Mathematics

Math Courses for Credit

Geometry

Credit: 1.0
NCAA Approved
Grades: 9 – 11
Prerequisite: Algebra 1 and recommendation of Math Department Chair
Session: June 16 – July 24, 2025
Meeting times: Monday-Friday, 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. EDT
Asynchronous: Teacher will be available from 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. or by appointment

Teacher: Cheryle Oshman Blunt
Office Hours are flexible and by appointment to support students in their time zone.

Course Description: This course covers plane geometry and includes the study of congruence, similarity, ratio and proportion, area, the geometry of the circle, and right triangle trigonometry. Equal time is devoted to writing proofs and the use of computational aspects of basic results. This course includes a review of algebra topics in preparation for Algebra 2. Technology used will include Zoom, a scientific calculator, doc scan or similar app, and online access to Big Ideas Math Integrated I and II textbooks. Successful completion of this course prepares students to take Algebra 2 or Algebra 2 (Advanced).

Financial Literacy

Credit: 0.5
Grades: 9-12
Prerequisite: Algebra 1 (with Department Chair approval) or Geometry
Sessions: July 7-24, 2025
Class meeting time: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EDT

Teacher: O’Shayne Rankine
Office Hours: 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. EDT

Course Description:
Financial Literacy will soon be a graduation requirement in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

This course helps students develop the skills to make informed financial decisions, covering topics like managing debt, building and improving credit, and making smart money choices. Students will use fundamental math skills to calculate income taxes, interest rates, and balance a checkbook.

They will also gain practical knowledge about different types of bank accounts, how to open and manage them, and how to evaluate the reliability of financial institutions. The course includes reading assignments on budgeting, saving, and financial planning, which will be reinforced with writing tasks such as creating personal budgets, analyzing financial statements, and developing financial plans.

Additionally, students will engage in discussions and presentations to strengthen their reasoning and communication skills in financial and business contexts.

Statistics

Credit: 1.0
NCAA Approved
Grades: 11 – 12
Sessions: June 16 – July 24, 2025
Class meeting time: Monday-Thursday, 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EDT
Asynchronous Work: (an average of 5 hours daily, Monday-Friday) completed independently.

Teacher: Elson Oshman Blunt
Office Hours: By appointment with individual students to support students in their time zone.

Course Description:
The discipline of Statistics distills and summarizes information from the world while also communicating limits to our confidence in the precision of that true story. Westtown’s Statistics course uses real world data to develop an understanding of data summary, probability distributions, sampling, regression, and hypothesis testing. Our tools include experimentation, surveys, simulation, theoretical calculations, and analytical writing. Using this foundation, students will design a study on a topic of choice, interpret the data, and perform inference. Technology includes the TI-83/84 calculator and Google Sheets in addition to the typical online course tools. This course covers most topics included in a college level non-calculus based introductory Statistics course and about three quarters of the topics on the Statistics Advanced Placement Exam. Students are well-positioned to take the AP exam the following May if desired; optional materials for the remaining topics are provided for motivated students to pursue.

Taking Statistics online affords students the opportunity to learn at a distance without sacrificing the collaborative quality of education central to Westtown’s classroom experience. Course materials and goals are similar to Westtown’s school year syllabus but will be adapted and combined with traditional textbook materials (based on David Bock’s Stats: Modeling the World) to take advantage of online capabilities and provide the best possible learning experience. Students will watch short whiteboard-style lecture videos created exclusively for this course, navigate labs designed to guide students to understanding through constructing and applying statistical concepts, and consult with student partners as needed to help each other master the material.

Online summer Statistics is offered biennially in odd-numbered years (e.g., 2025, 2027).

Math Courses for Enrichment

Bridge to Algebra 1

Credit: Enrichment
Grades: 9-10
Sessions: August 4-15, 2025
Class meeting time: Monday through Friday, 8:30-11:30 a.m. EDT

Teacher: O’Shayne Rankine

Course Description:
This course is designed to give students who are entering Algebra 1 a chance to review major topics of Pre-Algebra: Working with ratios and fractions, Solving one step equations, plotting points on the coordinate plane and working with exponents and square roots of numbers. This course provides direct instruction and directed practice to help students be better prepared and more confident when they begin Algebra 1.

Bridge to Algebra 2

Credit: Enrichment
Grades: 10-12
Sessions: August 4-15, 2025
Class meeting time: Monday-Friday, 8:30-11:30 a.m. EDT
Synchronous: 9:30 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.. EDT
Asynchronous: 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. EDT

Teacher: Amanda Dunlap
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. EDT

Course Description:
This course is designed to give students who are entering Algebra 2 a chance to review the major topics of Algebra 1: solving equations and inequalities, linear equations, systems of equations, rules of exponents, and polynomials. Through skill practice and real-life applications, students will be given the opportunity to prepare themselves and feel confident for the upcoming math course (Algebra 2) in the fall.

Bridge to Functions or Precalculus 2

Credit: Enrichment
Grades: 11-12
Sessions: August 4-15, 2025
Class meeting time: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EDT
Synchronous: 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Asynchronous: 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Synchronous: 10:30 a.m. – 11: 30 a.m.

Teacher: Omar Otero
Office Hours: 11:30 a.m. – 12: 00 p.m.

Course Description:
This course is designed to give students who are entering Functions or Precalculus a chance to review the major topics of Algebra 2, including working with quadratic functions and polynomials, rational expressions, radical expressions, logs and exponents (and related functions). Through skills practice and real life applications, students will be given the opportunity to prepare themselves and feel confident for their upcoming math course in the fall.