Our Mission
To develop mathematics skills in primary school, and give students good foundations for high school, and confidence with maths in their life. We promote numerical literacy as a necessary and foundational literacy.
Maths is everywhere around us, and an essential way of understanding our world as the universal language.
Why
Deriving from Greek, today we use the word polymath for someone who is knowledgeable in a variety of subjects.
Mathematics and polymath share the same stem math- from the Greek word manthanein ("to learn").
We believe mathematics can be a vehicle for the general learning process.
We want to put the math into polymath.
We believe
that mathematics develops a way of thinking that helps learning in many subjects.
Logical reasoning skills help students analyse information and make sound judgments.
Thinking critically helps kids explain the how and why of things, and recognise patterns to apply to similar situations. Generalising ideas to new situations and adapting for important differences means students are thinking creatively.
Mathematics helps kids see details and opens minds to imagine more possibilities and alternatives.
We create
an environment that nurtures a positive attitude to learning through mathematics.
Mathematics helps kids develop a growth mindset, and see mistakes as a natural part of the learning process, rather than an end or failure. Persistence and resilience make students better learners overall.
Independent work develops student confidence to try new things. Mathematical challenges become an opportunity to problem solve and communicate their ideas to each other.
Meet Our
Founder & Head Tutor
Elly
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics) with 1st Class Honours in Statistics/ Bachelor of Arts (English), UNSW 2012 Thesis overview presented at 59th ISI World Statistics Conference in Hong Kong, 2013.
EXPERIENCE
More than 15 years personally tutoring students from primary school to university levels.
