What Is Project MEGSSS?
(Mathematics Education for Gifted Secondary School Students)
Project MEGSSS was incorporated as a 501(c)3 organization in 1980, the offshoot of a Saint Louis-based, government-funded educational research project.
Based on the Elements of Mathematics, a curriculum designed to enrich and expand the mathematical abilities of middle school students, this unique core program broadens exposure to the world of mathematics and focuses on reinforcing elementary and middle school math concepts and logic in preparation for high-level mathematics in secondary school and college.
MEGSSS gives these mathematically talented students an opportunity to learn high-level mathematics while meeting other students that think like themselves and participate in a challenging environment where being really smart is celebrated and supported.
Even though Project MEGSSS has been a haven for mathematically talented students in the St. Louis area for over 40 years, we are now expanding our scope regionally, nationally, and internationally, with exciting new online learning platforms.
MEGSSS will continue to offer highly qualified faculty, working with the superior curriculum, to academically challenge students beyond traditional school offerings.
Building on our historic past, we added a new online offering to complement our traditional classroom programs.
Nominations are Open for the Fall Start of Project MEGSSS
Teachers and Parents may nominate Middle School Students with an interest in Mathematics
MEGSSS is accepting Nominations for Middle School students with a spark for Mathematics to participate in this Enrichment Program.
On ground and online platforms are available.
Ready to nominate a Middle School Math student? Click the button below.
Math JAM Summer Camp
Elements Of Mathematics Foundations
Meet Project MEGSSS Ambassadors
Blake Schaper, since being introduced to mathematics in preschool, has had a love for numbers, and all abstract ideas for that matter.
His love of learning and his quest for knowledge has allowed him to start taking college classes at age 12, and to start calculus at 14. He is a member of the Lewis and Clark Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society since being inducted after dual enrollment in 2019.
Blake is also a proud member of the Mathematical Association of America. He has finished Calculus CD this past year and hopes to study differential equations in his senior year.
Blake Schaper graduated from MEGSSS in 2020 and is excited to help MEGSSS grow after the pandemic.
Amol Bansal is a graduate of the Elements program (2019-2022).
He graduated in May 2022 with high accolades and was the student speaker at the commencement ceremony. To share his math passion with the next batch(es) of Elements students, he is returning as a tutor.
Amol is a math enthusiast. He has participated in extensive math enrichment activities, including prestigious math camps and math circles. He also participates in different math and science competitions.
He twice (in 2021 and 2022) earned the first-place award in the virtual annual science fair by the American Statistical Association (ASA) in the middle school category.
Outside of STEM, he enjoys playing tennis and piano and reading Indian mythology. He also likes watching and analyzing all kinds of sports.