School News and Updates


Biweekly Newsletters Since Nov. 2024

Issue 3 – December 15, 2024

Issue 2 – December 1, 2024

Issue 1 – November 18, 2024


April 9, 2025: New Courses: Introduction to Mathematical Proofs, Mathematical Proofs Made Easy with LaTeX.

April 9, 2025: New Courses: Pre-Algebra Bridge, Algebra 1 Bridge. These small-group classes (4–6 students) are designed for students who have been learning the topic through other curricula but wish to transition to AoPS for greater depth, for those enrolled in AoPS Online or Self-Paced classes who need additional live instruction, or for homeschooled students interested in problem-solving sessions.

April 6, 2025: Student Feedback on Classes – While parents often request fully live classes, students seem to prefer the combined approach of pre-recorded, tutorial-style videos and interactive live sessions.

April 6, 2025: Student Teacher Zening — Pioneer of Our Volunteer Program and MATHCOUNTS Program

March 23, 2025: March 23, 2025: Student teacher Jotin (8th grade, 13 years old) has completed 30 hours of volunteer tutoring for the AoPS Introduction to Counting and Probability course. Jotin is a thoughtful teacher and a skilled problem writer. Feedback from the student's mother: "Jotin is excellent!"

February 18, 2025: Dr. Xue’s Math School supports underprivileged children in China to stay in school through the Hometown Education Foundation, a non-profit founded by Professor Tonghai Yang from the Department of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Yang is a well-known number theorist.

October, 2024: We have partnered with Wayzata Community Ed (Wayzata Public Schools) to create math and programming courses for Minnesota students. The first course we will offer is Python Programming for Middle School in Spring 2025. In Fall 2025, we will offer Honors Pre-Algebra and Contest Pre-Algebra (Text: AoPS). All classes will be delivered live via Zoom, and enrollment will be open to students outside of Minnesota as well.

December 10, 2023: Over 1/3 of the students in our AMC 10 summer intensive training program achieved AIME qualification in 2023.

December 8, 2023: Dr. Xue's Math School has started a Special Creativity Award for the MN State Science & Engineering Fair, for best creative use of mathematics in pre-college science and research. Two middle schoolers and two high schoolers will receive the award each year starting 2025.

July, 2019: Dr. Xue received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from the White House.