At Singapore American School, our mathematics program empowers students to develop agency and build positive mathematical identities by engaging in equitable, rigorous, and meaningful learning experiences. The following are our guiding principles for teaching and learning mathematics:

1. Every student has the opportunity to develop deep mathematical understanding and experience wonder in mathematics.

2. Teaching practices nurture students’ positive identities as knowers, doers, and sense-makers of mathematics.

3. Mathematics curriculum and instruction must be equitable, rigorous, and relevant.

4. Learning mathematics is a collaborative responsibility.

5. Purposeful assessment drives mathematics instruction and learning.

For the full details, please see:

Singapore American School ELC-12 Math Philosophy and Guiding Principles