ASPIRA Math & Science Academy

The ASPIRA Math & Science Academy (MAS) is an after-school program that operates during the academic year and summer. During the Academic year, students meet three days per week to take part in a variety of enrichment activities. Students of the MAS Academy are not involved in textbook activities, long discussions, or lectures about math and science. Instead, they participate in hands-on activities where they learn by doing. As a result they are engaged and become part of the discovery process in math and science.
 

The Summer MAS Academy is an intensive program where students meet 3 days per week for six weeks. It is modeled after the academic year program and adds to this experience topics that were not covered during the year.
More information on the MAS Academy can be obtained through ASPIRA’s web site.
The purpose of the MAS Academy is threefold:
 

• To increase student motivation and interest in math and science;
• To increase the math and science literacy of Latino youth; and
• To increase Latino representation in math and science-related careers.