Welcome to Mathnasium of Waterloo
About Our Centre
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OUR centre is YOUR centre and we together are going indulge in exciting explorations within the world of mathematics.

Also available in your area, real-time face-to-face instruction over an internet connection.
ALERT
NOW OPEN for in-centre sessions and live, web-based instruction!
Sun | 11am-4pm (Online + In-Centre) |
Mon | 3-8pm (Online + In-Centre) |
Tues | 3-8pm (Online + In-Centre) |
Wed | 3-8pm (Online + In-Centre) |
Thurs | 3-8pm (Online + In-Centre) |
Fri | CLOSED |
Sat | CLOSED |
Why Choose Mathnasium?
April 14, 2021
A.W.
I like that my daughters are both engaged and learning and are doing so independently. I would like to hear more about how they are doing and progressing towards the goals that were set when we first signed up. I would also like to be given a description of how they are moving along along the continuum and begin any ideas of when they may be assessed again.
April 2, 2021
S.M.W.
Joe and his team are responsive and have helped improve my daughter’s confidence and capability in her math class at school.
Mathnasium of Waterloo Reviews
April 14, 2021
A.W.
I like that my daughters are both engaged and learning and are doing so independently. I would like to hear more about how they are doing and progressing towards the goals that were set when we first signed up. I would also like to be given a description of how they are moving along along the continuum and begin any ideas of when they may be assessed again.
April 2, 2021
S.M.W.
Joe and his team are responsive and have helped improve my daughter’s confidence and capability in her math class at school.
March 29, 2021
Della Sousa
Joe is very helpful and my daughter is getting the support she needs to excel in math
March 17, 2021
Iryna Palkina
I like an individual approach to each student and his needs, very friendly environment and flexibility in schedule. My son feels more confident after a month.
February 24, 2021
H.M.
We have been with Mathnasium for a year now and my son went from 2 grades below average to being on par with students his age! Math is now his strong suit which is phenomenal. Joe and the other instructors are very good with online learning and with keeping him focused. We recommended this centre so much our niece now goes as well! This centre is 100% worth every penny and we're so happy we chose to come here. Thanks so much to Joe and his team for all of their help and expertise.
The Millers
January 24, 2021
Sophia Mooman
I recommend this Mathnasium Center to everyone that tells me that they have a child who needs math support. Three of my children have gone to this center and they have loved it and have made a lot of progress. The center is well-organized and they communicate well with families.
This Waterloo Center has instructors who genuinely care about their students and their success in math and beyond. Kudos to Joe and the team. They know how to keep the kids engaged and interested in math.
January 2, 2021
S.M.W.
Joe and the team are great. My daughter looks forward to her sessions.
December 24, 2020
M.B.
My daughter really improved in her math class. She went from a 62 to an 86.
She gained so much confidence.
December 15, 2020
Christina Sabatelli
Absolutely the best decision I made having my daughter start here. We love it. Joe goes above and beyond, the staff are so friendly at all times. They all make it fun for the kids when learning. My daughter asks for extra sessions when Nur is working!!!
December 10, 2020
Nahida Samji
We are so grateful to Joe and his team. We can't wait for our youngest to get into thr program. Our two kids love working with Joe and his team. Their math skills continue to improve and the kids are getting more confident. Thanks Joe and team.
November 10, 2020
A.C.
The Mathnasium model has been such a confidence booster to our son. He went from a 35 average in math at midterm in Grade 9 to an 89 average at midterm in Grade 11. He is actively engaged in his learning and takes responsibility for telling us when he needs a session at Mathnasium.
November 7, 2020
Cobi Stecho
Mathnasium has helped both my kids after struggling to get though math. Very accommodating for setting up payments to a different schedule. My son was struggling with math even after the teacher explained how to do things. Mathnasium made things click for him to understand and apply to get better grades. Definitely a confidence booster. Thanks Waterloo Mathnasium!! :)
November 2, 2020
Jennifer Brooks
Mathnasium is fantastic. The staff are thoughtful, professional and considerate. They do a great job at working with my daughter at her level and speed. I highly recommend Mathnasium.
October 24, 2020
Sophia Mooman
Excellent services and great place for kids to enjoy Math as a subject.
October 3, 2020
Hawa Mohamed
It was awesome. My kids don’t have probles in Math anymore . Staff members are friendly.
September 24, 2020
Mollie Winger
Joe is kind, flexible and inspiring to my 17 years. A kid that never liked math is now one of the best in his class in just over two months. I can’t say enough good things about Mathnasium Waterloo.
September 14, 2020
Christina Sabatelli
My daughter has never been a big fan of math! However she absolutely loves going to Mathnasium in Waterloo! The staff is so nice and patient with everyone and she feels that finally everything is making sense and has gained confidence due to being part of mathnasium. I would highly recommend this program to children who have struggled with math.
August 27, 2020
N.S.
Excellent. Joe is great and honest. Kids love him and they are making good progress
August 10, 2020
A.C.
The way Mathnasium delivers their tutoring works well with my sins learning style. Not having someone hovering over while he is working helps build his confidence in a safe environment where he knows help is readily available.
August 3, 2020
Johana Aldana
Elizabeth had a great time at Mathenesium, she enjoyed every session and is looking forward coming back soon!
July 24, 2020
S.M.
Thank you very much for all your help and support. Great services; excellent program.
July 23, 2020
Jennifer Brooks
I am grateful for the hard work of Mathnasium. I know they work hard with Madeline and are really invested in her progress. I appreciate the flexible schedule and the online option. She has made enormous progress because of Mathnasium. Thank you!
July 20, 2020
Mike Freiburger
We love Mathnasium. There are no more tears, frustrations or fights during math homework. Our girls have a new found confidence when it comes to numbers. We have already referred Mathnasium to family and friends.
July 11, 2020
A.B.
It has been great learning experience for my daughter. Joe is very friendly and helpful. I would surely recommend Mathesium Waterloo.
July 10, 2020
Manizheh Azadeh
I like the flexibility of the schedule, the options of mixing online and in person classes. My son I has joined the on line classes and loves it!
June 22, 2020
Marie Brubacher
My child love going to Mathnasium,the staff are awesome
June 21, 2020
Cindy Battler
Online tutoring as a parent I preferred as I didn't have to drive Jaimee there. Would be nice to have both options available when you are able to open up Jaimee preferred in class tutoring but both were good She is getting a mark of 88 in math this semester !
June 12, 2020
Nelly Aisenshtat
Mathnasium of Waterloo are the best approach for our math tutoring for highschool teenager!
They have exceeded the expectations during the hard time of pandemic- organizing quickly and efficient online learning !
Thank you Joe and the team !
June 9, 2020
Joanne Boyer
We really liked the in class instruction unfortunately the onsite instruction had to cease due to Covid.
We opted not to do the online as my daughter struggles with online learning and I didn’t want her to get frustrated and have a negative feeling towards math.
Hoepfully on-site instruction will resume when deemed safe.
June 7, 2020
P.R.
We have has great experience with Mathansium. Joe and the rest of the staff have been really helpful and addressed all our concerns. Unfortunately with the pandemic only online classes are being offered at this time and it is not a fit for our son. I would definitely send him back once things open up again.
May 29, 2020
Holly Miller
This program has been such an amazing experience for our son. Joe has tailored the program to fit my son's needs and we've already noticed a big improvement in not only his math, but his reading comprehension as well.
I truly hope that we can continue the program remotely even when the office is back open, as we are moving and will not be by the physical office as much.
Thank you so much for your program, patience and help. I'm so glad we chose this platform for Emmett's tutoring.
April 24, 2020
Sophia Mooman
Glad to have such services for the students. Aside from enhancing their learning and simplifying how things works, it build their confident as well.
Thank you
March 22, 2020
Marie Brubacher
My daughter has improved so much,and her confidence in math is amazing
March 20, 2020
Jamie Grimoldby
Connor loves Joe and his team at Mathnasium he learns so much from them! He actually going to do homework which is something!😊😊 Highly recommended!!!
February 28, 2020
A.I.
This program works best for our high schooler, allowing him to choose the day/ time of the practice around his other school activities. Joe & the team are awesome and work hard with these kids.
February 17, 2020
Hawa Mohamed
It is a great place to help kids who are struggling in math.
January 26, 2020
Fatima Alahaan
My son is finally enjoying mathematics...thanks to Mathnasium.
January 24, 2020
Noreen Mairaj
Amazing place! I started seeing improvement in couple in weeks.
January 14, 2020
Matt Austin
Joe's team at the Waterloo Centre has been wonderful to work with in advancing math comprehension and enrichment of my 7 year-old daughter. They focus on increasingly fun and challenging packages of questions and provide significant one-on-one counselling when she gets stuck. As well, this team provides quarterly and on demand reports and useful metrics on where my daughter stands in the curriculum and where they are focusing for comprehension. My daughter is now proudly studying math at the next grade level above her. Well done team!
December 29, 2019
A.H.
We like the way the program adapts to needs of every individual student, allowing to target the areas that requiere more attention on every specific case! Thank you, my son and my daughter have achieved a big degree of confidence and understanding of mathematics at school making less stressful and more fun!
December 9, 2019
Aimee Victoria
In our son's 1st month, he went from 64% to 88% on his first test. He is much more confident and eager to participate at school.
November 2, 2019
Johana Aldana
Our daughter enjoys very much to go to Mathnasium, she has developed a new joy for Math and that makes us very happy. Our goal more than better grades is for her to really understand math and enjoy it! its happening ;)
November 1, 2019
Deborah VanNijnatten
I have already (and frequently) referred Mathnasium to others, friends and family. Mathnasium, in addition to significantly improving my daughter's math skills, has changed her whole outlook on math education and school more generally. After 6 months of regular attendance at Mathnasium, she brought home a quiz from school on which she received a perfect grade - and she was so proud!!
October 21, 2019
Matt Austin
As a precaution to ensure solid understanding of the Ontario math curriculum given the declining math grades in the province, we enrolled our daughter in Mathnasium. Not only does she grasp the content well, she is accelerating in math and is both enthusiastic and excited by math and attending Mathnasium. I highly recommend Mathnasium for both enhancing the math curriculum and ensuring it's retention.
October 18, 2019
R.H.
My son, who never enjoyed mathematics has started taking an interest in the subject. He now feels more confident in solving mathematical problems.
October 17, 2019
J.T.
After just over a month my granddaughter's confidence in her ability to tackle math has improved dramatically. She looks forward to her sessions at Mathnasium.
October 16, 2019
Noreen Mairaj
Great place; fun for children; extremely inclusive; focuses on individual needs.
September 26, 2019
L.K.
While the cost is high we love the convenience the most of no appts and popping in when you can. Best idea ever!
August 7, 2019
Jody Thornback
My daughter loves going to mathnasium. The staff are very friendly. My only complaint would be that they aren't open every day of the week.
August 2, 2019
Johana Aldana
Elizabeth has enjoyed every session, she is excited to go and I think it motivates her a lot that she can win stars and exchange them for things. Thank you to all the staff and Joe!
July 31, 2019
T.E.
My son struggled in high school math a lot. Coming to mathnasium, he tells me he no longer feels stupid. He's understanding the concepts. Thank you!
July 31, 2019
L.A.R.
Joe and the team at the Waterloo Mathnasium were fantastic. My daughter's math grade improved from 74% to 94% by the end of the semester. The best part was that she was no longer intimidated by complex math problems and would just take her time to work through them. I would highly recommend Mathnasium for anyone looking to improve their math abilities.
July 22, 2019
I.A.
Your location is way out there. Look at where the development is in Waterloo and consider a location closes to Columbia and Erbsville please.
July 18, 2019
Nelly Aisenshtat
Great team, amaxing approavh to kids and most importantly we see amazing results in Math!
Thank you Waterloo Mathnasium!
July 7, 2019
W.M.
Joe was extremely helpful and made our child feel comfortable while there.
June 2, 2019
B.K.
Love the flexibility, our family has a busy evening schedule so, Mathnasium's drop in style works for us!
May 14, 2019
Cindy Battler
It has definitely helped Jaimee with grade 9 math in the short time she has been there. There is less struggling at home and she actually asks to go!
May 2, 2019
Johana Aldana
Elizabeth has enjoyed so far attending 3 times a week, thank you for your support!
May 2, 2019
Tessa Jennison
When my daughter started at Mathnasium she was failing math at school. She was so embarrassed and so far behind that she would cry in the car for the first couple of weeks every time I'd drive her to Mathnasium. But then, as she started to understand and improve her skills and confidence, things completely turned around.
After a few weeks she told me "Guess what mom? Math is my second favourite subject now, next to gym".
Without Mathnasium, Elsie would have continued to fall behind and continued to believe she was "bad" at math. This has opened the door to better learning, better understanding, and a love of math. It's made it possible for her to pursue any STEM subject in the future if she chooses to do so.
Joe, I can't give enough praise to you and your team. Thank you so much.
Warmest regards,
Tessa
March 27, 2019
H.A.
I like how u encouraging them do more by giving something to empresses their feeling.evertime they talk about getting something to discussion.
March 23, 2019
Andrea Hansen
Everyone at mathnasium has been very helpful and really amazing helping my daughter
March 6, 2019
L.A.
Flexible hours and suits an active student schedule. All tutors are friendly, knowlegable, and apprachable. My son developed a confidence in math.
March 5, 2019
Steve Doroslovac
It’s was a great and instructors were very knowledgeable
March 5, 2019
Jamie Grimoldby
Excellent! Highly recommend, Joe and his team were awesome. We saw significantly higher marks and our son actually enjoyed going! We’ll be back later this year!
February 19, 2019
Muna Omar
It’s the best tutoring in KW. I have tried many and this is perfect for all grade and they really teach a lot. My child in grade 10 improves a lot in her grade.
Thanks to all instructors you guys are amazing.
February 17, 2019
Erica Croft
Excellent approach to learning and we love the teachers. My son finally got an A on a math test.
February 12, 2019
K.O.N.
My daughter has been going to Mathnasium Waterloo since October 2018. She has been working on a lot of topics that she had been struggling with since kindergarten. She is starting to make the connections and is improving at school. The additional support from Mathnasium has been instrumental in boosting her confidence with math.
February 11, 2019
Chris Bajurny
Fantastic staff. Very helpfull with my children's math. Highly recommended.
February 10, 2019
J.M.
My son and daughter both attend Mathnasium and have both expressed how helpful it has been. They have started the new semester with more confidence in their abilities and a good understanding of the areas they are working on. I personally have found Joe to be very accommodating and helpful. Over all it has been a very good experience.
January 25, 2019
Varsha Rao
My son does not freak out when he sees math. He loves the easy approach to tackle math problems. He also loves the positive reinforcement he gets from the tutors.
Thank you Mathnasium!
January 24, 2019
Jamie Grimoldby
Mathnasium has been an amazing experience for our son in Grade 11. He was literally failing math early in the year, and the turnaround has been nothing short of incredible since enrolling in mathnasium! He’s had several tests recently in the 80’s which is like wow! He really likes Joe and his ability to teach and provide guidance in a clear and relatable way, and his positive attitude. He actually likes going! It has turned not only his math credit around, but also has given him more confidence in himself and his abilities, and a more positive outlook. We’ll be enrolling him in Mathnasium next year for Grade 12. Thanks so much to Joe and the talented staff at Mathnasium Waterloo - keep up the awesome work!!!:-)
January 11, 2019
P.B.
My daughter’s confidence at math and school in general has increased because of Mathnasium!
December 22, 2018
Nicole Weber
My son actually enjoys going to math. For him, he enjoys the flexibility of driving what he works on each session without someone always watching over his shoulder. I love how this builds ownership and independence in him.
The staff are also positive and encouraging.
December 10, 2018
L.A.
In the short time we have been enrolled in mathnasium, our sons confidence has increased in math. We love the flexibility, as it works around our his busy schedule.
December 2, 2018
T.B.
Joe at Mathnasium Waterloo is great! Really knows his stuff and goes the extra mile to help the student with whatever their needs are. I would definitely recommend Mathnasium to any student who is struggling even slightly with Math. The sooner you get on top of the math problems the easier it is to excel.
November 19, 2018
S.H.
We have had a great experience with Joe and all his staff. Always friendly and patient and knows my sons name when he walk in. We have noticed a big improvement in math on his report card as well as his confidence at school.
November 17, 2018
Erica Croft
We love Waterloo Mathnasium. Mr. Ritsma and the other instructors are fantastic and better yet, my son never complains about going. He loves it. His confidence in his math skills has been life changing for him.
November 3, 2018
L.D.
Great flexibility and good student to teacher ratio. Joe will increase staff at busier times.
Parent of Grade 11 math student.
November 3, 2018
Kirsten Rickert-Hall
My children enjoy going to Mathnasium and never seem to try and avoid it even after a long day at school. I believe the atmosphere and that they see improvement in class helps.
October 29, 2018
Tahani Gunal
Good system for learning with motivation. Freindly staff and good learning atmosphere.
October 29, 2018
Krista Welwood
I like my son can bring questions and concepts to Mathnasium and they will help him understand and give tips ans tricks to concepts that he is not shown is school.
October 27, 2018
K.S.
my son loves going here all the tutors are so nice also very smart and are good teachers
October 24, 2018
V.R.
-Love the fact that kids are taught math using simple techniques that we as parents will never be able to.
- There is no homework from Mathnasium
- you can go as many times as you want for the monthly fees that’s paid
October 23, 2018
Jamie Grimoldby
Joe has been excellent, my son really likes going to Mathnasium and although early we’re starting to see his confidence with math grow and some better marks already which we’re very happy about!
October 22, 2018
Rana Almohammad
It is amazing. my son achieved good progress in math this year.
Thanks for your efforts.
September 14, 2018
J.B.
Mathnasium has a great positive environment. My daughter loves.going and.is.feeling.more confident in her math skills.
September 10, 2018
Christine Gillis Bilton
Joe was a great help to our daughter and was instrumental in helping her get through grade 11 math.
Mathnasium of Waterloo is Re-Opening!
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Mar 17 2020
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May 3 2018
Ever hear your child or another student talk about math class and say, “That stuff do...
Hello. I'm Joe Ritsma, of Mathnasium of Waterloo, your neighbourhood math-only learning centre. We help kids in grades 2-12 understand math by teaching the way that makes sense to them.
When math makes sense, kids leap way ahead – whether they started out far behind or already ahead in math. Our formula for teaching kids math, the Mathnasium Method™ has transformed the way kids learn math for over a decade across 1,000+ centres in the US and Canada:
Our specially trained math instructors will teach your child how to understand math in an individual setting – our unique approach enables us to effectively explain math concepts well and lend a helping hand to every student. Our tutors foster a caring, encouraging environment that helps kids thrive and learn!
Mathnasium instructors use our unique assessment process to determine (with great accuracy) exactly what each child knows and what they need to learn. Next, we design a customized learning plan for teaching the concepts the student needs to master. It doesn’t stop there – our encouraging instructors continually check progress along the way to make sure kids truly understand and retain the concepts we’ve taught. The results are transformative – kids will see measurable changes in attitude, confidence, and school progress.
Our instructors will also set aside time to provide homework help. We help kids understand the homework assignment so they feel better prepared to complete the work at home – underscoring their understanding of concepts and transforming homework frustration into a welcome challenge.