Have you ever wondered what goes on inside Mathnasium of Crystal Lake?

Today you’ll get a glimpse into the happenings of your local center as we follow students through their first experience at Mathnasium of Crystal Lake.

Q: What is the first thing a brand new student does at your center?

A: Decorate their binder to make it their own. Learn how the Binder works.

Q: What is the comprehensive assessment? How long does it take to finish?

A: A comprehensive assessment is a verbal and written assessment combined to evaluate the students current math understanding. Math is foundational, and most of the time when students are struggling with math, it is because there is a hole in their foundational understanding. The comprehensive assessment helps us fine those holes, in which we build a customized learning plan for the student to start filling in those gaps in their knowledge.

Q: How often should I bring my student to Mathnasium of Crystal Lake?

A: Twice a week for best results!

Q: Who are the people teaching my child?

A: Jake- Jake has been working here for 8+ years and has helped hundreds of students improve their math knowledge. Jessica-Jessica has worked here for 2 years. She is a math teacher at St. Margaret Mary's in Algonquin Tara- Tara attended Mathnasium for 5 years as a student to help improve her math knowledge, and has been working here for over a year. Since she is still in school, and has been a Mathnasium student herself, she is great at connecting with the students Alex-Alex has been working at Mathnasium for about 5 months now. Alex is well versed in Math up to calc 3 and is great at working with younger students. Madison- Madison has been working at Mathnasium for about 6 months now. Madison had one of the highest scores we have ever seen on her Math Literacy test to apply to work here. She is very well versed up through calculus and statistics. Braedon- Braedon used to be a student at Mathnasium when he was younger as a way for him to advance his math knowledge at his own pace, instead of waiting for his classmates to catch up. Now Braedon is well versed in Math up through Calculus 2.

Q: When can I bring my child into Mathnasium of Crystal Lake?

A: If you are currently enrolled at Mathnasium, you can set up sessions during any time of the week we are open. We are very flexible with scheduling and rescheduling. If you are trying to set up an assessment or free trial, that can be during any time we are open that we don't already have an appointment of that type. We are also open on Sunday's for families that are very busy during the week.

Q: How do you motivate your students at Mathnasium of Crystal Lake?

A: At Mathnasium we believe in positive reinforcement as a means to motivate students. We have a rewards cabinet so that students can work on their math as a way of reaching a goal of saving up enough rewards cards to purchase whatever they would like. We have a brag board for students to show off their high test scores on their math tests. We also make a point of telling a student they did a good job whenever they get anything correct. We believe confidence is key in math, and if a student doesn't believe they can do their math, then it is going to be that much more difficult for them. We like to remind them every chance we get, that they are smart, they are capable, and they can do this.