The 2024-25 Program is Underway
In-class and Online–teacher-led MEGSSS Academic Year (EMF) Program
Even though Project MEGSSS has provided enrichment for mathematically talented students in the St. Louis area for over 40 years, we expanded our scope with an exciting new blended online learning platform. The blended online provides a highly qualified faculty member once a week in real time to explain, review and prepare students for the week’s work. (Similar to how the classroom program works) The blended program expands the MEGSSS reach to include rural and urban schools outside the St. Louis area to have access to this enriching math program.
Nominations are being accepted for the 2025-2026 Academic Year. Teachers and parents can nominate a student for the program. CLICK HERE
For the 2024-2025 School Year, the on ground, In-Class format is taught at the Lindbergh Idea Gifted Center on Tuesday afternoon, 4pm-5:30pm; at the Sperreng Middle School on Wednesday, 4:30pm-6pm, and at the Our Lady of Lourdes School on Wednesdays starting at 2pm. MEGSSS is looking to expand the on ground classes for the 2025-2026 school year.
The online, teacher-led format meets on Monday evenings at 5pm.
All program formats cover the same information — parents register for the day and format that fits best in their child’s schedule.
MEGSSS will continue to offer highly qualified faculty, working with the superior curriculum, to academically challenge students beyond traditional school offerings.
What Is Project MEGSSS?
(Mathematics Enrichment for 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. This is not tutoring, it is a high level enrichment program for students who have an interest in Math and a strong work ethic.
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.
Teachers may nominate Middle School Students with an interest in Mathematics (Parents, please go to the registration page to start the process)
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.
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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.