{"id":422097,"date":"2026-10-08T09:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T09:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/422097\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T09:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T09:30:12","slug":"mathnasium-marks-13-years-of-math-mentorship-and-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/422097\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathnasium Marks 13 Years Of Math, Mentorship And Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1072-scaled.jpeg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-caption=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"928\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1072-scaled.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1072\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This October marks 13 years since Becky McDaniels opened her first Mathnasium, and when she thinks about those years, she thinks about the people who have walked through her doors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had the privilege of serving so many students and families, and we\u2019ve also had some incredible people become part of our Mathnasium team along the way,\u201d McDaniels said. \u201cEvery student, family and team member has become part of our story, and they\u2019ve certainly become part of mine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve watched team members grow in confidence and leadership and go on to do amazing things, and through all of that, they\u2019ve helped me grow too,\u201d she said. \u201cI started Mathnasium because I wanted to make a difference for kids, but 13 years later, I can honestly say that they have made just as much of a difference in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bb5ec918-0fc0-40d7-97dd-9629d475fb5f.jpeg\" height=\"450\" width=\"338\"   class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-105295 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"105295\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/2026\/10\/mathnasium-marks-13-years-of-math-mentorship-and-community\/bb5ec918-0fc0-40d7-97dd-9629d475fb5f\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bb5ec918-0fc0-40d7-97dd-9629d475fb5f.jpeg?fit=1440%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bb5ec918-0fc0-40d7-97dd-9629d475fb5f\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bb5ec918-0fc0-40d7-97dd-9629d475fb5f.jpeg?fit=338%2C450&amp;ssl=1\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Today, McDaniels and her team are incredibly grateful to have two locations serving the community, Mathnasium of Brandon and Mathnasium of Riverview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to continuing that journey with Mathnasium of Parrish when God provides us with the right space,\u201d McDaniels said. \u201cWe\u2019re excited about what the future holds, but we\u2019re also incredibly thankful for where we are and for all of the families who have trusted us along the way. That\u2019s what makes this anniversary so special to me. Mathnasium has never just been a business. It\u2019s been 13 years of relationships, growth and getting to do work that I truly love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Something McDaniels and her team are especially excited about right now is Mathnasium Plus.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"105293\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/2026\/10\/mathnasium-marks-13-years-of-math-mentorship-and-community\/083a2b3b-c5a4-4993-be92-130cccb8e908\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/083a2b3b-c5a4-4993-be92-130cccb8e908.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"083a2b3b-c5a4-4993-be92-130cccb8e908\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/083a2b3b-c5a4-4993-be92-130cccb8e908.jpeg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/083a2b3b-c5a4-4993-be92-130cccb8e908.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-105293\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor years, we\u2019ve helped students who need to catch up, but we\u2019ve always worked with advanced students as well,\u201d she said. \u201cMathnasium<\/p>\n<p>Plus gives us an exciting additional way to serve students who are already performing well and are ready for more. Sometimes a child gets overlooked simply because they\u2019re getting A\u2019s. Everyone thinks, \u2018They\u2019re doing great. They don\u2019t need anything,\u2019 but an advanced student needs to be challenged too. We don\u2019t want a child who loves math to become bored with it. We want to feed that curiosity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mathnasium Plus is designed for students who are ready to go deeper, think differently, solve more challenging problems and stretch their mathematical thinking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"105292\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/2026\/10\/mathnasium-marks-13-years-of-math-mentorship-and-community\/0f0fc6bf-bc82-41ce-a3b6-76f78b3f0557\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0f0fc6bf-bc82-41ce-a3b6-76f78b3f0557.jpeg?fit=1440%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0f0fc6bf-bc82-41ce-a3b6-76f78b3f0557\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0f0fc6bf-bc82-41ce-a3b6-76f78b3f0557.jpeg?fit=338%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0f0fc6bf-bc82-41ce-a3b6-76f78b3f0557.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-105292\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not about piling on more worksheets or just racing ahead to the next grade level,\u201d McDaniels said \u201cIt\u2019s about giving strong math students the opportunity to explore, problem-solve and develop the kind of mathematical thinking that will continue to serve them as they move into more advanced coursework. We\u2019re really excited to bring that opportunity to our families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mathnasium of Brandon is located at 1048 E. Bloomingdale Ave. in Valrico, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathnasium.com\/math-centers\/brandon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.mathnasium.com\/math-centers\/brandon<\/a> or call 813-655-6284.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/498a319c-f8da-4f40-a9ae-ceddd1b00a0e.png\" height=\"450\" width=\"675\"   class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-105294 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"105294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/2026\/10\/mathnasium-marks-13-years-of-math-mentorship-and-community\/498a319c-f8da-4f40-a9ae-ceddd1b00a0e\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/498a319c-f8da-4f40-a9ae-ceddd1b00a0e.png?fit=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"498a319c-f8da-4f40-a9ae-ceddd1b00a0e\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/498a319c-f8da-4f40-a9ae-ceddd1b00a0e.png?fit=675%2C450&amp;ssl=1\"\/> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This October marks 13 years since Becky McDaniels opened her first Mathnasium, and when she thinks about those&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":422098,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-422097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=422097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/422098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=422097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=422097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}