Edison Math League
Interested in pushing yourself by participating in local, state, national, and international middle school math competitions? Struggling in your math club and looking for some extra help? Bored with your math content and looking for some creative math puzzles?
The Edison Regional Gifted Center Math League is the place for you!
We meet Mondays and Tuesdays after school (and participate in competitions virtually and asynchronously) to challenge and support our diverse student body, and to prepare for over a dozen rigorous and stimulating mathematics competitions!
Email Advisor Brandon Strawn for more info at bstrawn@cps.edu.
Mondays: Noncompetitive Math Club
3:00-4:00 pm
Grades 3-6
Skills and puzzles in a fun, stress-free environment for those students who are not interested in competing on Edison's math team
Cap of 20 students
Tuesdays: Competitive Math League
3:00-4:00 pm
Grades 3-8
Skills and drills aligned to the competitions in which we'll be participating
Cap of 20 students
Edison families can sign up for the Math League and its competitions at https://bit.ly/EdisonMathLeagueSurvey2022.
Brandon Strawn
Edison's Math Specialist, Brandon Strawn, received a B.A. in Mathematics with honors and distinction from James Madison University. He has been involved in the Chicago education field since 2008, primarily as a high school math teacher before coming to Edison, spreading math and mirth with every step! He has been at Edison since 2019.
When he is not mathematizing, he is also an avid musician and anime fan. He's also a huge fan of The Phantom Tollbooth.
He can be reached at bstrawn@cps.edu.