Math Department

"Without mathematics, there's nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers." 

- Shakuntala Devi

Paul Marcinek

B.S. Mathematics, Chemistry and Education, M.Ed. Mathematics

Math Department Chair; High School Math Teacher

Paul Marcinek joined the Hopkins Academy faculty in 2020 and has served as department chair since 2021. 

AP Calculus   -   Honors Calculus   -   AP Precalculus  -  Honors Precalculus

Precalculus  -  Algebra 2 Honors  -   Algebra 2   -   Algebra 1

B.S. Chemical Engineering, M.S. Biomedical Engineering

High School Math Teacher

Miriam Gladstone-Helak began her time at Hopkins Academy as a long term substitute teacher in the math department, and joined the faculty full time in 2018.

Probability & Statistics  -  Precalculus  -  Algebra 2

Geometry  -  Geometry Honors  -  Introduction to Engineering & Design

Carike du Toit 

B. Ed. Math, Science and Special Needs Education

Middle School Math Teacher

Carike du Toit joined the faculty at Hopkins Academy in 2023. 

Pre-Algebra  -  Math 7  -  Math 8  -  Algebra 8