Math
Applying Analytical Thinking and Reasoning
From measuring to number sense to pre-algebra to advanced calculus, our spiraled math curriculum develops mathematical thinking over time. Can students identify what a problem is asking? Do they grasp which strategies will help solve it? How should students structure and communicate their reasoning? Does the answer make sense? How can they connect mathematical ideas to real-world applications? As students revisit concepts with increasing complexity, they strengthen fluency, confidence, and self-reliance. By senior year, students are prepared to navigate complex problem-solving, apply logical reasoning, and tackle college-level coursework.
Early Learning
Building Early Math Skills
Early learning math develops the habits of mind students use to understand and describe the world around them. As they identify patterns, classify objects, measure, count, and combine quantities, students practice reasoning, explain their thinking, and build a clear understanding of foundational mathematical concepts.
Math Foundations Through Real-World Activities
In Math Discovery and Foundation, students enjoy daily tactile activities that integrate hands-on objects like blocks, snap cubes, and tiles. Through real-world activities like role-playing in marketplaces and building houses, students identify shapes, use number lines, and compare and sort objects by their attributes.
Primary Program
Building Numeracy Through a Spiraled Curriculum
Math in our primary program provides comprehensive instruction in operational thinking, number sense, measurement and data, geometry, and mathematical practices. Teachers revisit essential concepts throughout each year and across primary grades, helping students retain key skills, make connections, and approach increasingly complex work with confidence.
Linking Abstract Thinking with Concrete Ideas
Our expert teachers help students develop independent problem-solving abilities, including understanding, planning, solving, and checking. As students learn strategies to review their own work, make corrections, and track their progress, they have fun applying abstract thinking to concrete ideas, like cooking recipes or measuring their classmates using marshmallow treats!
Middle School
Reinforcing Foundational Math Concepts
Our accelerated middle school math curriculum strengthens foundational knowledge and prepares students for higher-level courses. By grade 7, students typically begin an integrated algebra and geometry sequence covering equations and inequalities, graphing, exponential and logarithmic functions and equations, proofs, circle theorems, and basic trigonometry.
An Integrated Pathway to Calculus
Our pre-algebra curriculum and integrated algebra-and-geometry sequence are deliberately designed to prepare students for success in AP® Calculus. Teachers help students understand how skills build on one another, increasing in complexity and depth, and keep instruction engaging through school traditions such as Pi Day celebrations.
High School
Tools for College-Level Math
Our high school progression prepares students for college-level mathematics before they graduate. Students complete our AP® Calculus graduation requirement before senior year. Students can pursue a variety of post-AP courses reflecting teachers’ expertise and student interest, with offerings varying by campus.
Abundant, Specialized Offerings in Advanced Math
Building on three years of advanced preparation, seniors may take math Capstone courses in specialized subjects such as game theory, differential equations, and multivariable calculus. Students may also pursue interdisciplinary Capstones requiring advanced mathematical and analysis skills, such as astrophysics and machine learning algorithms.
