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Our Programs
​CMC leads classes online and in-person. Our Math Circle classes are held in-person at Harvard University and at select Cambridge Public Schools, while our CMC Preparatory Math classes take place online over Zoom. We also host a yearly summer program on-campus at our partner universities. Our programs are open to all students in the greater Boston area.
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CMC PREPARATORY MATH CLASSES
Our CMC Preparatory Math classes use material from Beast Academy and The Art of Problem Solving to reinforce and preview the school math curriculum, with the support of CMC teachers that run the class. Our highly knowledgeable math instructors teach students in small groups of 2-6 organized by students’ age and skill levels.
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MATH CIRCLE CLASSES
Math Circle classes use CMC’s original, unique curriculum (developed by our founders, Mira Bernstein and Nataliya Yufa). We teach math by allowing students to explore complex, beautiful math that they don’t typically encounter in school. Our classes are fun and challenging. Students learn logic and creative problem solving by playing games, solving puzzles, and participating in building challenges while also learning how to solve math problems that would stump many adults.
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SUMMER PROGRAM
CMC also offers an annual summer program. This in-person program utilizes much of the original Math Circle curriculum while also incorporating a variety of fun and unique summer activities and field trips, including guest speakers, field trips, and more. Each week has a special theme, which influences that week's activities and field trips.
Evaluations Policy
We require students to have a placement evaluation before joining our programs. In rare cases, students are far enough behind that we determine they’d do better in another program, but generally evaluations do not affect admissions decisions.
An evaluation is required for all students in any of the following circumstances:
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It is the student’s first time enrolling in our CMC Preparatory classes.
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A returning student has not taken one of CMC’s Prepatory Math classes (formerly called our Beast Academy and Art of Problem Solving classes) for 2+ years.
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The student is in 1st grade and is applying for Saturday Math Circle classes. Because the material and social environment at Math Circle can be very challenging, we only admit 1st graders with strong reading and math skills. We reserve the right not to admit a 1st grader for any reason. We do not require evaluations for 2nd graders or older for the Saturday Math Circle classes.
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The student is a rising 2nd grader and is applying for CMC's summer program.
To schedule your evaluation, simply submit your application on time and wait for a CMC staff member to contact you. If you have any questions about our evaluation process, please contact us at classes@cambridgemathcircle.org.