Russian School of Mathematics

The Russian School of Mathematics (RSM) is an after school program that provides mathematical education for children attending K–12 of public and private schools. The school is meant as a place where children can advance in mathematics beyond the traditional school curriculum. The founder of RSM is Inessa Rifkin and co-founder is Irene Khavinson.^[1] The focus of RSM is primarily mathematics. The high-school level classes offer preparation for standardized tests such as the SAT, SAT II and AP exams. Each class usually involves intensive reinforcement of the topic using many examples and problems. Accompanied by classwork, all students are given homework to reinforce what they have learned.

Locations

The after-school mathematics program was originally established in Boston,^[2] inside Inessa Rifkin's living room.^[3] Since then, RSM is one of the largest after-school math enrichment programs in the Northeast, and serves more than 10,000 students across six states.^[4] RSM also runs an overnight camp in Sunapee, New Hampshire.

Massachusetts

RSM has a significant academic presence in Massachusetts. There are eleven RSM schools throughout the state of Massachusetts—located in the cities of Acton, Andover, Brookline, Framingham, Lexington, Marblehead, Newton, Sharon, Shrewsbury, Wellesley, and Winchester.^[5] RSM-Newton serves as the headquarters and is the largest branch of the Russian School of Mathematics. RSM-Newton serves 2,400 students weekly from more than 30 greater Boston and MetroWest communities.^[6] In 2003, an RSM affiliate has also opened in Framingham, Massachusetts under the name of MetroWest School of Mathematics, now known as RSM-MetroWest.^[7]

California

There are three RSM schools in the state of California—located in the cities of San Jose, San Mateo, and Irvine. There is now a new location in Sunnyvale.

Russian School of Mathematics established its presence in California after co-founder Irina Khavinson opened a school in Santa Clara County in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2006. Known as RSM-San Jose, the school serves over 800 students from San Jose and the surrounding communities of Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Palo Alto, Saratoga, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Mountain View and Fremont.^[8]

RSM-San Mateo initially opened in Foster City in 2011, but later relocated to San Mateo in 2013. The school's math programs in San Mateo provide after-school math enrichment for K-12 students from San Mateo and the neighboring communities of Foster City, Hillsborough, Burlingame, Millbrae, Redwood City, San Carlos, Belmont, Menlo Park, Atherton, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, San Bruno, and Portola Valley. The school's principal is Yulia Bubnova.^[9]

RSM-Irvine opened in 2012, in response to the strong demand from the families of K-12 students for after-school math programs in Irvine and Orange County. RSM-Irvine serves students from many surrounding communities, including Aliso Viejo, Newport Coast, Foothill Ranch, Newport Beach, Redondo Beach, Trabuco Canyon, Costa Mesa, Orange, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Diamond Bar and San Diego. The school principal is Alla Korinevskaya.^[10]

Kentucky

There is one RSM school in the state of Kentucky—located in the city of Louisville. Opening its doors in 2005, RSM-Louisville was the first branch of the Russian School of Mathematics outside of Massachusetts. It serves more than 200 students from Louisville and the surrounding communities of Prospect, Crestwood, Goshen, Shelbyville, Pewee Valley, Mount Washington, Jeffersonville, Bowling Green and Elizabethtown. The school's principal is Leonid Madorsky.^[11]

Illinois

There is one RSM school in the state of Illinois—located in the city of Naperville. RSM-Naperville is the first branch of the Russian School of Mathematics in the Greater Chicago area, opening in the fall of 2012. The branch serves K- 12 students from Naperville and the surrounding communities of Lisle, Oak Brook, Downers Grove, Newton, Westmont, Hinsdale, Chicago, Clarendon Hills and Darien. The school's principal is Dr. Mikhail Korenman.^[12]

Washington

There is one RSM school in the state of Washington—located in the city of Bellevue. Opening in 2012, RSM-Bellevue is the first branch of the Russian School of Mathematics in the state of Washington. The branch serves students in Bellevue and the surrounding communities of Redmond, Seattle, Kirkland, Renton, Sudbury, Lynnwood, Maple Valley, Bothell, Chelmsford, and Issaquah. The school's principal is Darena Gateva.^[13]

Connecticut

There is one RSM school in the state of Connecticut—located in the city of Rocky Hill. Opening its doors in 2013, RSM-Rocky Hill is the first branch of the Russian School of Mathematics to open in Connecticut.^[14] The branch serves students in Rocky Hill and the Greater Hartford communities of Glastonbury, West Hartford, Cromwell, Farmington, Middletown,Wethersfield, Manchester and South Windsor. The school's principal is Christopher Green.^[15]

References

External links

• Russian School of Mathematics official website
• RSM Louisville
• Metrowest School of Mathematics
• "A Russian solution to US problem" (Boston Globe Article)