Mathematics

At Trinity School, we know that every child can become a successful mathematician. Thinking critically, problem-solving, and demonstrating number flexibility lead students to make real-world connections. Our students learn that mistakes are a necessary part of growth and learning. Taking the time to reflect, question, share, and listen to others deepens their mathematical understanding.

Through play and hands-on exploration, students learn how to make connections, organize information, and persevere in solving problems. We are committed to instilling a lifelong love of mathematics by providing engaging and challenging opportunities to learn through making mistakes, productive struggle, and perseverance, all which lead to success.

Student goals include:

• Building confidence and competence by taking risks and learning from successes and failures.

• Making sense of problems and persevering in solving them.

• Developing flexibility, fluency, and efficiency of skills and processes.

• Attending to precision with math vocabulary and symbols.

• Building conceptual understanding, moving from the concrete to the abstract.

• Developing and applying multiple strategies for solving problems.

• Constructing mathematical arguments and kindly offering helpful feedback to others.

• Transferring and applying mathematical concepts across the curriculum.

• Reflecting deliberately throughout the learning process.

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