Math for the Champions! Are you ready to take your Math skills to the next level? Prepare for competition? This class is for you.

We teach kids Math while preparing them for a real-world contest: the Math Kangaroo test will take place in March.

Hundreds of Romanian American and Canadian kids, from Quebec to Florida to California and Washington, go through RUF's classes every year. In 2022, we have:

• 12 registered teachers,
• 2 teacher coordinators,
• 10 Kangaroo Math classes every week, from Monday to Saturday, and we can accommodate
• up to 100 children from 1st grade to 10th grade

We teach fun and engaging Mathematics to kids that are ready to think out of the box while preparing for the annual Kangaroo Math, an annual international Mathematics competition. Millions of children around the world participate in Kangaroo every March.

Who should join this class:

• Competitive Students who ❤️Math
  • We currently offer classes for 6-14 year olds (1st - 8th grade)
  • We are looking for teachers capable to teach 9-10th grade as well
• Awesome Math 📈Teachers 👋

We are here to show you that MATH = FUN.

We encourage academic excellence in mathematics and prepare students to compete in the Kangaroo Math contest. The contest problems are provocative, require a great deal of attention and creative thinking, and cover interesting mathematical concepts. They aim to show the beauty of mathematics and, thus, increase the appreciation of mathematics. We believe many children are not challenged enough in the school system. This is why we offer mathematics enrichment programs accessible to all children. Even challenging mathematics can be taught in an interesting and fun way!

In this class, we learn how to think. We learn how to learn. We learn how to tackle any problem.

What you will learn:

We would like to underline that the problems and subjects in Kangaroo Math are presented in a fun and engaging fashion, that engages the child's mind at a higher logical level while preserving the interest in the subject.

The Kangaroo curriculum includes relatively advanced Mathematical concepts that exceed what is learned in class. The following concepts will be introduced, not only for the older kids but also for younger ones:

• Logical deduction, induction, and formal reasoning techniques
• Discrete Mathematics (number theory, counting, sets, and probabilities)
• Plan and three-dimensional geometry (not usually treated elsewhere)
• Basic combinatorics
• Equations and systems of equations
• Our problems do not include any Calculus or Precalculus topics

Program highlights:

• Our competition curriculum is highly engaging, non-repetitive, and very different from school Math
• Our battery of Math Kangaroo tests focuses on logical, out of the box critical thinking
• You will gain real-world problem-solving skills
• You will make new friends and have a little bit of fun
• Upon completion, you will receive a certificate from RUF recognizing your success

Curriculum: Kangaroo Math 1-8 Grade Competition Level. Class groups are roughly matching grades 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8.

Trust us, this Math is fun, you will find it both challenging and engaging.

Module 1: October - December (10 sessions)

Module 2: January - March (10 sessions)

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Fall Meet & Greet Session

Wednesday, Sep 21 and Sep 27, 2022

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Why should you join this class

Having basic personal financial skills is one of the most important things you can do to live a healthy, happy, and secure life.

As adults, we deal with our finances on a daily basis  through questions like:

• The market is going up – should I participate?
• I have some extra money, what should I do with it?
• What’s a good interest rate and should I refinance?
• How do loans work and how much is my monthly mortgage?

Looking back, it would have been good if we would have been prepared to answer these questions since we were kids.

With that in mind, our goal is to prepare the young generation to have a better understanding of their financial life and to be intentional about their financial future.

We will talk about trading and long-term investing, portfolios, and diversification. We will cover things like interest rates, stocks, stock market, bonds, ETFs, Mutual Funds, and Hedge Funds. 

The purpose of this class is to have the participants open an actual brokerage/trading account and start using financial instruments to understand how things work in real life. 

About the course

Starting Date: Oct 7, 2022

Class Teachers: Catalin Oancea, Mihai Lehene

Class Schedule: Once a month, First Friday of every month

Class Time: 5:00-5:45 PM CST (Chicago Time)

Target Audience: 10-18 year-olds (anyone below 99 allowed)

Class Format: Hybrid (In person at ROCO & Online via Zoom)

Class Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7542991963

Class Password: See "Welcome" email for password (requires signup)

Value: $1,000

What you will learn

1. Learn to Read: A Market Crash Course

2. Learn to Analyze: Technical vs Fundamental

3. Opening a Trading Account

4. Technical Analysis: Charting Fundamentals

5. Fundamental Analysis: X-Ray of a Private Company

6. Practice Trading: Orders and Concepts

7. Position and Risk Management

Class Dates

Every Wednesday, 5-6PM CST

Class Format

Format: Hybrid - in person at ROCO Chicago, or: on Zoom (Click Here, password provided in your welcome email) 

Class Modules

• Months 1-3: Drawing (12 sessions) 
  • Target Audience: 8-16
• Months 4-6: Animation (12 sessions) 
  • Target Audience: 10-16
• Follow up:
  • Advanced students can join our private Game Building class (4 sessions + 8 Q&A sessions)

Class Topics

Game Design: The second part of class is based on students abilities and choices. Every class is different: we design a new game every time, and we walk the kids through creating their own games.

Meet our Teachers

Eli Katz

Volunteer Teacher since 2020

Eli is a professional software developer in Chicago and has been teaching computer programming with RUF since April 2020. He is excited to promote curiosity and interest in STEM fields and inspire children in an engaging and fun class.

Mihai Lehene

President and Founding Member of RUF

Mihai is a Founding Member and the President of RUF. Passionate and caring, Mihai’s goal is to inspire all around him to be better and help each other, especially his fellow Romanian Americans.

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Learn more about Drawing and Animation Program for 10 to 14 Year Olds.

Previous Class: Fall 2022

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Previous Classes: March 2020, Fall 2020

27 children started our March 2020 Module. By the end of the first 12 lessons, there were all able to draw, and some were able to do basic animations.

After a little over two months, with just a little help, the kids were able to create their own little game. Play our game on Khan Academy, and keep an eye on our Youtube channel for the latest version.

Registration is: CLOSED

Camp VIATA

Location: Straja, Hunedoara

Dates: July 9th-16th, 2022

Ages: all ages (5-18)

Documents (RO):

• Formular Inscriere
• Permisiunea Parintilor
• Regulament & Program

Whatsapp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LdXEYH8yivlGRpHqqFmfco

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CAMP IDEOLOGY

Adventure for a living. We help young people to become responsible, trustworthy, honest and persevering citizens, able to contribute to their own development and the common good.

https://www.noi-orizonturi.ro/tineri/tabara-viata/

DATES: 2 July - 8 July 2022

Age: 5-11 yrs old

LOCATION: Harghita ( about 3 hrs from Cluj)

TRANSPORTATION: camp can organize bus transportation for location in Romania of our choice for extra cost

PRICE: 1750 lei ( about $400) per child per week

Group discount: for every 10 children, 1 child free ( which 'free' child amount equally reduces the other 10 kids)
30% downpayment and remaining balance June 20th. We will send one payment and parents will send as one payment

HOUSING:
in small hotel setting; same sex
2-4 children in one room
each room has its own bathroom

Alpine housing

https://www.alpinstraja.ro/

One adult sleeps on same floor

FOOD: three meals a day cooked on premises

lunch is always a bagged lunch

NOTES: please advise them of any allergies

snacks between meals

SLEEP HOURS: 8 am wake up; 9:30pm sleep

if tired is tired can go to bed earlier

ELECTRONICS: 1 hour at diner between 7-8 pm; can call parents at this time

GROUPS: 10-15 kids per group, per age with 3-4 instructors per group
groups based on age, distinction of capability and experience--not based on age

LANGUAGES SPOKEN: Romanian mostly, but English is known

DOCUMENTS:

• Forms to complete: Child vaccine history (will be available soon)
• Everyone will email them to me and I will send one email to camp boys ad girls mixed for activities

COVID: negative PCR test 48 hrs before arrival; all camp workers are vaccinated and tested

MASKS: no masks are required to he worn by kids or by camp workers