Our staff is built to teach each student individually, to develop the skills they need to thrive in mathematics, and to foster a love of learning.

Data

Mathscot

Data Wong is a one-year-old rescue dog. She loves the occasional visit to Mathnasium to provide moral support to new students who haven't realized how fun math is yet. She also enjoys bacon, the dog park, and her family, and she hates squirrels. Her dream is to someday be a therapy dog.

Jillian

Center Director

Jillian is the Owner and Center Director of Mathnasium of Kennewick. When she isn't in the center, she loves hiking and exploring with her rescue dog, Data. 


Favorite number: 0. Can you believe numbers existed for so long without this very important symbol for nothing?!

Education: I earned my BA in Biology and Neuroscience from Grinnell College before attending Iowa State University for my PhD. Including my postdoctoral research at Northwestern University's medical school, I spent nearly ten years studying the development and differentiation of retinal ganglion cells (the cells that connect your eye to your brain). However, my favorite part of grad school was teaching university-level classes, so I decided to move on to a place where I could spend more of my time teaching -- leading me to Mathnasium!

Fun Fact: I used to have a rescue hedgehog! I also spent years picking up and studying individual neurons before I started teaching math. :)

Why I love Mathnasium: I truly believe that Mathnasium's common-sense approach to math understanding is critical for learners at all developmental stages. I love that we don't rely on memorization or repetition, and we instead work to make math make sense to our students with personal support, caring instruction, and real-time feedback. This helps students face academic challenges without fear, so that they reframe learning as an opportunity as opposed to a source of frustration.

Our Mathnasium Mission

Teach children math so they understand it, master it, and love it. Math can change their lives, and they can change the world.

What I love about Mathnasium is the ability to teach problem-solving skills and make math make sense, while also making a student smile.
Amber W., Mathnasium Instructor

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