Why it Works:

First and foremost, Sportsometry ® is successful because it gives students an opportunity to make concrete connections between the sports they play and the math and science they learn.  When students are doing something they enjoy and can connect to, they are more engaged and more eager to learn.  This is essential when teaching the difficult, sometimes frustrating subjects of math and science.  Through Sportsometry’s ® innovative curriculum, students also improve their understanding of spatial relationships.

This program is also accessible to students of all academic and athletic abilities, including those with special needs.  Because each lesson contains two levels of difficulty, students who learn at different rates are able to absorb the material while still being challenged.  We offer lessons at various grade levels as well, depending on the abilities of students.  Built in to each lesson are also differentiated instructional sessions for each sport, so that participants who have never picked up a tennis racquet or touched a volleyball can feel comfortable, and more advanced athletes can continue to hone their skills. 

How it Works:

Sportsometry ® provides lesson plan materials for three five-session phases.  Each phase is focused around a different sport, e.g. volleyball, tennis, basketball, or Frisbee, and the lessons become progressively more challenging.  Each lesson contains a fifteen minute visualization, thirty minutes of math and science instruction, and thirty minutes of athletics.  The visualization, academic section, and athletic section are all interrelated, which strengthens students’ understanding of both the sport being played and the math or science concept being studied.

Typically, Sportsometry ® runs as an after school program one, two, or three times per week, utilizing schools’ physical education facilities.  Should a school or program see a better fit during the day, Sportsometry ® can adjust to this preference.

The lessons can be adapted to be appropriate for any age, from elementary through high school.  The curriculum can also be aligned to various state assessments, such as the CAPT (Connecticut Academic Performance Test) or CMT (Connecticut Mastery Test) for schools looking to enhance their readiness for these important assessments. 

Sportsometry ® is currently taught by our staff in client schools; however, teacher certification is available so that schools have access to our program and materials after an initial training program is complete.  Certification allows schools to continue to utilize Sportsometry’s ® lesson plans and program design, with support and evaluation from us.

The Sportsometry ® curriculum is also available during the summer as a supplement to existing summer programs or camps.