Mathnasium

Specialties

— We know how to teach your child math.

Our specially trained math instructors will teach your child how to understand math in an individual setting — our unique approach enables us to effectively explain math concepts well and lend a helping hand to every student. Our tutors foster a caring, encouraging environment that helps kids thrive and learn!

— We pinpoint your child’s learning needs, meet them where they are, and take them where they need to go.

Mathnasium instructors use our unique assessment process to determine (with great accuracy) exactly what each child knows and what they need to learn. Next, we design a customized learning plan for teaching the concepts the student needs to master. It doesn’t stop there — our encouraging instructors continually check progress along the way to make sure kids truly understand and retain the concepts we’ve taught. The results are transformative — kids will see measurable changes in attitude, confidence, and school progress.

— We will help your child overcome homework frustration.

Our instructors will also set aside time to provide homework help. We help kids understand the homework assignment so they feel better prepared to complete the work at home — underscoring their understanding of concepts and transforming homework frustration into a welcome challenge.

History

Established in 2002.

More than 35 years ago, Larry Martinek, creator of the Mathnasium Method™, was inspired to find a better way to teach math. As a teacher in public and private schools, as well as a father to a mathematically gifted son, Nic, Larry possessed a comprehensive view of math education. In his work with both stellar and struggling math programs, he identified a common theme in math instruction — a vast disconnect between students’ learning skills and the curriculum they were expected to master. Larry decided to find an approach that would provide students with the strong athematical foundation they needed to succeed. The solution would be to identify students’ current skill levels and propel them forward by teaching them math in a way that made sense to them. Larry assembled and developed a blend of methods and materials that had proven highly effective for students of all ages in his years as an educator. The Mathnasium Method was born.

Meet the Business Owner

Kevin K.

Business Owner

Kevin is the Owner at Mathnasium of Champaign. He has an MBA and a BS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-​Champaign. Kevin started his engineering career with Caterpillar Inc. For the next 12 years at the company, he held various technical and management positions including Senior Design Engineer, Assistant Account Manager, and Certified 6 Sigma Black Belt Project Manager, specializing in Supply Chain Management.

As a child, he enjoyed learning math and in high school, he tutored Algebra and Geometry. His own experience had taught him that kids excel in math when it is taught in the way that makes sense to them. He is committed to bringing the Mathnasium Method to the children in the community. Kevin and his wife, Jenny, live in Champaign where they are raising two daughters.