My son enjoys coming to the Math Shack every week. The sessions and activities are engaging and meet each learner's specific needs. The teachers are prepared to challenge the children once they have secured a strong mathematical foundation. The teachers work to build each student's confidence, and this shows in their schoolwork. I would highly recommend this program!
Cynthia, Parent
There were times at school where our daughter just sat in math class not knowing what to do with math problems. We knew that we needed to find another way to help our daughter learn math skills and retain them for future use. Thankfully, we found our answer at The Math Shack Education Centre.The initial assessment was so informative and gave us a very accurate reading on where our daughter was at in math. They use such a fun approach with our daughter, and she is grasping so many amazing skills! We love Math Shack!
Marina, Parent
Parents
I love Math Shack because the learning is so much fun. I was so nervous about doing Math, but ever since I came to the Math Shack I get excited to work on math and I feel a lot more confident in my math skills. The teachers are awesome, and they help me learn a lot of math skills very quickly, which is different than school.
Hunter, Age 9
Students
Math Shack was really helpful because they gave me strategies to use in my math classes and trades classes. The teacher made the sessions relevant to me and my hobbies, which helped me grasp more concepts.
Ty, Age 16
My vision for The Math Shack Education Centre is to create a place where students can come, whether they are struggling with math or not, and be met exactly where they are at academically. From there, a solid math foundation is set and skills can be built. Building student success and confidence through a fun, game-based, multisensory approach is essential and truly is the essence of the intervention we provide. Through this approach, I've seen students not only develop a stronger, more solid math foundation on which they build their skills, but to then continue to develop math concepts more quickly and with greater ease. To see students finally "get it" happens everyday here and it's because students are having fun while being taught at their pace and to their individual learning styles. Students who previously disliked math are absolutely loving it and many are in fact excelling. It's particularly exciting to see such progress in students who have specific learning disabilities or who struggle with attention and focus issues. Changing the teaching approach is key in helping these learners reach their full potential and we're lucky enough to be able to do that here for these students. Everyday I get to see it work, but most importantly I get to see it work for all students!
Lisa Hansen, Owner
When I developed The Math Shack Education Centre's programming I had a multi-sensory plan in mind. I know that students learn best when they use all of their learning channels and that is why I developed a session-structure that encompasses visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic math games and activities. We go at each student's pace to ensure that they understand everything that we do in session. We give students strategies that suit their learning style and needs so that they can be successful in math at school and everyday life. Each session covers a wide variety of Alberta Curriculum Expectations because students need to see the connections between all mathematical concepts to build a strong foundation. Our programming meets each student where they are at and builds confidence and math skills that will be used throughout their entire lives.