Proof School

Proof School is a secondary school in San Francisco that offers a mathematics-focused liberal arts education. Currently, 113 students in grades 6–12 are enrolled in Proof School for the academic year (2023-2024).

Proof School
Address
973 Mission Street

San Francisco
,
California

USA
Coordinates37.781271°N 122.407927°W / 37.781271; -122.407927
Information
TypePrivate School; Secondary
FounderIan Brown, Paul Zeitz, and Dennis Leary
DeanSam Vandervelde (mathematics); Zachary Sifuentes (humanities)
Head teacherSam Vandervelde
Faculty25
Teaching staff22
Grades6–12
Enrollment113
CampusUrban
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges
Websitehttp://proofschool.org

The school was co-founded by Dennis Leary, Ian Brown, and Paul Zeitz, the chair of mathematics at University of San Francisco.[1] The school opened in the fall of 2015 with 45 students in grades 6–10.[2] The curriculum is inspired by math circles, which emphasizes communication and working together to solve math problems.[1]

Academics

Proof School is a full-curriculum day school that emphasizes communication, collaboration, and problem-solving. The school is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

The school year is divided into 5 blocks, each of which consists of 6 normal academic weeks and a build week.

Each student has 5 courses: 4 morning courses that vary across grades, and a math class. The morning courses meet twice a week for 80 minutes per class. The math courses meet for two hours and ten minutes every day in the afternoon.

The (non-post-calculus) math classes focus on a different subject each block: Block 1 varies depending on grade, Block 2 is Algebra, Block 3 is Geometry, Block 4 is Algebra and Pre-Calculus, and Block 5 is Number Theory.

Teams and clubs

Proof School currently has a number of internal clubs, as well as a Zero Robotics team called Proof Robotics. The team qualified for the competition finals and is the leading member of the alliance Hit or Miss with the following teams: Crab Nebula from Liveo Cecioni in Livorno, Italy and Rock Rovers from Council Rock High School South in Holland, PA, USA. Hit or Miss placed 2nd place internationally and performed one of the first satellite hookings aboard the ISS.[3]

References
  1. Chen, Ingfei (July 1, 2014). "A School Built Entirely Around the Love of Math". KQED. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  2. "Math skills add up at Proof School – San Francisco Business Times". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  3. "Zero Robotics High School Tournament 2018". Zero Robotics. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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