Glad you asked! Let’s take a sneak peak inside your local Mathnasium of Park City and ask their instructors!
Q: What helps students in your center stay motivated?
A: Students at Mathnasium stay motivated because we give them exciting goals and prizes to reach, as well as setting goals for themselves, which we ask them to do at the top of each session. From spinning the prize wheel to buying rewards, staying motivated and focused while learning math skills is the way there!
Q: Tell us about the reward cabinet!
A: Our reward cabinet is an important part of making math fun! Students earn stars on reward cards as they progress through their work. They can then trade in reward cards for small items or save for bigger rewards and gift cards. A favorite among our students are the squishmallows!
Q: How do students earn prizes from the reward cabinet?
A: Stars and reward cards are primarily earned through math successes such as progressing through their curriculum and mastering new math skills. Additional stars can be earned by participating in things like solving the problem of the month or winning the monthly estimation game.
Q: How does your center celebrate student success?
A: We love to see our students succeed in and out of our center! When students get an A on a test or quiz we take their photo for our "Brag Board". We also name a Student of the Month for above and beyond math progress. It is important to celebrate both big and small achievements on the path to math success!
Q: What is your favorite student success story?
A: Our most recent Student of the Month was nominated by one of her instructors for completing a Progress Check which is given at midpoints in each student's learning plan to confirm the math is "sticking". This particular student "mastered out of" several other upcoming math skills in her learning plan by making logical connections from one learned skill to another. It's a great example of how solidifying the building blocks of math concepts can make future math easier to grasp.
