sizes have been relatively small. My largest class had a little more than 100 students, but it hardly felt that large. The high number of advanced faculty means that more sections of classes are possible, so even the classes that everyone has to take are considerably smaller than at other schools. Even mid-level classes appeared to be like graduate-level seminars, which meant that professors were more approachable and students received more personal instruction. This is exactly what I looked for when applying to college. VT: Describe one memorable experience with a professor and/or class. Perhaps one you loved the most or one youregretthe most. Joseph: My most memorable class was one that was actually mandatory. Upon entering Tulane University, every freshman is required to take an introductory class that concerns a specific topic designated by the professor. Class sizes are kept to no more than 25, and class meets only once a week. My freshman TIDES (Tulane InterDisciplinary Experience Seminar) class was entitled, Folk Traditions of Louisiana, and it was taught by a professor from the Art History department, my academic field. There was honestly no better way to introduce me to college life and the city of New Orleans than this class. As a class, we met local craftspeople and leaders, including: a Creole man from a family of multi-generational traditional plasterers, a traditional sausage-maker and butcher, a participant in the female Mardi Gras Krewe of Muses, and a neighborhood leader interested in the preservation of African-American folk traditions and costumes. We learned that what makes this city great is its collect ion of hard-working, passionate, down-to-earth citizens who love life and wouldnt live anywhere but New Orleans. I learned what it meant to fit in to a city that could seem overwhelming and even a bit hostile in its rawness. In reality, this class appropriately summed up the universitys informal motto, Only at Tulane, Only in New Orleans. Check out Josephs tutoring profile. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of Varsity Tutors.

Singing Lessons - Yoga for the Voice

Singing Lessons - Yoga for the Voice Suzy S. When I first began my professional singing career, still in my teens, I was extremely dissatisfied with the explanations I had been given for how and why the singing voice works. I just couldnt make my voice do the things I wanted it to. Admittedly, I had pretty high expectations. Fortunately, I went to my public library and happened on a copy of Science and Singing by the late, great Ernest George White of London, England. After decades of scientific research, White discovered how the voice and vocal tone actually originate in the four sets of sinus cavities in the head, not in the throat/vocal cords, as was previously believed. White taught people to speak who had had their vocal cords surgically removed just by training them in controlling the air in their sinus cavities. He explains in his book that the air vibrating in an enclosed space (the head) acts as a musical instrument, similar to a flute or a recorder or even air moving through a keyhole and producing sound. He felt that the vocal cords, or vocal folds as he preferred to call them, merely aided in regulating the flow of breath from the lungs up to the head, where the sound was actually produced. Unfortunately for me, White had already passed away in 1940, so I began my own attempts at playing with the air in my sinus cavities. After many months of study, pretty much by trial and error, I found that I was actually a first soprano, not a second soprano, as I had thought. I found that it took much less air and a lot of control to maintain my high notes, but that I now HAD control. And I really began to develop my own unique singing voice, after years of trying to sound like everyone else that I admired. Wow even my high expectations had been reached. When I moved to Austin a few years later, I began teaching singing lessons in Austin (and piano) as my day job. I taught all kinds of people how to sing and speak, from age 8 to age 72. Many of my students found great success with playing with the air in their sinuses remarking that, although they hadnt had success with traditional exercises, they could now make their voices sound clearer and they could control the voice. There is a lot of joy in learning that what was once a mystery can be placed under control in a fun and musical way. But what actually ended up putting the true icing on the cake for what I now call Yoga For the Voice technique was my study of kundalini yoga, and subsequent training as a kundalini yoga instructor. I found that by incorporating yogic breathing and exercises, and sometimes even chanting yoga mantras, my students and I were able to make even more progress in controlling our vocal instruments. Not to mention the improvements in health, speaking voice, keeping the sinuses free and clear, and gains in personal confidence. Some of the benefits we discovered: You learn exactly what your vocal range is and why your vocal range is determined by the shape, number and quality of the sinus cavities in your head. You discover how to create the very best tone your voice is capable of making when you can keep as many muscles as possible out of the way of creating a pure tone in the head, you have the basis of beautiful, unencumbered musical sound. You feel the difference in your own body singing feels healthy, beautiful and under your control. If it feels right, it actually is right. The reverse is true as well if it feels wrong, then there is some work to be done, usually in releasing some tension and muscular effort that is getting in the way of the tone. A side benefit includes keeping the sinuses free and clear it actually helps your overall health in addition to your vocal health. Ernest G. Whites sinus exercises have been used solely for the purpose of keeping the head cavities clear, and can be helpful for people with allergies and other problems which create mucus in the sinuses. Whites exercises can be used to improve your speaking voice and your vocal projection they are excellent for actors, teachers and public speakers as well as for singers. In general, if one is just using the exercises for speaking purposes, the vocal range is more limited and focused on the actual speaking voice than in singing training. For children, I tend to break it down to very basic, easy-to-understand exercises. I think the sinus concepts are too difficult for most children to grasp, so I try to give them exercises they can easily understand and have fun with. In the beginning stages of vocal training, a typical Yoga For the Voice lesson will consist of three parts. First I teach the student two different kundalini breathing techniques that have proven useful to the singing student. We next begin the sinus exercises from Ernest George Whites teachings, starting to find what I like to term the musical architecture inside the voice students head, i.e. her/his particular set of sinus cavities. The last part consists of integrating what we have learned into full body exercises, which enable the student to start to experience her/his full vocal instrument, from the solar plexus to the top of the head. I sometimes use traditional vocal exercises for this step or, depending on the student, chanting exercises. If you are interested in exploring Yoga For the Voice further, my voice lessons are available privately at my music studio in Austin, Texas. See voice lessons in Austin TX. ABOUT gfire gfire is a Kundalini yoga instructor, and a professional singer-songwriter, DJ, voice and piano teacher in Austin, Texas. She has taught literally hundreds of students how to use their voices more effectively.

Are You Prepared for the SAT Physics Subject Test

Are You Prepared for the SAT Physics Subject Test The SAT physics subject test is an hour-long algebra-based physics exam with 75 multiple-choice questions. It covers a broad range of topics, primarily: Mechanics ElectricityMagnetismWavesOpticsThermodynamicsModern physicsIf you want to take the SAT physics subject test but aren’t sure if you are going to be prepared for it by the end of the school year, then you might want to start by comparing the course syllabus for your physics class in school with the topics on the SAT physics subject test.The AP ExamNotably, the AP Physics 1 exam tests Mechanics, some Waves, and some Electricity. It does not test Magnetism, Optics, Thermodynamics, or Modern Physics, and only tests some of the Electricity concepts that can appear on the SAT physics subject test. So, if you are in an AP Physics 1 course that will be covering only content tested on the AP Physics 1 exam, then you will have been taught roughly 50% of the content tested on the SAT physics subject test by the time you take the AP P hysics 1 exam in May.On the other hand, if you are taking an AP Physics 2 course, you will likely have been taught all of the content tested on the SAT physics subject test by the time you take the AP Physics 2 exam in May. The AP Physics 2 exam tests essentially all of the topics on the SAT physics subject test (plus fluids) except mechanics and some wave concepts, which students are expected to have learned prior to taking an AP Physics 2 course. Lastly, the two AP Physics C exams cover mechanics (with calculus) and electricity and magnetism (with calculus) respectively. If you take an AP Physics C course that prepares you for both the AP Physics C mechanics exam and the AP Physics C electricity and magnetism exam and doesnt cover additional topics, then you will have learned roughly 60% of the content tested on the SAT physics subject test by the time you take the AP Physics C exams in May.Further ReadingThe official College Board links to pages with information about topics test ed on both exams can be found below:SAT Physics Subject TestAP Physics 1AP Physics 2AP Physics C MechanicsAP Physics C Electricity and MagnetismIf you are interested in taking the physics subject test but have content gaps, please feel free to reach out to us for a consultation!

Different Ways to Say NO in English - Learn English with Harry

Different Ways to Say NO in English - Learn English with Harry English native speakers like to be polite. If you havent already visited How to say sorry in English, go and do it now. Here Im going to teach you different ways to say NO in English. Learn formal and informal ways of saying NO.  The word NO is very short and negative and emphatic. However, sometimes when we wish to say NO  there are more polite ways to do it. I have set out below a number of different ways to say NO in English  that you can use in different circumstances. Examples are given to help to explain the meaning  better. Sometimes when we want to say NO we try not to be rude or to hurt someone’s feelings so we  prefer to use a variety of words that still mean NO. Here are some useful English words and expressions that mean NO. Polite Ways to Say NO in English I AM AFRAID NOT This is probably one of the most polite ways to say NO in English. You may be asked to go to a party or meet your friends for something to eat. You  would like to go but for some reason you are unable to attend. In this situation you can turn down  the invitation in a polite way.For example,   your friend Mary asks: Are you going to come to the party  tonight in Ian’s house? I am afraid not I promised to babysit for my Aunt and I cannot let her down.NOT REALLY Not quite, not particularly. In this situation you are asked what you might like to do. You would prefer to do  something else or indeed you might prefer to do nothing. Here you can use the phrase Not Really.For example, Irina asks whether you would like to go to the cinema to see the new James Bond movie. You would  prefer to stay in . You reply not really I would prefer to stay at home tonight I have an early start  tomorrow. Ways to Say NO in English - Infographic Enjoyed this infographic? Here’s what you can do next: Facebook Reddit Twitter Vkontakte POSSIBLY/PROBABLY NOT Where you may not feel that you are likely to succeed but you are still going  to try then you can use either Probably or Possibly not.For example, you are about to take your  driving test. Your friend asks you whether you will pass it. You can reply probably not but I will try  my best. You can also use perhaps not with the same meaning.For example, will Javier pass that  maths test? I am not sure, perhaps not but he is studying hard.NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE This is a much more formal denial. This would be best used in a business  context where you do not really know the person, to whom you are talking, very well.For example, David comes into your office to ask if the latest shipment from London has arrived. Not to  my knowledgebut I was away yesterday so it could have come in when I  was not here. I will check and get back to you. Less Polite Ways to Say NO in English CERTAINLY NOT This is a much more firm denial or refusal and can be used when you want the person  you are talking to, to be clear as to what you mean.For example, your son asks you if he can cycle  to his friends house to watch the match. You reply: Certainly not. The match ends at 11 pm and you  have school tomorrow and it is too dangerous to cycle back home so late. There is no doubt that you  mean no.YOU MUST BE JOKING When you cannot believe that someone is serious about something you can  use the phrase you must be joking or you’re joking? (no !).For example, your wife tells you that your neighbours are getting divorced. Wow, you’re joking ? They only got married 2 years ago. What happened?NO WAY! Sometimes said as a joke or also as a more serious statement. Usually used to tell  somebody that you cannot agree with what they have said.For example, your friend asks you to  lend him €50 . You reply: No way! I still didn’t get back the last €50 I lent you last month!! orYour friend Michael calls you to tell you he is leaving his job to go back to University to become a pilot.  You reply: No way! That is great news. It’s what you always wanted to do. English Vocabulary Phrases to Learn to turn down to refuseto let somebody down to disappoint somebodyshipment deliveryThats it for today. Make sure to use other ways to say NO in English in your next conversation.

6 Types Of Internship Supervisors You May Have

6 Types Of Internship Supervisors You May Have careerrealism.com 1. The no-nonsense This supervisor is probably exactly what you think of when you hear the word ‘supervisor.’ They aren’t necessarily evil and cruel, but they aren’t the person you spill all your gossip to either. The no-nonsense supervisor is exactly what they seem like: they supervise you. They make you feel constantly observed and that isn’t completely a bad thing. When your supervisor expects the best from you, you will often deliver your best. You’ll learn to manage your own work and efforts extremely efficiently under their watch. Don’t fret if you make mistakes even no nonsense supervisors are human. They know you won’t be perfect all the time. 2. The trying too hard to be cool This supervisor may be the person you spill all your gossip to simply because they’ve spilled all their gossip to you. They are likely trying way too hard to be friends with all of their employees because they believe it’ll enhance their relationships. While being friendly isn’t a detriment, sometimes it can be easy to mistreat them as your superior. Many employees may get too comfortable and forget that this supervisor can decide the fate of your career. Be sure to maintain an amount of friendliness with them, but keep up a level of respect even though you may not feel you have to. Odds are, they will appreciate it. 3. The inviter The inviter supervisor doesn’t want to simply know about your life, but might even try to get way too involved in it. This supervisor is constantly sending emails to the entire company about volunteering opportunities, extra projects to work on, even inspirational videos that may not be all that inspirational. You are constantly creating the appearance of a busy life to dodge all their attempts at making you work outside of work. While at first you may be coerced into doing these to further yourself in the working ranks, you soon realize trying to keep up with everything is exhausting and not always rewarding. Start choosing what to go to. Don’t ditch on everything, but find a few things you might find at least some reward from and go to them. This way, everybody stays happy and active. 4. The awkward This boss will attempt at being friendly, but the conversations usually devolve into silence before too long. Despite their good intentions, the awkward supervisor just doesn’t really connect with their employees. It may just be their age or their interests, maybe just their personality in general, but something keeps them from joining the popular group among the other workers. Unfortunately, they’re probably well aware of this. If you see them attempting to make small talk, do be engaging. Give them a smile and polite answers just so they know that you do appreciate the effort. 5. The distracted The distracted supervisor seems very attentive, but they just happen to be attentive to everything. Their desk is likely riddled with sticky notes and reminders and they can’t ever find the file they’ve been looking for. When you ask for help on something, they will be all ears. Yet a week later when you’ve gotten nowhere and heard nothing about what you asked, you realize they’ve forgotten completely. You may think that you are not important or your supervisor is just aloof, but the case is probably that they simply have a lot on their plate and may not be the best at organizing. Don’t feel bad about sending follow up emails or remarks reminding them about previous conversations. Nagging can sometimes be the most effective way to get things done. 6. The no show You met this supervisor for about 30 seconds while you were being shown around on your first day. They might have even been on the phone then, too. You have no idea which category your supervisor fits into because they haven’t been around enough to know. The no show supervisor always seems to be in a meeting, away at lunch, or vacationing in the tropics. You mostly receive information from the more experienced coworkers and hope that you’re doing everything right. And sending them a quick email feels odd because you aren’t completely sure of their first name. Keep trying to find ways of connecting with them, but odds are, if no one has stopped you yet, just keep doing what you’re doing. Regardless of what personality your supervisor has, maintaining a firm and positive relationship with them is of the utmost importance. Remember to be kind, calm and collected and you’ll be sure to reap the benefits of having a great supervisor relationship. Looking for a top internship in an exciting city? Enroll in Dream Careers and guarantee yourself an internship and a fun summer in your choice of 11 cities globally. To visit our website, please click here.

The Most Influential People Who Never Lived

The Most Influential People Who Never Lived Photo by ALA Staff via Flickr. The idea of experience-taking, and the fact that voters were able to identify so quickly with a first person narrative, begs us to question the effects long-time and well known, popular characters have on us. For instance, if you think back to one of your favorite characters, be it from a novel or movie, you will probably recall certain events the character went through that made you empathize with them. This empathy plays a large role in how we bond and identify with characters and causes their experiences to feel real because weve been through a similar experience ourselves. “We’d have no way of processing a character cognitively if we didn’t have experiences with people outside of the fictional world,” explained  Howard Sklar, post doctoral researcher in the English Philology Unit at the University of Helsinki in an article on character bonding. “The experiences with fictional characters resonate with us because of the fact that we’ve had deep experiences with people throughout our lives,” he said. We begin to sympathize with characters and invest ourselves in their well-being, just as we would family members or friends, which gives us the distinct impression, even if only for a moment, that theyre real people. In fact, as the article suggests, we may even know these characters more deeply than even our loved ones, as we tend to fill in the gaps of their past and then get a glimpse into their most private thoughts and compulsions, causing us to fully know their personality. “If you can get people to relate to characters in this way, you might really open up their horizons, getting them to relate to social groups that maybe they wouldnt have otherwise,” Lisa Libby,  assistant professor of psychology at The Ohio State University,  told the Edmonton Journal. Libby makes a great point in how its possible, through using more storytelling and experience-taking techniques, that we can begin to pave a way for not only students, but for a vast majority of individuals to begin seeing groups outside of their circles and cliques in a different light. Also, knowing their effect, we can begin to see how fictional characters possibly did have a role in creating some of our modern technological advances and social culture, and how their ideas could spur certain trains of thought in innovative individuals. After all, ideas occur in the realm of fiction before theyre conceived; maybe it takes the push of a beloved characters personality to follow them through.

Happy Pi Day Celebrate Mathematics Today and Every Day with Kumon

Happy Pi Day Celebrate Mathematics Today and Every Day with Kumon Happy Pi Day: Celebrate Mathematics Today and Every Day with Kumon 3.14159265358979323846… If you’ve been to school any time within the last century and a half, chances are you’ve learned about pi. Pi is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constantâ€"the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameterâ€"which is approximately 3.14159. Every year on March 14th, or 3/14, math lovers around the world celebrate Pi Day. Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits beyond its decimal point, but only a handful of the digits are needed for typical calculations. Pi’s infinite nature makes it one of the most popular mathematical concepts. Remember our  video of Kumon Students having fun reciting the digits? If it isn’t obvious by now, we love pi at Kumon! In fact, our love for math is just like piâ€"irrational, constant and infinite in nature. If you love math just as much as we do, check out our infographic for some amazing facts about Pi Day. Celebrate Pi Day today and everyday by checking out the Kumon Math Program. You might also be interested in: Celebrate Mathematics With These Three Pi-Tastic Activities! Becoming a Kumon Reading Completer â€" Trey’s Kumon Success Story 7 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day Happy Read Across America Day! Kick-off National Reading Month by Celebrating Dr. Seuss’ Birthday With These Fun Activities Happy Pi Day Celebrate Mathematics Today and Every Day with Kumon Happy Pi Day: Celebrate Mathematics Today and Every Day with Kumon 3.14159265358979323846… If you’ve been to school any time within the last century and a half, chances are you’ve learned about pi. Pi is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constantâ€"the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameterâ€"which is approximately 3.14159. Every year on March 14th, or 3/14, math lovers around the world celebrate Pi Day. Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits beyond its decimal point, but only a handful of the digits are needed for typical calculations. Pi’s infinite nature makes it one of the most popular mathematical concepts. Remember our  video of Kumon Students having fun reciting the digits? If it isn’t obvious by now, we love pi at Kumon! In fact, our love for math is just like piâ€"irrational, constant and infinite in nature. If you love math just as much as we do, check out our infographic for some amazing facts about Pi Day. Celebrate Pi Day today and everyday by checking out the Kumon Math Program. You might also be interested in: Celebrate Mathematics With These Three Pi-Tastic Activities! Becoming a Kumon Reading Completer â€" Trey’s Kumon Success Story 7 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day Happy Read Across America Day! Kick-off National Reading Month by Celebrating Dr. Seuss’ Birthday With These Fun Activities