Semester 1 is a luscious plunge into Beast Academy’s advanced arithmetic: playful, rigorous, and deliciously exacting. We’ll braid number sense, fractions, primes, exponents and algebraic reasoning into puzzles that tease and reward. Semester 2 becomes a silkier affair with AoPS: Prealgebra refining manipulation and patterns; Introduction to Geometry teaching proof, congruence, similarity and elegant constructions; Alcumus offering personalised practice. Each fortnight is a recipe: warm-up problems, guided tasting, independent mise en place, and a final plated challenge.
ACARA v9 mapping: Number and Algebra — developing fluency with integers, fractions, indices, factors, primes, algebraic manipulation, and linear relationships; Measurement and Geometry — exploring properties of shapes, angle relationships, congruence, similarity, constructions and geometric reasoning; Statistics and Probability — designing investigations, collecting, representing and interpreting data, and comparing probabilities.
Outcomes: by 13, students will craft clear proofs, translate problems into algebra, calculate with confidence, and present solutions with neat, satisfying steps. Assessments are joyful: timed feasts of problems, portfolios of proofs, and Alcumus-driven adaptive checks. It’s math taught like a supper — nourishing, indulgent, and utterly compelling. Parents receive fortnightly tasting notes: progress snapshots, suggested spices (extensions), gentle support strategies, homework recipes, and celebration prompts so curiosity simmers and confidence rises steadily.