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Summer Math Camp in Palo Alto

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Mathnasium’s summer math camp is a great camp for your child to attend because it will help them excel in math. This summer math camp will ensure that your child doesn’t forget all of the previously learned math skills, therefore, when they go back to school, they will be prepared for their math class. At Mathnasium, we will help your child in areas they are struggling in as well as teach them new tips and tricks. Unlike other summer camps, your child does not have to go everyday to this one. In fact, you get to choose the times and dates your child attends.

A great way to quiz your child on their math skills is actually by teaching them a little bit of history. Since Mathnasium’s summer math camp is located in Palo Alto, you can tell your child why Palo Alto is called Palo Alto. In Spanish, “Palo” means stick and “Alto” means tall. Together, “Palo Alto” translates to tall tree. summerblog5This is because of the city’s landmark – the redwood tree which is one of the tallest trees in the world. El Palo Alto is the name of the famous redwood tree that Palo Alto was named after. El Palo Alto is 110 feet tall, 90 inches in diameter, and is currently 1,015 years old. This historical landmarks makes for some perfect math questions to quiz your child on:

  1. If I am 5 ‘6″ (5 feet and 6 inches) tall, how many “mes” would I need to stack on top of the other so that my height would equal El Palo Alto’s height?
  2. What is the volume of the tree trunk? (Volume = pi * radius * radius * height)
  3. What year was the tree born on?

As you can see, Palo Alto’s history makes for some perfect math questions.

Want more? Make sure to check out our other posts about summer camps around the bay area. In addition to registering for cool camps, don’t forget to leave time for relieving summer “brain drain” at Mathnasium this summer! Visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark

Menlo Park Summer Math Camp

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About a 2 minute drive from Mathnasium’s summer math camp is the popular Susie Cakes. Susie Cakes is a bakery that has cakes, cupcakes (both filled and unfilled), puddings, cheesecakes, cookies, pies, and bars. The cake flavors includes chocolate, red velvet, german chocolate, carrot, coconut, vanilla, and marble. She has banana and vanilla pudding as well as cream and seasonal fruit filled pies. This bakery has chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodles, lemon squares, and much more. Both you and your child will love this bakery.

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Mathnasium’s summer camp is beneficial for your child because we will help them prepare for their math class for the upcoming school year. We do not want your child to walk into their math class on the first day of school and forget everything they learned the previous year.  At our summer math camp, we can also help them go ahead so that math will be a breeze for them.

Your child also does not have to go to Mathnasium’s summer math camp everyday. There are loads of opportunities for you to quiz your child on their math skills. Here are some questions you can ask your child when you go to Susie Cakes:

  1. You get a slice of Susie’s Famous Red Velvet Cake for $6.25 and your child gets a peanut butter filled chocolate cupcake for $3.25. What is the total cost? If tax is 9.25% how much is your order with tax?
  2. A 6 inch (diameter) layer cake at Susie’s costs $36.00.
    A) If you split the cake into 12 pieces, how much does each piece cost?
    B) What is the area of the base of the cake? (Area = pi * radius * radius)
    C) If the volume of the cake is 75.398 inches cubed, what is the height of the cake?

For more information about Susie Cakes bakery, check out the website.

Want more? Make sure to check out our other posts about summer camps around the bay area. In addition to registering for cool camps, don’t forget to leave time for relieving summer “brain drain” at Mathnasium this summer! Visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark

Summer Math Camp in Palo Alto

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Summer is a great time for your child to practice their math skills. By refreshing what they already know, they will be ready for math in the upcoming school year. A great way to ensure that everything your child learned does not go to waste is by enrolling them at Mathnasium’s summer math camp. This summer camp is perfect way for your child to brush up their math skills and have fun. What makes this summer camp so unique is that you get to choose the day and time your child attends. This ensures that your child can still go to more recreational summer camps and not miss out on any events they have planned.

After a session at Mathnasium’s summer math camp, you can treat your child to a delicious and healthy meal at LYFE Kitchen in Palo Alto. They have a breakfast, lunch and dinner menu. Here are some examples of what they have for breakfast: different styles of eggs, breakfast wraps, pancakes, yogurt bowls and more. For lunch and dinner they have grilled vegetables, different kinds of soups, salads, flatbreads, sandwiches and burgers, chicken, steak, and much more. All of their meals are less than 600 calories and they have gluten free, vegan, and vegetarian options. Therefore, everyone can find something they like and want to eat on their menu.

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While at LYFE Kitchen, you can quiz your child on what they learned at Mathnasium’s summer math camp. Here are some examples:

  1. You go with your child to LYFE Kitchen. You get a Kale Caesar Salad (360 calories) for $6.99. Your child gets a cheeseburger (570 calories) for $9.04.
    A) How much did the two meals cost together?
    B) If tax is 9.25%, how much is the meal with tax?
    C) If you pay with a 20 dollar bill how much money will you get back?
    D) On average, we are only supposed to eat 2000 calories per day. Of the 2000 calories, what percent did both you and your child eat during this meal?

For more information about LYFE Kitchen, check out their website.

Want more? Make sure to check out our other posts about summer camps around the bay area. In addition to registering for cool camps, don’t forget to leave time for relieving summer “brain drain” at Mathnasium this summer! Visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark

Menlo Park Summer Math Camp

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A great way to spend a summer day is to drop your child off at Mathnasium’s summer math camp. At Mathnasium, we will ensure your child will not go through “brain drain” this summer. (Brain drain is when your child forgets everything they learned in the previous school year). We will prepare your child for the upcoming school year in math by reviewing old skills and teaching them new ones

A great way to motivate your child to brush up on their math skills and to go to Mathnasium’s summer math camp is by treating them to a fun day out before or after their session. Every year, Menlo Park has a festival called the Connoisseurs’ Marketplace. This year, this festival will take place on July 19 –  20. This festival will include live music, great food made my chefs, a car show, garden exhibits, and fun events for kids. The fun events for kids includes bungee jumping, a climbing wall, bouncy houses, a carnival and train ride, hula hooping, dolls, face painting, henna tattoos and much more. Your child will most definitely have a great time.

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What makes this festival so great is that it is only a 2 minute car ride from Mathnasium’s summer math camp. That means you can drop your child off at Mathnasium, pick them up after an hour, and then take them to the festival!

While at the festival, you can also quiz your child on their math skills. Here are some questions you can ask them.

  1. The train at the festival moves at a speed of 15 miles per hour. If you ride the train for 20 minutes, how many miles did the train ride for?
  2. If the oldest car at the car show is from 1927, how many years ago was the car built?
  3. If you buy a hamburger for $8.25 and a lemonade for $2.25, how much money did you spend?

Clearly, the Connoisseurs’ Marketplace is not only a great way to spend time with your child, but it also serves as a way for your child to practice their math skills. Check out this website for more information about the marketplace.

Want more? Make sure to check out our other posts about summer camps around the bay area. In addition to registering for cool camps, don’t forget to leave time for relieving summer “brain drain” at Mathnasium this summer! Visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark

Palo Alto Summer Math Camp

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It is not too late to sign your child up for Palo Alto – Menlo Park Mathnasium’s summer math camp. At each session, your child will go over previously learned material as well as learn new things too. We will help your child prepare for the upcoming school year so that math class will be breeze. Since most kids do not want to spend their summer doing math, treat them before or after their session to a yummy meal. A great place to eat lunch after a session at Mathnasium’s summer math camp is at Corner Bakery Cafe in Palo Alto.

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Their lunch menu includes sandwiches (hot and cold), salads, pastas, and soups. They also have a great bakery selection which makes for a perfect dessert after lunch. Here are some questions you can ask your child as you wait for your food.

  1. You order a chicken pesto on ciabatta ficelle ($7.99) and your child orders a mac & 3 cheese ($7.79). How much does the meal cost altogether? How much does it cost with tax if tax is 9.50%?
  2. The bowl the mac & cheese comes in has a radius of 3 inches and a height of 2 inches. What is the volume of the bowl? If each pasta has a volume of .2 inches, how many pasta can fit in the bowl?
  3. Corner Bakery’s lunch menu has approximately 35 items. Of the 35 items, 4 are pastas, 5 are paninis, 7 are signature sandwiches, 3 are combos, 2 are soups/chilis, and 14 are salads. What is the probability that you will choose a pasta? Panini? Signature sandwich? Combo? Soup/chili? Salad?
  4. Corner Bakery Cafe is 2.9 miles away from Palo Alto – Menlo Park Mathnasium’s summer math camp. If you drive at 35 mph (assume no traffic and no stop lights) how long will it take you to get to the Cafe from Mathnasium?

For more information about Corner Bakery Cafe, check out their website.

We hope to see your child this summer at Mathnasium’s summer math camp. For more information about Mathnasium of Palo Alto-Menlo Park and other unique word problems, visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark

Menlo Park Summer Math Camp

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It is not too late to sign your child up for Palo Alto – Menlo Park Mathnasium’s summer math camp. At each session, your child will go over previously learned material as well as learn new things too. We will help your child prepare for the upcoming school year so that math class will be breeze. Since most kids do not want to spend their summer doing math, treat them before or after their session to a yummy meal. A great place to eat lunch before coming to Mathnasium’s summer math camp is at Cafe Zoe in Menlo Park.They have an assortment of scrumptious lunch meals like soups, salads, grilled paninis, and fresh sandwiches. What makes Cafe Zoe so great is that on Friday they also have live music! What a great way to spend an afternoon with your child.

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Here are some math questions you can ask your child while you are waiting for your food.

  1. You order a tomato, basil, mozzarella panini ($8.75) and your child orders a grilled cheese sandwich ($6.95). How much does the meal cost altogether? If you leave a 15% tip, how much does the tip cost? If tax is 9.50%, how much does tax cost? How much does the meal cost with tax and tip?
  2. If each sandwich is cut into triangles and has a base of 3 inches and a height of 4 inches, what is the area of the face of the each triangle of the sandwich. If the sandwich is 2.5 inches high, what is the volume of the sandwich including both halves.
  3. If Cafe Zoe is 2.2 miles away from Mathnasium’s summer math camp and you drive at a constant rate of 35 mph (assume no stop lights and no traffic), how long does it take you to get to Cafe Zoe?

For more information about Cafe Zoe, check out their website.

We hope to see your child this summer at Mathnasium’s summer math camp. For more information about Mathnasium of Palo Alto-Menlo Park and other unique word problems, visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark

Palo Alto Summer Math Camp

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It is not too late to sign your child up for Palo Alto – Menlo Park Mathnasium’s summer math camp. At each session, your child will go over previously learned material as well as learn new things too. We will help your child prepare for the upcoming school year so that math class will be breeze. Since most kids do not want to spend their summer doing math, treat them before or after their session to a yummy meal. A great place to eat any meal before coming to Mathnasium’s summer math camp is at Joanie’s Cafe in Palo Alto. They have a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu but they have been awarded best breakfast in Palo Alto multiple times.

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Their breakfast menu includes eggs, omelets, breakfast crepes, pancakes, waffles, french toast, and more! Treating your child to breakfast not only serves as a delicious meal and fun bonding time, but your child can also brush up on their math skills. Here are some questions you can ask your child while you are waiting for their meal:

  1. You order a Toscana Omelet ($11.25), a side of bacon ($4.95), and a small latte ($3.75). Your child orders Parisian Brioche French Toast ($9.95), a side of fruit ($4.00), and hot chocolate ($2.95). How much does the order cost all together? If tax is 9.50%, how much is tax? How much is the order with tax? If you tip your server 15%, how much is the tip? How much does the meal cost with tax and tip?
  2. There are 22 hard options on the menu. Of the 22 options, 2 are a type of french toast. What is the percent chance that you order french toast? Of the 22 options, 11 are a type of omelet. What is the percent chance you order an omelet?
  3. If each omelet($11.25) comes with a side of hash browns($4.50) and toast ($2.50). How much does just the omelet cost?

For more information about Joanie’s Cafe check out their website.

We hope to see your child this summer at Mathnasium’s summer math camp. For more information about Mathnasium of Palo Alto-Menlo Park and other unique word problems, visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark

Menlo Park Summer Math Camp

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2 minutes away from Palo Alto – Menlo Park Mathnasium’s summer math camp is the popular breakfast joint Stacks. Stacks is the typical American breakfast place that serves very large portions. Their food tastes amazing and is the perfect way to treat your child after or before their session at Mathnasium’s summer math camp.

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Mathnasium’s summer math camp is a great way for your child to refresh his math skills as well as learn new skills. We will ensure that your child will be ready for their math class in the upcoming school year.

Stacks is only open from morning to lunch time. Their menu comprises of breakfast crepes, different types of scrambled eggs, fritattas, bagels, breakfast sandwiches, omelets, pancakes, waffles, french toasts, yogurt sundaes, oatmeal, and more! By taking your child to Stacks, you can also quiz them on their math skills. Here are some examples:

  1. You go to stacks with your two sons. You order eggs benedict ($8.50), your first son orders the chocolate devine waffle($9.75), and your other son orders french toast($9.50). How much does everything cost all together? How much is tax (tax is approximately 9.50%)? How much does the order cost with tax?
  2. If Stacks is .2 miles away from Mathnasium’s summer math camp and your drive there at 35 mph, how long will it take you to get to Mathnasium (assume no stop lights and traffic)?
  3. If each waffle has a radius of 4 inches and a height of 1 inch, what is the volume of the waffle (volume = 2 * pi * r * h)? What is the area of the face of the waffle (area = pi * r * r)?

Clearly, Stacks is not only a delicious place to get breakfast, but it is also a great way to quiz your child on their math skills. For more information about Stacks and their menu, check out their website!

We hope to see your child this summer at Mathnasium’s summer math camp. For more information about Mathnasium of Palo Alto-Menlo Park and other unique word problems, visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark

Summer Math Camp in Palo Alto

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Summer is a great time to go out to breakfast or lunch with your child. This summer, before dropping your child off at Mathnasium’s summer math camp, treat them to a delicious breakfast at Coupa Cafe on Ramona Street in Palo Alto (only 1 mile away from Mathnasium!). Coupa Cafe is a beautiful cafe that has a wide range of meals to eat for breakfast. Here is a list of some yummy things to order:

  1. Eggs/omelets with baguette and fresh fruit
  2. Frittatas
  3. Traditional Buttermilk Pancakes/Waffles
  4. French Toast
  5. Pastries
Pastries from Coupa Cafe

Pastries from Coupa Cafe

While at Coupa Cafe, get your child in the math mood before dropping them off at Mathnasium’s summer math camp by asking them these math problems:

  1. Assume your child ordered JP’s waffle (a delicious waffle topped with strawberries, bananas, and nutella). It costs $9.50. You ordered a breakfast crepe ($8.50). How much did the order cost in total? Can you pay with a $20 bill? If so, how much change will you get back?
  2. If Coupa Cafe is 1.0 mile away from Mathnasium’s summer math camp, how far away is it in meters? Feet? Inches? Centimeters?
  3. If you drive to Mathnasium’s summer math camp from Coupa Cafe and you drive at a constant rate of 35 miles per hour (assume no stops), how long will it take you to get to Mathnasium. Now, lets assume you stopped at two red lights. The first light was 2 minutes and 23 seconds long, the second light was only for 1 minute. How long did it take you to get to Mathnasium now?

Clearly, breakfast is a perfect way to prepare your child for their session at Mathnasium’s summer math camp!

We hope to see your child this summer at Mathnasium’s summer math camp. For more information about Mathnasium of Palo Alto-Menlo Park and other unique word problems, visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark

How to Get Your Child to Love Math – Mathnasium Summer Math Camp

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Last week, the Washington Post released an article about how to get children to embrace math. The article states that the problem is that parents create a stigma around math because they either do not like math or they are not very good at it. Thus, as soon as a parent notices that their child is struggling, they frantically call a tutor. The article states some ways to help children embrace and love math:

  1. Do not tell your child that you hate or are not good at math
  2. Celebrate historical mathematicians (examples: Sir Isaac Newton and Archimedes)  and mathematical days (example: pi day, Fibonacci day)
  3. Teach your child that it is OK to struggle and to be confused.
  4. Weave mathematical terms into your vocabulary when you talk to your child (example: use the word rotation when you ask your child to set the table)
  5. Ask your child to do math related activities (example: baking is a great way to do this)
  6. Ask your child to explain what they learned today in math to you.

Math is such an important subject because you use it throughout your whole life. Your child doesn’t have to become a mathematician if they don’t want to, but you should teach them to embrace math. There are so many jobs that incorporate math skills now a days. Read the Washington Post article to learn more.

We love math!

We love math!

At Mathnasium’s summer math camp, we will help your child embrace math. We will show them tricks and teach them that math does not have to be a difficult, hated thing to do. At the summer math camp, we will give them packets that will enforce their already learned skills as well as teach them new math skills as will. We also have fun math games that will allow them to practice math in an engaging way. By the end of the summer math camp, your child will be heads over heels for math!

We hope to see your child this summer at Mathnasium’s summer math camp. For more information about Mathnasium of Palo Alto-Menlo Park and other unique word problems, visit our website at  http://www.mathnasium.com/paloalto-menlopark