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Mathnasium of Albany-Berkeley offers math-only instruction that includes homework help, test prep, SAT® and ACT® test prep, and assessment-based personalized learning plans. Students work with specially trained math tutors using face-to-face instruction in a supportive group setting, with options for in-center learning and online math tutoring. Each student receives a personalized learning plan based on an initial diagnostic assessment of current skills, challenges, and academic goals.
• Ages: 6–17 years old
Mathnasium of Albany-Berkeley states that its mission is to teach children math so they understand it, master it, and love it, with the belief that math can change their lives and that they can change the world. The program uses the Mathnasium Method™, a proprietary teaching approach that blends mental, verbal, visual, tactile, and written techniques, and it works with students of all skill levels in grades 1–12. The program describes a three-step enrollment process: schedule an assessment, receive a personalized learning plan, and start sessions, beginning with an initial diagnostic assessment to pinpoint what students already know and what they still need to learn. It states that Mathnasium meets children where they are and uses a customized program for any level of mathematics, and that individualized, face-to-face instruction from well-trained, enthusiastic, and compassionate instructors is emphasized. The program states that learning math and solving problems is stimulating, rewarding, and fun, and that Mathnasium students make strides in comprehension, confidence, and grades, with reported percentages of parents and students seeing improvements.
The leadership team includes Center Director Jesse Stephens, Owner Andre Bertrand, Administrative Assistant Christie Cameron, and Instructors Sabine Scott, Zoe Maderas, Tiegan Nagafuji, and Rojina Refai. According to the program, Jesse Stephens graduated from UC Berkeley in 2019 with a degree in Molecular Biology. Andre Bertrand holds an Electrical Engineering degree from McGill University and spent over 25 years in telecommunications and multimedia, and was a Senior VP at iHeartRadio in New York City. Christie Cameron holds a B.A. in Humanities from CSU Chico. Instructor Sabine Scott is majoring in mathematics for Advanced Study at San Francisco State University and is taking real analysis and modern algebra, while instructors Zoe Maderas, Tiegan Nagafuji, and Rojina Refai are students at Albany High School, with Rojina described as a junior.
Mathnasium of Albany-Berkeley reports that it serves students from Albany, Berkeley, Kensington, and El Cerrito, including public and private school communities such as Ocean View Elementary, Cornell Elementary, Marin Elementary, Albany Middle School, Harding Elementary, Korematsu Middle School, and MLK Middle School, and describes owner Andre Bertrand as a proud local parent and community advocate. Parent feedback shared by the program includes comments that staff are “smart, helpful, and excellent communic…” and that hearing “math” and “fun” together is “basically a statistical impossibility that most paren…,” as well as testimonials from other Mathnasium centers noting children loving attending, improved attitudes toward math, excitement about doing math, and a student earning a first “A” on a report card.
Last updated August 10, 2026.
• Ages: 6–17 years old
Mathnasium of Albany-Berkeley states that its mission is to teach children math so they understand it, master it, and love it, with the belief that math can change their lives and that they can change the world. The program uses the Mathnasium Method™, a proprietary teaching approach that blends mental, verbal, visual, tactile, and written techniques, and it works with students of all skill levels in grades 1–12. The program describes a three-step enrollment process: schedule an assessment, receive a personalized learning plan, and start sessions, beginning with an initial diagnostic assessment to pinpoint what students already know and what they still need to learn. It states that Mathnasium meets children where they are and uses a customized program for any level of mathematics, and that individualized, face-to-face instruction from well-trained, enthusiastic, and compassionate instructors is emphasized. The program states that learning math and solving problems is stimulating, rewarding, and fun, and that Mathnasium students make strides in comprehension, confidence, and grades, with reported percentages of parents and students seeing improvements.
The leadership team includes Center Director Jesse Stephens, Owner Andre Bertrand, Administrative Assistant Christie Cameron, and Instructors Sabine Scott, Zoe Maderas, Tiegan Nagafuji, and Rojina Refai. According to the program, Jesse Stephens graduated from UC Berkeley in 2019 with a degree in Molecular Biology. Andre Bertrand holds an Electrical Engineering degree from McGill University and spent over 25 years in telecommunications and multimedia, and was a Senior VP at iHeartRadio in New York City. Christie Cameron holds a B.A. in Humanities from CSU Chico. Instructor Sabine Scott is majoring in mathematics for Advanced Study at San Francisco State University and is taking real analysis and modern algebra, while instructors Zoe Maderas, Tiegan Nagafuji, and Rojina Refai are students at Albany High School, with Rojina described as a junior.
Mathnasium of Albany-Berkeley reports that it serves students from Albany, Berkeley, Kensington, and El Cerrito, including public and private school communities such as Ocean View Elementary, Cornell Elementary, Marin Elementary, Albany Middle School, Harding Elementary, Korematsu Middle School, and MLK Middle School, and describes owner Andre Bertrand as a proud local parent and community advocate. Parent feedback shared by the program includes comments that staff are “smart, helpful, and excellent communic…” and that hearing “math” and “fun” together is “basically a statistical impossibility that most paren…,” as well as testimonials from other Mathnasium centers noting children loving attending, improved attitudes toward math, excitement about doing math, and a student earning a first “A” on a report card.
Last updated August 10, 2026.
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