The Math Enrichment and Support Program (MESP) is comprised of three distinct components. There are enrichment opportunities for advanced students, there are support systems for all students, and there are our Math Support classes for students with Learning Differences or significant difficulties in Math. The goal of this program is to ensure that every student's study of math contains as many opportunities for challenge as possible, while providing the support each needs to succeed.
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Math for Advanced Students - Students with the desire and ability to pursue advanced mathematics have many options here at Solebury. There are two levels of AP Calculus as well as an AP Statistics class. In total, students can earn three trimesters worth of college credit with these courses. If they wish to pursue math beyond these classes, the Math Enrichment and Support Program (MESP) provides them with the possibility for a unique experience. With the coordinator of the MESP, students may create an independent study in an area of advanced mathematics such as fractal geometry and multivariable culculus.
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Math Support for All Students - As is true with any subject at Solebury, there are ample resources for students to get help if and when they need it. Faculty office hours and the peer tutoring program are great resources as always; however, students also can visit the MATH CENTER. The coordinator of the MESP and several advanced math students staff the Math Center and are available to work with students. The Math Center has hours every day.
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Math Support Classes for Students with Math Disabilities or Significant Difficulties with Math - These students have the opportunity to enroll in our Algebraic Concepts I and Algebraic Concepts II classes. These teach the fundamentals of Algebra and along with Geometry fulfill Solebury's graduation requirement for mathematics. To work on conquering the difficulty these students have with math and the anxiety that they often feel about it, the Algebraic Concepts sections are kept especially small (no more than six students). In addition, they are taught using a more multisensory approach. Because of the unique staffing structure of these classes, there is a fee for this part of the program.