By Olga Ninova- Trayanova | Project Leader
Math with JUMP is easy, math with JUMP is for everyone.
With this remark begins the methodological reflection after the visited classes in 1st and 2nd grade, with Mrs. Tsonka Todorova and Mrs. Iliana Kuteva, in the "Hristo Botev" Municipal School in the town of Stamboliyski. They recognize and live the motto of the methodology, because already for the third month with JUMP Math the math classes are not just more interesting for the children, but more than that: the students are engaged and active, they solve the problems with focus and believe in their own mathematical abilities.
Educators excitedly show the notebooks to the children, "see, this is much better than traditional". The problems and examples in the JUMP Math workbooks stimulate children to think and explore new math concepts at a much higher cognitive level. Instead of instructions such as "color" and "connect" that are repeated in standard textbooks, JUMP Math notebooks provide a variety of challenging problems to compare, sort, fill in, and find missing elements or patterns. The problems in this methodology are not just examples, but challenges to solve that develop children's thinking and exploration skills.
The shcool year has accelerated and 48 newly trained teachers like Mrs. Todorova and Mrs. Kuteva have joined the JUMP Math community. The special thing about these teachers is their students come entrirely from Roma communities and are study in 25 segregated schools across the country.
We've already witnessed the results during several school visits. Teachers are relived as they finally have a logical and easy to use methodological guide. Students are excited and williing to discover, participate in class and learn. Learning math with JUMP gives the the motivation to be in school every day. With JUMP their potiencial is being unlocked and they step on a new and stimulating path of learning and growth.
It is truly amazing to be part of all this. Thank you for the support and have a joly Christmas holiday!
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