The focus of the math program at Augustine Hills School is to help students understand their world mathematically. Students need to understand how mathematics relates to the world around them. Understanding math in this way prepares students for the use of rote calculations and concepts found throughout their academic career. Methods employed in our math program include online learning, direct instruction, and application to real life situations.

In Grade 6, instructional time focuses on four critical areas:

(1) connecting ratio and rate to whole number multiplication and division and using concepts of ratio and rate to solve problems

(2) completing understanding of division of fractions and extending the notion of number to the system of rational numbers, which includes negative numbers

(3) writing, interpreting, and using expressions and equations

(4) developing understanding of statistical thinking.