Keep young brains sharp through the summer.

7-week
programs

start
june 27

weekly
lessons

interactive
classes

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Most of all, it’s interesting!

Perfect for trying your hand at various competition math problems in a no pressure enviroment. Keep brains sharp through the summer! In this course, we will learn and practice various approaches to solving non standard problems. Kids will gain confidence and stop being afraid of non-trivial tasks.
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Lessons do not follow the traditional one-way lecture format. We don't strive to make children champions in one summer, our task is to motivate, to involve, to gain exposure to different styles of questioning, strategies for solving, and applying various reasoning skills. Many of our summer students are inspired to participate in competitions later in the year!

7 weeks
program

Classes are stand-alone and do not have to be taken in sequence, allowing for easy scheduling around vacations.

Small
groups

Groups of 3-6 students meet online once a week for 60 minutes.

$30 per
weekly class

$210 for the summer. 10% discount is available when also registering for our Fun Math Summer Program.

June 27th -
August 8th

Summer Session Dates.

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Structure of the course and the lessons

Course structure
Learn new problem solving strategies to non-standard problems, while exploring applications of math this summer!
- Each week has a separate “area of focus”, e.g. spatial reasoning, algebraic thinking, counting & combinatorics. Students solve a variety of problems, in different contexts, that utilize the skills in the week’s “area of focus”.
- Learn shortcuts and tricks to simplify and solve complex problems.
- Learn (timed) test-taking strategies to maximize your score.
- Learn how we can use math to help us solve problems related to food, video games, geography, and much more. Math is more than just numbers and equations!
- Our Competition Math classes give students practice in common K-8 math competitions such as NOETIC, Math Kangaroo, MOEMS, and AMC8.
- Optional homework problem assigned each week.
Class structure
- Each lesson starts with a warm-up puzzle based on logic or math skills.
- Students practice solving problems from both “free response” and “multiple choice” types of tests, learning strategies that can be applied in each situation.
- Each week as a “focus” topic, with more problems applying skills from that focus area, but maintaining a variety of topics to avoid fatigue and disengagement.
- Simulated mini-tests most weeks with timed practice tests in a low-stakes environment.
Expectations + outcomes:
- Move away from drills and mechanical algorithms; instead, learn how to solve challenging problems that often have an elegant solution!
- Expose your student to a variety of non-standard, non-trivial puzzles and problems often non taught in schools.
- Learn test-taking strategies that can be applied to all tests!
- Meet other like-minded students who enjoy learning math!

Some of the Competions we draw problems from:

Math Kangaroo

An international math competition open to all students in grades 1 - 12 but particularly popular among elementary school students, the Math Kangaroo offers a variety of non-standard problems that serve as a great introduction to the world of math competitions for young students

Noetic Learning Math Contest

The Noetic Learning Math Contest (NLMC) is a semiannual problem-solving contest for elementary and middle school students. The contest is for students in grades 2-8. The contest is designed to promote students' problem-solving skills and math interest.

Math League

As the largest network of local and state math competitions at the elementary, middle, and high school levels in the United States and abroad, mathleague.org runs more than 400 contests globally and reaches over 30,000 students each year.

MOEMS

MOEMS® is one of the most influential and fun-filled math competition programs in the United States and throughout the world, with over 120,000 students from every state and 39 countries participating. The objectives of MOEMS® are to teach multiple strategies for out-of-the-box problem solving, develop mathematical flexibility in solving those problems, and foster mathematical creativity and ingenuity.

In the Spring 2022 NOETIC Competition, almost 100 of our students (from around 300 total) participated as part of the EMC team.

Each EMC team from 2nd to 4th grade has several students that scored 100 %
27 of our students are National Honor Roll medalists, joinng the top 10% of students from all over the USA who participated in the competition this year!
50 of our students made it into the top 50% and received Honorable Mention ribbons!»

This program will be a good match for your child if they

Make it a productive
summer with competition math

Keep skills sharp
throughout the summer

Train logic and reasoning

Change your child’s
attitude towards math

Help your child find new
friends with competition math this
summer

Show your child the joy of
problem-solving

Replace your child's
YouTube time with competition math

Spots are limited and classes are filling fast.

We form small groups to pay attention to each student. Classes start in:

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Our amazing teachers are excited to meet your children

Andy Caskanette

Stephanie Norman

Anna Margolis

Jessie Antonellis-John

Katya Osipova

Wendy Cimbora

Luis Hernandez

Antonina Libega

Steps

1.
Select Date/Time and Register

2.
Receive Email Confirmation and Parent Portal Access

3.
Informational Email with class specific details sent one week before classes start

4.
Join Google Classroom and find zoom links for your group

5.
Come to Class and Have Fun

Vacation? Other camp? Emergency?
No problem!
Write to us - we can schedule make-ups

Class to hard? Too easy?
Write to us - we will help selecting a better fit

The idea of math competitions makes my son nervous. We signed up for the Math Competition class not for math olympiads, but because this is a comprehensive program that helps keep math skills sharp throughout the summer. (He felt the thrill of it, too, we were happy with the program.

Angela Rodriges

I will practice in the summer and will get ahead of everyone at school," - my son told me. And that's what happened last year. Being the first is important for him. And it's important to me that he is motivated and learning more. Two months of Competitive Math classes with EMC turned out to be a great idea.

Sara Wanderburg

Wanted to let you know that we recently got back M’s Math Kangaroo results for 2022 and we were very excited for the results. We wanted to let you know that he placed 4th overall for National Rank and 4th for the State of California rank. We are thankful that we found Engaging Math Circles as think M. has thrived in the class."

Sincerely, M.s mom

I like that summer programs differ from the regular ones, makes it feel like holidays)My daughter Dana (10 years) took both summer programs. Fun Math is more for fun, Competitive Math - a bit more serious, we liked both. The classes met twice a week - good rhythm. My son (6 years) will try the EMC summer program this year. But classes once a week is enough for him, so we are choosing just one program.

Keep young brains sharp through the summer.