Math features the use of a wide variety of manipulatives to assist students develop their abstract skills. Students explore the basic skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, story problems, problem solving techniques and critical thinking skills. Concepts such as time, money, measurement, proportion, fractions, etc., are introduced and developed at the appropriate level.
Junior high math further develops skills in decimals, percents, and fractions while integrating concepts and problem solving. Emphasis is placed on algebraic principles of evaluation, simplification, equation and inequality solving. Other concepts include geometry, statistics and probability. Students in grades 6-8 participate in tracked math classes that allow us to meet academic needs on a variety of levels.