Harbor Country Day School Student, Michael Doboli is named Long Island Young Scholar of Mathematics
Congratulations are in order for one very talented Harbor Country Day School student. Michael Doboli, has been named top echelon out of all seventh graders on Long Island! The Harbor Country Day School seventh grader, was deemed the Long Island Young Scholar of Mathematics. Doboli is one of only 84 students island-wide to be granted this prestigious honor and ranks among the top one-tenth of one percent of all Long Island seventh graders.
“Everyone at Harbor Country Day is so incredibly proud of Michael…. Since he joined our school in fifth grade, Michael has been an exceptional student. His curiosity, natural desire to learn and love of math are the reasons for his success in this subject. He is a wonderful role model for his peers and the younger students here at Harbor. It has been a true pleasure watching him grow and develop his passion for numbers through the years. I’ve no doubt that he has a wonderful future ahead of him.” – John Cissel, Harbor Country Day Head of School
Michael Doboli attended the Institute of Creative Problem Solving for Gifted and Talented Students at The College at Old Westbury, in order to qualify for Young Scholar of Mathematics. There he participated in sixty hours of meticulous mathematic curriculum over the course of 20 weeks. The wunderkind covered advanced mathematics ranging from algebra and geometry to number theory, probability and statistics, in addition to selected applications of mathematics taken from science and engineering. Young Scholar of Mathematics, Doboli was selected by the Institute, competing with more than 600 nominees throughout the Island.
A History of Scholars: Since the conception of
the Institute of Creative Problem Solving for Gifted and Talented Students in 1992, many of its graduates have gone on to compete in national and international math, science and engineering contests and to win prestigious awards such as the Intel and Siemens awards in math, science or technology.
About the Institute of Creative Problem Solving for Gifted and Talented Students
The Institute of Creative Problem Solving for Gifted and Talented Students was founded in 1992 to enhance the problem solving skills of exceptionally talented students using advanced mathematics and creative thinking. Since its inception, more than 1,500 students in grades five through ten have benefited from the Institute. The Institute is tuition-free, providing equal access to all qualified students from Long Island and promoting underrepresented populations in the mathematics, science and engineering fields. The Institute is supported by the Nassau County Mathematics Teachers Association, the Suffolk County Mathematics Teachers Association, the Nassau County Interscholastic Mathematics League, the Nassau County Association of Mathematics Supervisors, MoMath (Museum of Mathematics), and the Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools.