Advanced math, Grades K to 12
Bored in Math Class?
A Class That Keeps Up
A child who finishes the worksheet first and waits is learning to wait. Avatar's advanced level in every grade has harder problems, more reasoning and less repetition, in live, interactive online classes with up to 8 students who are just as quick. The path goes as far as the child does: Pre-Algebra and Algebra 1 in middle school, Geometry, Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus after, and Math Competition Prep for students who want to test themselves.
What it looks like
Under-Challenged Looks Like This
Done in five minutes
The homework takes no effort, so no habits of effort are built. The first hard problem, years later, is a shock.
Switched off in class
The lesson repeats what the child already knows. Attention goes elsewhere, and so do the grades, oddly enough.
Loves puzzles, hates math
Enjoys logic puzzles and strategy games but calls math boring, because school math is arithmetic drill.
Ready for the next course
A strong fifth grader is ready for Pre-Algebra. School will not offer it for another year or two.
The advanced level
Harder Problems, More Reasoning, Less Repetition
Every Avatar grade runs at three levels. The advanced level covers the same topics as school and then goes further: multi-step problems, proofs in plain words, and the kind of questions that have more than one way in.
- Up to 8 students who are just as quick, so the class moves at their pace and nobody waits.
- Problems that need a plan, not a formula. Every answer is explained, not just marked.
- A child can move up a level during the year when ready, or start the next course a year early.
- Taught by scientists and educators, most with a PhD or a master's degree, so the depth is real.
- Homework checked as it is submitted, with a raised hand for the problem worth arguing about in class.
How far it goes
A Child Who Is Ahead Takes the Next Course
Most students follow this path, but it is a guide, not a rule. The free placement assessment confirms the right starting point, and a child can move up during the year.
| Grade in school | Most students take | A child who is ahead takes |
|---|---|---|
| K | Kindergarten Math | Math 1 |
| 1 | Math 1 | Math 2 |
| 2 | Math 2 | Math 3 |
| 3 | Math 3 | Math 4 |
| 4 | Math 4 | Math 5 |
| 5 | Math 5 | Math 6 |
| 6 | Math 6 | Pre-Algebra |
| 7 | Pre-Algebra | Algebra 1 |
| 8 | Algebra 1 | Geometry |
| 9 | Geometry | Algebra 2 |
| 10 | Algebra 2 | Pre-Calculus |
| 11 to 12 | Pre-Calculus | — |
Math Competition Prep
For the Child Who Wants to Test Themselves
Math Competition Prep is for students with a good math foundation who enjoy competing and solving logical reasoning problems. Two tracks: Math Kangaroo prep for grades 1 to 8, 12 weeks before the March contest, and a 20-week MOEMS prep track for grades 4 to 8. Avatar proctors the Math Kangaroo contest for its students.
- One strategy per class, then contest-style problems, so the format is familiar on the day.
- The problems that AMC 8, MATHCOUNTS and AMC 10 later build on.
- Classes live online, once a week, grouped by grade.
Did you know?
Being Ahead Is a Habit, and Habits Need Work
A quick child who never meets a hard problem learns that math is easy, right up to the day it is not. The advanced level gives them hard problems now, in a room of equals, with a teacher who expects a reason, not a guess.
Avatar was founded in 2020 by four women scientists with PhDs.
Testimonials
Students Who Found Their Pace
Successful Placement!
“Avatar Math has provided me with great success, one of them being the school's placement testing NWEA. Without Avatar I wouldn't have gotten the score I got.”
Aidan8th Grade StudentOutstanding Results!
“AvatarMath has provided my daughter with devoted instructors. She has overcome her fear for math and developed a strong foundation, improved her grades, and continues achieving outstanding results.”
Nancye TumanoffParentBest Decision!
“The decision to join the Avatar Learning Center was the best thing ever! I also get good grades in my math tests at school. What I like the most is the feeling that I am developing a problem-solving mindset.”
Tansim5th Grade StudentQuestions
What Parents of a Quick Child Ask
Should my child skip a grade or take the advanced level?
The assessment tells us. A child who has the current grade cold starts the next course early. A child who is quick but has not met the current grade's harder topics takes the advanced level, which goes deeper rather than faster.
Is the advanced level just more homework?
No. It is the same one set a week, with harder problems. Depth, not volume.
Can a child in the advanced level also do competition prep?
Yes. Competition Prep is a separate course that runs alongside the grade course. Many of our competition students are in the advanced level of their grade.
What happens when the child outruns the course?
They move up a level, or start the next course at the term break. The pathway runs from Kindergarten to Pre-Calculus, so there is always a next step.
What does it cost?
A flat fee per course, by term. See Plans and Pricing. The placement assessment is free.
Find Out How Far Ahead They Are
A free 30-minute online assessment tells you which course and level fits, and whether your child is ready to start the next course early.