Welcome to Gauss Academy of Mathematical Education!

Gauss Academy provides a Mathematics, Science and ELA after-school enrichment programs designed to help kids improve their logical and abstract ways of thinking, succeed in numerous competitions, standardized tests and acquire life-long interest in math and science.
Forthcoming Events in Gauss:

   
  • 2025 Quantum Computation, Quantum Information and Quantum Machine Learning Summer Research Workshops are running from 7/14-8/1. Please check the detailed information here: Research Programs. ​Register here: forms.gle/C1FxAfL7bEuQCDX39
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 Gauss 2024–25 Academic Year Highlights 
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We proudly celebrate a year of excellence, passion, and achievement across academics, competitions, and research. Congratulations to all our outstanding students and families!

 College Admissions Success
Our graduates have been accepted to the nation’s most prestigious universities, including:
Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT, Princeton, Brown, Cornell, Caltech, Columbia, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, UPenn, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Carnegie Mellon, Emory, NYU, Georgia Tech, UNC Chapel Hill, University of Michigan, Wesleyan, Boston University and many more!

 Competition Achievements

AMC Series

 100+ students qualified for AIME
 20+ qualified for JMO or AMO
 4 students entered MOP
3 JMO Honors
 3 JMO Honorable Mentions

Mathcounts
 
NJ: 3 students in Top 4, qualified for National Mathcounts
 National qualifiers from PA, UT, NH, DE

Physics
 
10+ qualified for USAPhO
 5+ students earned Top 100 in Physics Bowl

Science & Research
 
2 students advanced to ISEF National Finals
2 students named Regeneron STS Top 300

Writing & Debate
 
2nd Place in New York Times Writing Contest
Qualified for TOC and NCSD, NJSDL State Champions

 Elite Summer Program Admissions
Our students were accepted to prestigious summer programs, including:
ROSS, PROMYS, SSP, Garcia, NJ Governor's School, BU RISE, RIBS, HSMC, YSP, and more!

At Gauss, we believe in cultivating both academic excellence and personal growth, empowering students to reach their highest potential. We’re proud of every milestone our students have achieved—and we look forward to the new heights ahead!

Information Videos for Prospective Students

Why Gauss Math?

School mathematical education is now discussed daily in editorials, on radio and television, and even in the halls of Congress.
There are probably many reasons for that, yet the most obvious are:
  • The U.S. school curriculum has been described as "a mile wide and an inch deep";
  • There is no real emphasis on building strong foundation of basic math and science concepts in elementary school;
  • There is a lack of layered approach to teach challenging math or physics in middle school
  • Only a limited number of students (less than 20%) reach advanced levels of math and take any kind of physics in high school
  • There is little correlation and continuity between math and science curricula and textbooks of elementary, middle and high schools.

What can we (parents and educators) do to help our children start succeeding in math and physics? And why do we have to emphasize math and physics out of all school subjects? The answer is very simple. It is because mathematics is considered to be "the economy of information" and physics is always referred as "the logic of technological revolution". We all understand that our kids are going to live and work in the 21st century, and it is our duty to help them not only be successful in everything they choose to do in their lives, but also to help them be happy and proud of themselves and of their accomplishments. And what is a better way for parents to help their kids to succeed than to expose them to a good, structured, fun and stress-free yet challenging math and physics program at the earliest possible stage. And that is what GAME is all about.
Our Methodologies
  • Our curriculum is complimentary to the standard curriculum in school but also offers more challenging problems and assignments than what is usually expected in the classroom. Our curriculum is designed to meet and exceed math requirements on the SAT, ACT and AP exams. Our Olympiad math curriculum has its own system aiming for the highest standard for mathematical excellence. 
  • Mathematical reasoning and application is an essential component of our curriculum. We focus on unique topics for each level wherein previously learned skills and techniques will be reinforced and further developed at each step. Special emphasis is placed on the reasoning and application.
  • Rigorous vs intuitive: Mathematics is a rather rigorous and strict discipline, and while we can not overestimate the importance of rigorous mathematical reasoning, it is extremely important to train students how to use plausible reasoning to solve complex problems.  Ultimately, it is crucial for students to cultivate a mathematical intuition that will become vital when they work on complex mathematical scenarios in the future. 
  • Understanding vs memorization: Needless to say, to master math one needs to memorize certain facts, formulae and theorems. However, what is truly important for kids to be successful in math is to understand the meaning of mathematical problems and their solutions.  In this way, kids can intuitively derive many remarkable yet simple answers. 
  • Repetitive vs creative: Repetition is an integral part of learning process for young kids, ergo "practice makes perfect." However, it is equally important to encourage kids to look for creative solutions. For example, kids should be taught at an early stage to think about how to modify a given math problem to get a new (or different) solution. 
  • Geometric vs algebraic method: Algebraic and geometric methods complement each other in many ways. Our curriculum is designed to foster the ability of our students to solve problems with the most efficient tools at their disposal..