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A.C.K. Academy

Grades 4–8 · New York City · Screen-free

Math is a skill.Build it through practice.

Whether your child is building foundational skills or ready to stretch their thinking, our personalized, mastery-based mathematics program uses learning science techniques and adaptive practice to meet students where they are, strengthen foundations, improve long-term retention and deepen understanding.

How We Work Together

Each week we sit down with your child and go through the worksheets together.

“My child has ADHD so having a clear goal, and 30 minutes of math practice is so helpful for him. The worksheets really enforce the things he knows, which he likes, but also challenges him with new topics, which I like.”
UES Parent, Grade 6
“I like talking to Manny and it doesn't really feel like tutoring. We just go over the stuff I worked on and I like how he doesn't stress me out.”
Adam, Grade 7
Manuel walking through a SMART Worksheet.

Every Child Learns Differently

Definition: SMART Worksheet

Physically printed math worksheets that adapt to how your child learns. Your child solves each problem, marks how sure they feel, and our system decides which problems they see next week.

Our SMART Worksheet system adapts to how your child learns. Every problem strategically builds understanding and reinforces mastery.

No generic curriculum. No random textbook problems. No screens for your child to stare at.

One sample student

What a student's progress might look like after completing our 12-week program.

Before the evaluation

A 6th grader whose class is on fractions and decimals.

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A 6th grader whose class is on fractions and decimals. The plan stays in one strand: fractions, decimals and ratios. The free evaluation covers grade 5 and finds them secure on 12 skills, shaky on 3 and missing 4, all of them about division. The 12 weeks alternate filling those gaps with the grade 6 skills that build on them. In week 6, dividing a fraction by a fraction doesn't click, so the mentor gives it another week and everything after moves back a week. By week 12 every gap is closed and the student is ready for the class's ratios unit; ratios and fractions comes next.

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Drag the dot to explore the 12 weeks.

  • free grade-level evaluation
  • one day's worksheet, about 30 minutes
  • weekly in-person session
  • monthly update
  • final evaluation
  • a new skill in operations and algebra
  • a new skill in fractions, ratios and percent
  • Skills with and without review
  • evaluation: secure (✓), shaky (~), gap (✗)

Free grade-level evaluation based on New York State standards

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This week

5
evaluation worksheets, one a day
~12
problems each
~30
minutes a day

After the evaluation

A clear picture of your child's strengths and gaps against grade-level standards, and a 12-week plan built from it.*

*Best results come with daily practice and on-time worksheets.

Thirty Minutes A Day

Whether your child is catching up or ready to get ahead, progress starts with learning at the right level. SMART Worksheet practice helps them build on what they know, master what they don't, and keep moving forward.

So we ask families for one commitment: 30 minutes of math practice a day, on paper.

Grades 4–8 · New York City

Start With A Free Week

A five-day evaluation covering key math concepts, with just 20 minutes a day. You'll get a clear picture of your child's strengths, gaps, and misconceptions, and a better sense of whether our program is the right fit for your family.