Proven Results
8,494
Chicago students have participated in MC2 programs since 2012.
67%
of MC2 students live in underserved communities.
82%
of students say MC2 made them more interested in math.
MC2 measures its impact in several ways. Our mission is to provide opportunities for all children across Chicago to develop a passion for mathematics. So we want to reach a lot of students. And we want those students to be representative of the city. Reaching these students is not enough—we want them to get more interested in math, persist in studying ‘extra’ math for years, and help others develop their interest in mathematics. We also want to have an impact on our teachers, particularly those teaching in public schools.
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우리는 크다
Math Circles of Chicago는 공식적으로 미국(그리고 아마도 세계)에서 가장 큰 수학 동아리입니다. 2022~23년에 우리는 2,000명 이상의 학생을 섬겼습니다. 이 성과는 (1) 우리의 모든 프로그램이 무료이고 (2) 우리가 최고라고 생각하는 프로그래밍을 제공하는 적극적으로 참여하는 교사 커뮤니티를 보유하고 있기 때문에 특히 주목할 만합니다. MC2는 참여하는 모든 사람을 위한 환영받는 교실 환경을 개발하고 참여를 위한 재정적 장벽을 제거함으로써 지리적(및 온라인) 접근을 통해 주요 도시 전역의 모든 학생에게 액세스를 제공하는 새로운 모델입니다.
We’ve grown through our unique approach to working to reach ALL students by holding sessions in multiple settings. We have in-person Hubs (like the University of Chicago and Back of the Yards High School) where children from any school can attend. We also have ‘Online Hubs’--a carryover from the stay-at-home COVID era—where children can participate from home. We piloted our after-school programs in the 2019–2020 school year at two schools, and we now serve 25 schools. Our partners include homeless and domestic violence shelters, community centers, and partner STEM Programs like Mapscorps. Our summer programs, festivals, and QED, our Math Symposium, have had explosive growth over the last few years.
Math Circles of Chicago is officially the largest math circle in the US (and likely the world). In 2022–23, we served over 2,200 students. This achievement is particularly remarkable because, (1) all of our programs are free, and (2) we have a highly engaged community of teachers that provides programming that we think is second to none. MC2 is a new model, where access is provided to all students across a major city through geographic (and online) reach, through developing welcoming classroom environments for everyone participating, and by removing the financial barrier to participate.
We’ve grown through our unique approach to working to reach ALL students by holding sessions in multiple settings. We have in-person Hubs (like the University of Chicago and Back of the Yards High School) where children from any school can attend. We also have ‘Online Hubs’--a carryover from the stay-at-home COVID era—where children can participate from home. We piloted our after-school programs in the 2019–2020 school year at two schools, and we now serve 25 schools. Our partners include homeless and domestic violence shelters, community centers, and partner STEM Programs like Mapscorps. Our summer programs, festivals, and QED, our Math Symposium, have had explosive growth over the last few years.
WE ARE DIVERSE
MC2는 커졌습니다. 그것은 또한 의도적으로 성장했습니다. 우리는 주로 시카고의 남부와 서부 지역에 매년 10개의 방과후 프로그램을 추가해 왔습니다. 결과적으로, 지난 3년 동안 우리가 서비스를 제공하는 흑인 및 라틴계 학생의 비율은 47%에서 74%로 증가했으며, 대다수가 저소득층인 학교에 다니는 학생의 비율은 37%에서 67%로 증가했습니다. 우리 프로그램에 참여하는 여학생의 비율은 꾸준히 증가하여 2023년에는 51%에 도달했습니다.
WE HAVE IMPACT ON OUR CHILDREN
MC2는 교사 개발과 교사 커뮤니티를 매우 중요하게 여기며 학생들이 우리 프로그램에 어떻게 반응하는지에 따라 보상을 받습니다. 우리 프로그램에 대한 전반적인 만족도는 92%입니다. 우리 학생들 중 82%는 수학 동아리 경험으로 인해 수학에 더 관심이 생기고 우리 세션이 흥미로워졌다고 말합니다. 이제 67%가 자신을 수학자로 인식합니다.
Over the years we’ve collected many testimonials--you can see some of those quotes below. Additionally, here are three stories that show the power of our work in a deep way.
우리는 교사들에게 영향을 미칩니다
More than 100 people teach for MC2. Our After School Programs are generally led by middle school teachers. Our Hubs are taught by a wide mix of classroom teachers, graduate students, professors, math enthusiasts in other careers, along with undergraduate and high school assistants.
우리는 교사들이 활발한 실천 공동체에 참여함으로써 발전할 수 있다고 믿습니다. 교사가 워크숍에 참석하고, 코칭을 받고, 온라인으로 서로 이야기하고, 가르친 후 서로 반성하면서 교사들은 자신이 하는 일을 점점 더 잘하게 됩니다. 우리의 데이터에 따르면 우리 교사들은 행복하고 번성하는 교육 커뮤니티의 일원입니다.
WE HAVE IMPACT ON OUR CHILDREN
WHAT OUR COMMUNITY SAYS
"I like how my teach tries to include everyone in conversations and activities. He also helps me think deeper about problems."
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"She was told she was not good at math by someone (we do not know who). And while we talked to her about it and tried to convince her otherwise but we did not have much of an impact. But here in Math Circles she is in classes and keeping up with people she thought were smarter than her, and she did not think she could work with on an equal basis but she is enjoying it and getting better grades in math (A is first trimester of 6th grade and she had all B’s in math in 5th grade)"
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"It really has helped my daughter want to be better at math. She even thinks math is now a little cool! That’s new for her because math is not her best subject."
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"I look forward to coming back to math circles. The environment is very welcoming, the teachers and students are kind, and the topics we cover are quite engaging."
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“I like the new problems and puzzles I never knew math had.”
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“I would like to come back to Math Circles, because it is engaging and speaks to me in a way that normal math class doesn’t.”
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"One of the former Math Circle students asked me today if we were going to have Math Circles this year. When I said that I was hoping to start it, she said 'Yes!' enthusiastically. This student cried anxiously about an upcoming division unit last year and was reluctant to speak in math class at the beginning of fifth grade. " -An MC2 Afterschool Teacher
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"I think Math Circles does a nice job of offering ways to get involved iwith the Math Circles community. Such as opportunities to view someone else teaching a lesson, ways to collaborate with other instructors including a portal to share lesson reflections and dialogue about each others' successes and ways to improve. "
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"Really appreciate the collaboration and feedback, online supports and lesson plans---keep doin what you're doin!"
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"As I consider my career next steps, I think about Math Circles and the programs that it has enabled me to bring to my students (i.e. Math Festival, QED) and it increases my desire to stay in the classroom. Math Circles facilitates and cultivates the joy in teaching and learning that first drew me to to the work, and helps to counteract some of the push factors to leave the field."
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"Math circles for me has been very sustaining. It's something I always look forward to, and really can lean into on days that don't go as planned. It brings me so much joy. "
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"Sometimes I think "wow, I wish I had this level of autonomy in my classroom all the time, I don't want to work in a school classroom," but I do think that teaching for MC2 reminds me what is possible for me but especially for students in a way that pushes me to actually make that happen at school. I can go back into the classroom because I can see the effects of open-ended tasks that foreground collaboration on student success."
