Approach to Mathematics Curriculum
Our teaching approach is based on consistent logically interconnected Math instruction that moves steadily from easier subjects to more advanced concepts. We combine conceptual learning with practice and exercise, necessary to ensure fluent, almost automatic problem solving skills.
At the same time, as we believe in the intellectual fun. To that end, entertaining and challenging logical problems are incorporated in every lesson, starting from Kindergarten. We offer challenging problems from state, national and international math competitions at the appropriate grade levels. We will provide an opportunity and encourage our students to participate in the optional internal Math competition within the school as well as in State and National math competitions.
The emphasis of the instruction for children aged K-5 is on developing logical thinking and math skills early, while making math instruction fun that our students love to come back to every week. The curriculum for middle and high school continues developing the necessary math skills at a higher level, and includes requirements of SAT I and SAT II Math as early as in grade 6. In addition, we offer concentrated SAT prep classes for high school students who have not been previously exposed to our program.
In addition to Math classes, our Chess Instruction and "Formulas for Drawing" Art course are designed to further enhance logical thinking skills, while teaching students to play chess or draw.
Our math curriculum uses a combination of the best European and American approaches and is based on existing time-proven Math curriculum from Russian School of Mathematics (RSM). We constantly work to continue improving and enriching it on an on-going basis (read about curriculum, classes and success story of RSM in www.RussianSchool.com.
Math Classes
Kids and Numbers. Elementary Math 1-4.
Entertaining and challenging math program for grades K-1 is designed to turn on the natural children's curiosity and awaken love to mathematics. Math for grades 2-5 includes operations with whole numbers, negative numbers, fractions, ratios and decimals, beginning of Algebra (algebraic notations and solution of simple linear equations) and Geometry (2D and 3D shapes, perimeter and area) as well as a variety of entertaining logical problems and puzzles. Click here for curriculum outline.
Pre-Algebra, Introduction to Algebra, Algebra Levels 1 and 2.
Algebra for grades 6 and up covers a sequence of topics traditionally included in Pre-Algebra, Algebra I and II: linear equations and systems, monomials and polynomials, rational algebraic expressions, equations and inequalities involving absolute values, quadratic equations, beginning of analysis of functions and graphs. We continue challenging our students with logical problems and puzzles and problems taken from math Olympiads. Click here for curriculum outline.
Pre-Calculus.
Pre-Calculus course includes, analysis of key functions and their graphs, functional trigonometry, logarithms, elements of analytical geometry, vectors, polar and complex coordinates, as well as an introduction to limits and series. Click here for curriculum outline.
Geometry.
Our one- or two-year course Geometry 1/2 covers planar Euclidean geometry with specific emphasis on rigorous theorem proofs and problem solving. Geometry 3 covers 3D geometry as well as geometric aspects of trigonometry.
Combinatorics, Probability and Statistics
course is designed as entertaining, real life-oriented, problem solving class to cover the topics such as: Basic Principle of Counting, permutations, combinations, multinomial coefficients, classical and conditional probability, independence, expected value, variance, the Bernoulli and Binomial Random variables and other distributions. It will also cover statistics topics required by the Massachusetts Math Curriculum Frameworks and the MCAS.
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