Math
Math
Class Time(s):
Option A: Thursday, 4:00 - 4:30 PM PT
Option B: Monday, 4:00 - 4:30 PM PT
Grades: 1 to 8
Program Leader: Angelo Valencia
Program Description: Math can sometimes seem easy and boring, but oftentimes, that's just the school curriculum. In YAPA Kids Math, we'll be tackling a unique curriculum and a new type of problem for the more advanced students: AMC 8 competition math problems. These are fun, interesting, and most of all, out-of-the-box questions that will significantly improve the students' logical abilities, applicable to all fields of STEM. Logical reasoning skills, when trained from an early age, can give students an edge in high school and in life for any problem solving. We will start of with the easier questions that anyone in grades 4-7 can solve, and gradually move up to more challenging questions as students become better equipped and skilled at creating solutions. Other than these problems, each class has their own quiz-style curriculum that aims to help students practice their math fundamentals. We aim towards providing weekly practice that can help many improve and polish their math skills.
Program Teachers: Tinu Tope-Awofeko, Nikhil Jagota, Princess Santillan, Ramya Palani, Nont Kaewtrakulpong, Audreena Javid, Erin Wu, Annitha Krishnan, Arushi Arora, Sophia Wu, Pranavshri Hariharan, Jasmita Yechuri, Jane Choi, Jason Hu, Sonya Surapaneni, Taylor Hu, Vivian Li, Jay Wang, Rahul Rangaraaj, Rachel Zeng, Srikar Pisupati, Nikhil Pasumarthi, Patrick Li, Arush Medam, Michael Xiong, Harshitha Marepally, Advika Rajaraman, Andrew Boldi, Anusha Bhat, John Cintron, Bridget Wong, Cailean Fernandez, Catherine Park, Charly Ng, Harshith Suresh, Isabelle Reksopuro, Isaias Martinez, Kaylee Bae, Levina La, Michelle Ip, Michelle Lim, Nayan Moni, Phani Chunduru, Piam Parekh, Radeyah Almamun, Saketh Ippagunta, Sam Sri, Sarnaz Rezane, Satvik Shrivastava, Shaarvari Malladi, Angelo Valencia, Tejas Polu, Truc Le, Yajat Ambati, Yash Chhatre, Nyla Maharaj, Lauren Korsun, Grace Park, Sarah Schroeder, Jocelyn Ramirez, Kaitlyn Nguyen, Reva Mahto, Marianne Doss, Maria Garcia, Kabir Bajwa, Mia Wang, Antwnila Haroun, Kaitlyn Le, Connie Huang, Vic Kuang, Sumit Mantri, Yatindran Dilip, David Valarezo, Olga Kosta
Teacher Bios
Tinu Tope Awofeko
Are monsters good at math? Not unless you Count Dracula (ba dum tss).
Good day, I'm Tinu, I live in Canada and I am a senior in high school! I am currently taking AP Calculus BC because I like challenges and all-nighters. I've always felt that math is all about creative logic; being able to understand a basic concept and apply it in anyway you are asked. I have tutored younger kids for international math contests in the past so don't fret if you don't get a concept right away, you're not alone! Math kind of has a bad rep in schools so I promise that I will try my best to make learning this subject fun and easy!
Nikhil Jagota
Hello! I'm Nikhil Jagota, and I'm currently a rising junior attending Fremont High School. At my school, I am taking the class Pre-Calculus Honors, having completed all those before it. Recently, I've competed in math competitions like AMC. I love learning math because of how logical math is, and I'm really excited to teach you all about it!
Princess Santillan
Hi everyone! My name is Princess Hannah Santillan, and I am a current junior at Mark Keppel High School. I am currently taking AP Statistics and have taken Algebra 2/Geometry and Accelerated Math 3. Although I may not have as much experience or awards, my goal is to still be able to provide the younger students a fundamental basis in mathematics to help benefit them in the future. With this, I hope that we are able to enjoy learning from one another.
Ramya Palani
Hi everyone! My name is Ramya Palani and I'm a rising junior at Cupertino High School! Math is one of my favorite subjects at school as I love to explore its vast applications and challenge myself with difficult problems. Currently this year I am a tutor for an Algebra 1 class at my school, so I have lots of experience tutoring students in math and can't wait to work with all of you!
Nont Kaewtrakulpong
Hey guys! I'm Nont. I'm currently a junior in Homestead High School and currently taking AP Calculus BC. I have experience teaching Math to students at school afterclass, and I also have experience teaching K-8 kids before. Hope we can get along and have fun together!
Audreena Javid
Hello everybody! My name is Audreena Javid and I am currently a rising junior attending Cupertino High School with years of tutoring experience. Working with kids myself for a while, I have seen a lot of progress. Although I am currently in Algebra II (having taken geometry and algebra I), I am still motivated to spread my knowledge to younger kids in an effective and exciting way!
Erin Wu
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Annitha Krishnan
Hi! My name is Annitha Krishnan and I am a junior at American High School. I enjoy math because it is logical and can be applied to daily life. I am a math tutor and I have received awards for competing in abacus competitions for 5 years. I am excited to work with all of you!