Math Olympiads

It started first as a pilot project at East Gloucester High School: a group of students became Gloucester’s first “mathletes,” when they were selected to participate in the Math Olympiads after-school program.  Students work in teams to solve challenging math problems and tackle new concepts in math.  The program culminates with a series of competitions, with students being scored on their performance.

After the success of the pilot program, the District knew it wanted to offer this at all of the elementary schools—and that is where GEF stepped in, providing expansion funding. The program quickly became popular among elementary students, and even made the jump a few years later to O’Maley Innovation Middle School.  Currently, many of Gloucester’s student score in the top 20% of all mathletes, with some achieving scores in the top 5%!

While GEF funded the program for two years, the District has since assumed the program in its ongoing budget, signaling its commitment to this important GEF initiative.