Hornsby Blog

IS YOUR CHILD STRUGGLING WITH MATHS?

Jul 18, 2023 | Hornsby Blog

If you’re wondering how your child is doing in maths, you can start by asking them directly. This lets them know that their maths progress is important to you, and it may begin a conversation that they didn’t know how to start. But even if the..

Parents Urged To Build Kids Maths Muscles To Improve Results

Mar 5, 2020 | Hornsby Blog

Much like we are counselled to exercise each day for optimum health, learning experts are urging parents to support their children by instigating 15 minutes of maths each day to improve education levels. Ratika Khandelwal from Mathnasium, an internatio..

The State of Maths in Australia and How You can Help Fix it

Mar 1, 2020 | Hornsby Blog

Mathematics in Australia is in crisis. The recent Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) showed Australian students did not reach the OECD average for mathematics for the first time in 19 years. Since 2003, Australia's results in mat..

Experts say a lack of qualified teachers is turning students off maths

Oct 11, 2019 | Hornsby Blog

  Too many Australian secondary school teachers are forced to teach maths despite being unqualified to do so, a technology think tank has warned. The Academy of Technology and Engineering said the shortage of qualified maths teachers was contri..

GRAND OPENING OF MATHNASIUM OF HORNSBY- 16th June

Jun 6, 2019 | Hornsby Blog

We are delighted to invite you all for the grand opening of our centre in Hornsby. Join us for fun games and prizes on 16th June between 10am-2pm. Sign up for a risk free assessment and stand a chance to win Mathnasium scholarship !! Everyone is ..

US tutor brand Mathnasium launches in Australia

May 14, 2019 | Hornsby Blog

US tutoring franchise Mathnasium is now operating in Australia. Heading up the NSW and ACT business, master franchisees Himanshu Gupta and his wife Ratika Khandelwal plan to open up to 30 outlets in the next four years. The education centr..

Word Problem Wednesday: Weights, Measures, And A Very Heavy Snowman

Oct 17, 2018 | Hornsby Blog

Do you want to build a snowman? Exactly how big (or heavy) a snowman do you think you could make? In this week’s word problem challenge, Anna wants her snowman to be made of three snowballs, each of different sizes. Can you use your elementa..

How to Tell if Your Child is Stressed in School

Oct 14, 2018 | Hornsby Blog

Students aren’t always forthcoming about problems they’re having in school. The reasons why kids stay silent about it are many and varied: The child may be afraid of letting the parent down, they may be ashamed or too scared to ask for help, o..