Mathcounts — Challenging Students to Achieve in Math!

MATHCOUNTS is a national math coaching and competition program that promotes middle school mathematics achievement through grassroots involvement in every U.S. state and territory. The competition is designed for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders only. The subject matter includes geometry, combinatorics, counting, number theory, and algebra.

MATHCOUNTS is one of the country’s largest and most successful education partnerships involving volunteers, educators, industry sponsors and students. President Barack Obama and former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, and Ronald Reagan have all recognized MATHCOUNTS in White House ceremonies. The MATHCOUNTS program has also received two White House citations as an outstanding private sector initiative.

President Barack Obama meets award recipients of the 2010 Mathcounts National Competition in the Oval Office Monday, June 28, 2010.

President George W. Bush meets award recipients of the 2005 Mathcounts National Competition in the Oval Office Thursday, May 12, 2005.

MATHCOUNTS promotes student interest in mathematics by making math achievement as challenging, exciting and prestigious as a school sport. At the beginning of each school year, the MATHCOUNTS Foundation provides a complimentary copy of its School Handbook and other materials to middle schools across the country. Teachers and volunteers use these materials to coach student “Mathletes,” as part of in-class instruction or as an extracurricular activity. After several months of coaching, participating schools select students to compete individually or as part of a team in one of the more than 500 written and oral competitions held nationwide and in U.S. schools overseas.

A school can register a maximum of one team of four students and six individuals; these 1-10 students will represent the school at the Chapter Competition. The first competitions are held at the local (chapter) level in February with winners progressing to state competitions in March. Results at the state level determine the top four individuals and top coach who earn the opportunity to represent their state or overseas team at the national finals. trip to represent their state at the national finals in May. At all levels, MATHCOUNTs challenges students’ math skills and rewards them for their achievements.

Click HERE to find out more about MathCounts!

Click the following articles to read more about math competitions:

• AMC 10/12 Prep (for 8th to 12th Graders) Fall Weekend Course Starting Sept 13
• AMC 8/Mathcounts Prep (for 5th to 8th Graders) Fall Weekend Course Starting Sept 12
• Math Olympiad Prep (for 3rd to 5th Graders) Fall Weekend Course Starting Sept 12
• American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) Materials
• 2015 Summer – Competitive Math Prep
• Summer Evening Intensive AIME Prep Course Starting July 20
• Math Olympiad Prep (for Rising 3rd to 5th Graders) Summer Weekend Course Starting July 11
• AMC 8/Mathcounts Prep (for Rising 5th to 8th Graders) Summer Weekend Course Starting July 11
• AMC 10/12 Prep (for Rising 8th to 11th Graders) Summer Weekend Course Starting July 11
• Premier National Mathematics Competition — AMC 8
• Great Benefits of Math Competitions
• A little competition can inspire math students to greater achievement
• Chief Instructor: Dr. Henry Wan
• Head Math Instructor: Dr. Natasha Khovanova
• Senior Math Instructor: Dr. Irina Kufareva
• Notable Achievements of Our Students
• American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC 10)
• AMC 8 Winners for the U.S. Ivy League Education Center
• The Big Value of Middle School Math Competitions
• Why Discrete Math Is Very Important
• Mathematics competitions are NOT mysterious, and every student can attend them! — 数学竞赛绝非神秘，每个学生都可参加！
• Girls should attend math competitions — 女生更应参加数学竞赛