Internships With Local Business Leaders

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Internships With Local Business Leaders

Ladders for Leaders is an internship program for high school students between the ages of 16 and 18. Their goal is to bridge the gap between motivated high school students and professional work experience by placing these students in an internship with a local business that reflects their choice of career path.

MATHNASIUM OF EAST ROUND ROCK & GEORGETOWN SUPPORT THE GOALS OF LADDERS FOR LEADERS!

More importantly, their aim is for these students to explore and grasp the complexities of the professional workplace while also cultivating a sense of responsibility, build a professional network, and develop time management and other marketable skills.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS AWESOME PROGRAM HERE!

Industries included in this program are as follows:

Business Management

Arts and Recreation

Educational Services

Financial Services

Healthcare/Medical

Hospitality/Tourism

Information Technology

Marketing/Public Relations

Media/Entertainment

Real Estate/Property

THEY ARE ACCEPTING INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS STARTING JANUARY 11TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 19TH, 2021!

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

Student Test Scores Drop in Math Since Covid-19 Pandemic

A recent article in The Wall Street Journal states that American children started school this fall significantly behind expectations in math, and modestly behind in some grades in reading, according to one of the first reports on widely used tests since the coronavirus pandemic shut schools in March.

It would take students in grades five and six at least 12 weeks on average to catch up to where they were expected to be in the fall in math, compared with pre-pandemic skills, the report found. Children in grades two and three would need four to seven weeks to catch up in math, while those in grades four, seven and eight would need eight to 11 weeks.

The report was released by Renaissance Learning Inc., an online testing program used by thousands of U.S. schools to assess students several times yearly and track their progress.

Read Article Here

Instructor Spotlight

Noah, Instructor

Noah is a senior at St. Dominic Savio High School. He really enjoys math! Noah is taking AP Calculus BC and has plans to study both engineering and computer science in college.

Math Activity Alert!

The Wizarding World

In J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” readers follow Harry, a young orphan who discovers he is a wizard, as he navigates a hidden magical world. Readers learn about the cultures and governments of witches and wizards and are shown their everyday lives such as how they get around, their favorite sports teams, and the types of money they use. What kind of math-related questions might they encounter on a typical day? Let’s find out!

People have been infatuated with the wizarding world depicted in J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series, from famous sites such as Hogwarts and Diagon Alley to household charms, magical creatures, and the international sport played on flying broomsticks — Quidditch! Read the introduction at the link below with your child. Then, choose the word problem that’s the right skill level for them and have them give it a try. Oh, and have a BRILLIANT time!