The story highlighted the New York Math Circle, a mathematics program offering topics reaching well beyond the standard curriculum found in most public schools. The program attempts to raise american students up to achievement levels matching their global counterparts. The problems presented require high levels of creativity and draw heavily on skills and concepts that students have already learned.

View the full story at: http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/top_stories/131224/bonus-curriculum-is-greatest-common-factor-for-local-math-masters?ap=1&MP4