Anonymous
03/04/2026 08:41
Subject: Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
Anonymous wrote:Wait, how does everyone know their kids grade level on math? I have no idea - I just have percentile.
Sometimes it's on a print out, and you can also look it up (the number, and their grade level).
Anonymous
03/04/2026 08:39
Subject: Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
Anonymous wrote:Came to ask the same question. We have tentative summer plans but not sure if we should move them. Child is 2-3 grades ahead. Not sure I need them to be even more ahead. Wish there was more information! Though I do appreciate DCPS finally doing something for high-achieving students.
I would rather my child develop other skills and spend time in nature than do math over the summer. They are already really advanced.
Anonymous
03/04/2026 08:39
Subject: Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
Wait, how does everyone know their kids grade level on math? I have no idea - I just have percentile.
Anonymous
03/04/2026 07:50
Subject: Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is this it? https://dcpsstrong.com/summer-es/es-acceleration/
It’s a special invitation only program being hosted along side that/at the same sites. Assuming they had reasonably high cutoff scores, which will in turn skew fairly UMC+, I’m really curious what kind of uptake they get this close to the summer.
Yeah, I'm curious about the overlap between kids scoring that high who don't already have summer plans and have parents willing to take a chance on a very vague offer.
Also, my 3rd grader with 6th grade iReady math scores didn't get any invitation!
Anonymous
03/04/2026 02:13
Subject: Re:Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
Wow what a detailed schedule.
This six-week, full-day program is a unique opportunity for elementary students to engage in hands-on, enriching academic instruction each morning and fun summer activities each afternoon.
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Academic Enrichment
12:00 – 12:30/1:00 PM Lunch and Recess
12:30/1:00 – 4:00 PM Enrichment Activities
Great to get all that information on what students are going to be doing for 6 hours and details such as how many students will be in each class and the subjects being covered.
And let's see who is teaching this enrichment:
Who is teaching Summer Acceleration? Can my child have their teacher for this year/next year?
A combination of DCPS staff and trusted partner organizations will provide instruction and teach Summer Acceleration
This six-week, full-day program is a unique opportunity for elementary students to engage in hands-on, enriching academic instruction each morning and fun summer activities each afternoon.
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Academic Enrichment
12:00 – 12:30/1:00 PM Lunch and Recess
12:30/1:00 – 4:00 PM Enrichment Activities
Great to get all that information on what students are going to be doing for 6 hours and details such as how many students will be in each class and the subjects being covered.
And let's see who is teaching this enrichment:
Who is teaching Summer Acceleration? Can my child have their teacher for this year/next year?
A combination of DCPS staff and trusted partner organizations will provide instruction and teach Summer Acceleration
Anonymous
03/04/2026 01:49
Subject: Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
So many replies - I wonder if it's because a large portion of kids got the invitation, or did we all googled our way to this post (I did)?
Anonymous
03/03/2026 22:42
Subject: Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
Anonymous wrote:Is this it? https://dcpsstrong.com/summer-es/es-acceleration/
It’s a special invitation only program being hosted along side that/at the same sites. Assuming they had reasonably high cutoff scores, which will in turn skew fairly UMC+, I’m really curious what kind of uptake they get this close to the summer.
Anonymous
03/03/2026 22:28
Subject: Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
Anonymous
03/03/2026 22:19
Subject: Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
Anonymous wrote:It's new. DCPS (Central office) is piloting this and is using summer school students to see how it goes and then possibly scaling it up to schools afterwards if it goes well.
I’m a 5th grade math teacher and haven’t heard anything about this. But it sounds exactly like something they would pilot over the summer to roll out haphazardly in the fall.
Anonymous
03/03/2026 21:35
Subject: Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Got an invite as well and have all the same questions. Did find this and wondered if it's related:
https://www.98thpercentile.com/blog/how-math-quest-programs-inspire-a-love-for-mathematics
I'd rather not my child sit in front of a screen for 5 weeks...
Copying from the website, that would be a HARD HARD no for me. These kids don't need gamification, they need algebra and a chalkboard.
"1. Learning through Gamification
The foundation of Math Quest programs is gamification. These tools make studying mathematics fun by adding features of games, such as leaderboards, badges, stages, and points..."
OMG, gaming and on screens all day??
Yea that would be a hard no.
Anonymous
03/03/2026 19:42
Subject: Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
It's new. DCPS (Central office) is piloting this and is using summer school students to see how it goes and then possibly scaling it up to schools afterwards if it goes well.
Anonymous
03/03/2026 17:19
Subject: Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
I really hope it's not more EdTech crap.
Anonymous
03/03/2026 17:13
Subject: Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
Anonymous wrote:Got an invite as well and have all the same questions. Did find this and wondered if it's related:
https://www.98thpercentile.com/blog/how-math-quest-programs-inspire-a-love-for-mathematics
I'd rather not my child sit in front of a screen for 5 weeks...
Copying from the website, that would be a HARD HARD no for me. These kids don't need gamification, they need algebra and a chalkboard.
"1. Learning through Gamification
The foundation of Math Quest programs is gamification. These tools make studying mathematics fun by adding features of games, such as leaderboards, badges, stages, and points..."
Anonymous
03/03/2026 17:03
Subject: Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
Anonymous wrote:Got an invite as well and have all the same questions. Did find this and wondered if it's related:
https://www.98thpercentile.com/blog/how-math-quest-programs-inspire-a-love-for-mathematics
I'd rather not my child sit in front of a screen for 5 weeks...
The version of this that I have experience with (from a summer camp) did not involve a screen.
Anonymous
03/03/2026 16:57
Subject: Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
Got an invite as well and have all the same questions. Did find this and wondered if it's related:
https://www.98thpercentile.com/blog/how-math-quest-programs-inspire-a-love-for-mathematics
I'd rather not my child sit in front of a screen for 5 weeks...
https://www.98thpercentile.com/blog/how-math-quest-programs-inspire-a-love-for-mathematics
I'd rather not my child sit in front of a screen for 5 weeks...