At Merit School, we are committed to providing a comprehensive and engaging mathematics education, aligned with the rigorous Ontario Curriculum, from Junior Kindergarten through to Grade 12. Our program is designed to build a strong foundation in mathematical concepts, foster critical thinking, and equip students with essential problem-solving skills for lifelong success.

 

We believe in a progressive approach where concepts build upon each other, allowing students to deepen their understanding at each stage of their learning journey:​

 

• Kindergarten/Grade 1: Students begin with foundational number sense, counting, basic addition and subtraction, recognizing patterns, and exploring 2D and 3D shapes, as well as measurement.

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• Grade 2: Focus shifts to numbers up to 200, extending operations, understanding fractions, and incorporating early coding concepts for patterns and equality.

• Grade 3: Building on previous skills, students explore numbers to 1000, are introduced to multiplication and division, and grasp basic geometry, including perimeter and area.

• Grade 4: Learners expand their understanding to include numbers up to 10,000, multi-digit operations, and decimals. Algebra is introduced through complex coding and equations, while spatial sense covers area, angles, and symmetry.

• Grade 5: The curriculum dives into numbers up to 100,000, equivalent fractions, and factors. Students also explore geometric transformations, volume, capacity, and fundamental financial literacy.

• Grade 6: Emphasis is placed on larger whole numbers, operations with fractions, decimals, and integers. Algebra advances to representing patterns with tables and graphs, and coding, while spatial sense encompasses area, volume, and coordinates.

• Grade 7: Students engage with integer operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, and linear relations. Geometry covers composite shapes, surface area/volume of prisms, and introduces the Pythagorean theorem.

• Grade 8: Concepts expand to rational/irrational numbers, exponents, and square roots. Algebraic skills develop through linear relationships, solving equations, and coding for simulations; spatial sense includes volumes, surface areas, and transformations.

• Grade 9: Students deepen their understanding of real numbers, exponents, and rational exponents, along with basic financial literacy. Algebra encompasses polynomials, linear and systems of equations, quadratic relations, analytic geometry, and trigonometry.

• Grade 10: Students further develop algebraic proficiency with quadratic functions, exponential relations, and trigonometry, applying mathematical models to real-world problems and exploring probability.

• Grade 11: The curriculum introduces advanced functions (e.g., polynomial, rational, exponential, trigonometric) and their properties. Students also delve into data management, financial mathematics, or specific technological applications based on their chosen pathway.

• Grade 12: Building on prior learning, students explore advanced functions, calculus (derivatives, limits), and vectors. They also engage in advanced data management, statistics, and personal finance, preparing them for a diverse range of post-secondary pursuits or careers.

 

At Merit School, our experienced educators employ dynamic teaching strategies to ensure that every student is challenged, supported, and inspired to achieve their full mathematical potential.