The history of math studio.

Our program is based on more than 20 years of teaching experience during which time we have synthesized the best of Russian, American, and European logical and thinking developmental programs.

The years of our studio's experience have demonstrated that the classes show positive results for children who like and understand math as well as for those children who are more inclined to humanities and who used to regard math as a rather boring, dry, and difficult discipline. We will try to develop the full potential of your student.

Our studio in Brookline, MA opened 4 years ago.

The founders and teachers of mathematics studio.

Larisa Itina - Founder and Educational Director of the Studio. Mrs. Itina has over 20 years in experience of teaching mathematics to children of different ages - from kindergarten to high school. She developed and perfected the unique methodology used in our studio. She organized and taught classes for mathematics teachers and parents, so that they can use this methods themselves. This method was tested over the years and approved in many schools in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union. It was accepted by the Ministry of Education of Russia as "recommended for elementary schools".
She is author and co-author of many mathematical textbooks primarily for elementary and middle schools. These books can be ordered on www.ozon.ru(Russian Internet bookstore). Unfortunately, those books are available only in Russian.
Her textbooks won several contests and were awarded the prize for "Best Mathematics Textbooks for the Elementary Schools of the New Generation".

Katherine Maslova, Co-Founder and Managing Director, holds an M.S. in Mathematics from Moscow State University (Russia) and an M.S. in Computer Science from Northeastern University (Boston). She has over 15 years of experience in academia and industry. Her teaching experience includes several years of teaching mathematics in elementary school and in the high school with advanced mathematics and science programs in Moscow. She has also taught for several years undergraduate and graduate computer science courses in Northeastern University in Boston. Her industrial experience includes design, software development for scientific applications, and web applications development.