(All contents on this program page are for reference only. We reserve the right to make changes.)

Summer Program Information sessions (ZOOM meeting ID: 94578394448) will be held at 8:00 pm ET on
February 4 (Sunday), March 1 (Friday) - presented mainly in Chinese, and April 5 (Friday), 2024.

• Course Offered
• Schedule
• Placement
• Registration/Payment
• Staff
• FAQ

Where

John Paul II School, 900 Coit Rd, Plano, TX 75075.

When

June 4th to 14th, 2024. Full Academic Days are June 4, 5, 6, 7; June 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
Optional academic activities are scheduled on June 8 (Saturday) from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM.

Who

Program is intended for rising 4th to rising 12th graders.

Program Setup and Workload

There are 9 full academic days (all weekdays). Optional academic activities are scheduled on June 8 (Saturday) from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM. On each full academic day, there are two sessions--morning session and afternoon session.
    (1) Morning session: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM (Math Challenges - developing insights via contest based material).
    (2) Afternoon session: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Math Quest - learning core math knowledge in a better way).

Students may choose to enroll in the full-day program (both morning and afternoon sessions) or half-day program (afternoon sessions only). A total of 62 academic hours are built into the full-day program. Early registration is due by mid March and early enrollment tuition payment (of $1935, for $31.20 per academic hour) for full-day program is due by late March.

Students are welcome to enroll to multiple programs (for example, two online courses from two different programs, or one from online program and one in-person program, or two summer in-person programs, etc.) depending on their learning goals. Please note that each course from each program operates independently. A student may only attend the classes of the course associated with the programs the student is enrolled in. For example, a student who is enrolled in the PCA course from any in-person or online program may not attend classes of a PCA course from another in-person or online program that the student is not enrolled to.

Why

IDEA MATH provides in-depth enrichment in important mathematical areas, particularly in the fields from which contest problems are drawn: algebra, combinatorics, geometry, and number theory. We believe students learn best by discovering, rather than simply memorizing, essential theorems and techniques. Our process puts students at the center of the classes, as students work together to develop their ideas. Our instructors lead this process by teaching vital ideas, giving meaningful examples, and guiding students through the problem-solving process.

How

We apply seminar-style teaching in our classes. Class sizes are small to ensure that students receive plenty of individual attention. Students are expected to work as a group and present their solutions and ideas to the class.

What are the unique strengths of IDEA MATH that distinguish it from other (summer/winter/online/weekend) math programs?

The unique strengths of IDEA MATH can be summarized as follows:

1. Comprehensive and well-tested teaching materials, modeled after the training materials once used by our academic director Dr. Zuming Feng in his work with the Phillips Exeter Academy Red Lion (PEARL) math team and Math Olympiad Summer Program (MOSP). (Go here for more references on curriculum info. )
2. Strong team of instructors, consisting of front-line teachers and top former students. (Find more staff info. )
3. Emphasis on student leadership and the development of an attitude conducive to learning.
4. Focus on schools and the local math communities.

For more details, please visit our FAQ page.

Contact IDEA MATH

As always, we welcome parents' specific academic questions about our curriculum and teaching styles, as well as students' class-work and preparation. Please contact info@ideamath.org---make sure to include the following info in your email subject: student's full name, IDEA MATH ID, and intended program.

IDEA MATH provides an extensive curriculum. The course list shown below consists of projected courses we will offer in this program. Two of the major strengths of our program---a strong academic team and a full range of materials---allow us to create new courses/groups to meet the needs of the students body. Therefore, the course list (and course schedule) is subject to change based on actual enrollment and staff availability.

Please visit detailed curriculum grid for a more complete reference of IDEA MATH course curriculums.

* Each course will only be offered when a minimum number of students have enrolled. Some courses might run multiple sections. To maintain the high standard of our students' learning experience, class sizes will remain small. In general, classes in PC0/PCA (and MCA, CWA) courses are capped by 16 students per class (more likely, 6-12 students per class), and classes in other courses are capped by 20 students per class (more likely, 6-16 students per class).

Academic Day Schedule

9:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.		Full-day program students' arrival
9:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.		Morning classes
12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M.		Full-day program students: Lunch and free time
12:45 P.M. - 1:00 P.M.		Half-day program students' arrival
1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.		Afternoon classes
5:00 P.M. - 5:15 P.M.		Students' departure

Course Placement and Placement Test

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IDEA MATH provides an extensive curriculum. Our courses are intended for able students who wish to expand their mathematics knowledge beyond regular classroom settings. We emphasize study skills (such as taking notes, oral and written presentations, listening, observing, organization, etc).

In general, each applicant not recently enrolled (that is, who has not completed an IDEA MATH course this spring) in our programs shall take a placement test in one of our open online/onsite placement test sessions. (For more details on our placement test/course placement process, please visit here.)

It is important for each applicant to input accurate, complete, detailed, and up-to-date academic background information (i.e., age, grade level, math courses taken, official contest scores, etc.) in the applicant's IDEA MATH student account. We review this information to make initial course placement/placement test level decisions. We will find the most appropriate course placement based on placement test work and general academic information in the student account. Please note that our academic team will make the final decision on your course placement based upon your academic background and your work in the placement test. (Further course placement adjustments can be made, by our academic team, based upon your class work.)

Placement test levels and dates are shown below. Please click this link to register for the placement test. The placement test fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Test Levels and their corresponding courses

Spring Placement Test Schedule

*Each placement test is 90 minutes long. Students should arrive at the testing location (onsite or online) 10 minutes prior to the test. All test times are in the US Eastern Time Zone.

** The placement test fee is non-refundable and non-transferable; that is, it cannot be transferred from one applicant/student to another applicant/student, and it also cannot be transferred from a registered/chosen test session/date to another placement test session/date for the same applicant/student. Special test sessions (test fee of $150 or more) can be arranged depending on staffing availabilities. Please contact info@ideamath.org for inquires on special test sessions.

Note that registration is only the first step of towards enrollment. Enrollment (for each session) is completed only after the tuition is paid in full. The tuition payment is independent to student's course placement because the tuition is for the program, not for a specific course. The IDEA MATH staff will work with students on course placement by reviewing their academic backgrounds, assigning placement test levels, reviewing placement test work, and more. IDEA MATH staff makes the final decision on students' course placements. (Please see our Course Placement Policy section for details.) All tuition refund for withdrawal will be processed based on the refund policy.

Tuition Payment Schedule

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Early enrollment

Regular enrollment