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Quick Program Info (Spring 2024)

Location: Jose Ortega Elementary School

Classes: In-person classes that meet once per week

Grade levels: 2nd-3rd grade and 4th-5th grade

Day / time: Tuesdays, 2:20-3:20pm

Dates: 10-week term starting February 20 and ending May 14 (no class March 5, March 26, or April 9)

Cost: $350 for the 10-week term (See the "Cost & Financial Aid" tab in the "Full Program Details" section below for information about payment plans and financial aid)

Full Program Details (Spring 2024)

About us

At the San Francisco Math Circle, we make math accessible, inclusive, and fun!

The SF Math Circle is an extracurricular math enrichment program affiliated with the Center for Science and Math Education at San Francisco State University. SF Math Circle supports students from diverse backgrounds in developing their identities as capable, confident problem solvers.

In our after-school classes and camps, we provide a supportive, collaborative, and fun environment where students explore engaging, hands-on puzzles and games that involve both creativity and critical thinking.

Students explore these puzzles and games in small groups where they have the opportunity to collaborate with their peers and to receive personalized attention and support from SF Math Circle facilitators.

Learn more about our approach to math and math education

Check out a sample of our activities

Please note that our focus is primarily on helping students to engage in creative mathematical exploration and problem-solving rather than building their skills in arithmetic or other traditional K-12 math.

Our Classes

Classes meet once per week and each class is 1 hour. Students spend the majority of the period exploring in small groups. There are typically 15-20 students per class and 4-6 students and one SF Math Circle facilitator per group.

Cost & Financial Aid

The tuition for the Spring 2024 term of the Jose Ortega Math Circle is $350 for the 10-week session.

We offer payment plans! If you opt for a payment plan, you can pay a portion of the full tuition upfront, and then pay the remaining amount in monthly installments.

If you're currently unable to afford the full tuition, you can use a financial aid discount code for reduced tuition when registering via ActivityHero:

• Use code AID50-JO for 50% reduced tuition
• Use code AID90-JO for 90% reduced tuition (you pay 10%)

Please note: We only have a limited number of financial aid spaces discount codes. Only families who are experiencing financial need and are unable to afford the full tuition may use these codes. Please note: If the code you're trying to use is not working, it most likely means that we no longer have any reduced tuition spaces available.

To use a financial aid code: After you've added the session you want to your cart and clicked "Proceed to Checkout," you should be taken to a page where you can enter your billing information. Click the "Add a promo or discount code" text at the top of this page and enter either "AID50-JO" or "AID90-JO".

If you can afford to pay more than the standard tuition to help us offer financial aid to families in need, please select the option to donate $25 or $50 to our financial aid fund when registering.

Please note: If you'd like to donate more than $50 to our financial aid fund, you can do so via our Donate page.

The tuition we charge allows us to cover the costs of the resources we provide, including:

• Activity design and development
• Instructor training and preparation
• Low student-to-instructor ratios

We appreciate your support in keeping Math Circle both accessible and sustainable!

Schedule

Our 10-week Spring 2024 term will start February 20 and end May 14. We'll have classes each week except for March 5, March 26, and April 9.

Classes will meet on Tuesdays from 2:20-3:20pm.