--- title: ST Math Grows One Million MINDs description: Meet a few of the million students who are learning math deeply, thanks to ST Math. image: https://2024.mindresearch.org/hubfs/MillionStudent_-AlejandroCesar-486069-edited.jpg --- [![](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/MIND-logo-2018.jpg?width=1701&height=623&name=MIND-logo-2018.jpg)](http://www.mindresearch.org/) [![mind logo](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hubfs/graphics/logos/MIND-logos-color2.svg)](https://www.mindeducation.org/) [![mind white logo](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hubfs/graphics/logos/MIND-logos-white2.svg)](https://www.mindeducation.org/) - [Our Approach](https://2024.mindresearch.org/our-approach) - [Why MIND?](https://2024.mindresearch.org/why-math-education) - [Our Research](https://2024.mindresearch.org/our-research) - [Our Patents](https://2024.mindresearch.org/patents) - [Our Impact](https://2024.mindresearch.org/impact) - [Our Partners](https://2024.mindresearch.org/partners) - [Partner Stories](https://2024.mindresearch.org/partner-stories) - Our Programs - [ST Math](http://www.stmath.com/) - [InsightMath](http://www.insightmath.com/) - [MathMINDs](https://www.mindresearch.org/mathminds) - [Life at MIND](https://2024.mindresearch.org/careers) - Resources - [Blog](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog) - [Math Discourse](https://2024.mindresearch.org/puzzletalks) - [Podcast](https://2024.mindresearch.org/edtech-podcast) - [News](https://2024.mindresearch.org/news) - [Activities](https://2024.mindresearch.org/stem-resources) - [Donate](https://store.mindresearch.org/pages/donate) **Student privacy****:** learn more about our commitment to keeping students safe [Read More](https://www.mindresearch.org/privacy-policy) ![MIND-on-Math_Blog-Header-5](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/graphics/headers/_blog-headers/MIND-on-Math_Blog-Header-5.png?width=2000&height=667&name=MIND-on-Math_Blog-Header-5.png "MIND-on-Math_Blog-Header-5") Category Community Teaching & Learning Technology & Games Research & Outcomes Neuroscience Celebrations & Successes [![Subscribe](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/237516/a35fb57d-2960-4554-a0f3-e7bb5946fc70.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/237516/a35fb57d-2960-4554-a0f3-e7bb5946fc70) [Community](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/topic/community) # ST Math Grows One Million MINDs By [Christine Byrd](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/author/christine-byrd) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=ST%20Math%20Grows%20One%20Million%20MINDs&body=ST%20Math%20Grows%20One%20Million%20MINDs%20https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/st-math-grows-one-million-minds](mailto:?subject=ST%20Math%20Grows%20One%20Million%20MINDs&body=ST%20Math%20Grows%20One%20Million%20MINDs%20https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/st-math-grows-one-million-minds) - We recently reached a milestone: more than **1 million students** currently use ST Math. That means there are roughly as many ST Math students today as there are undergraduates enrolled at the nation’s 35 largest colleges combined! The cumulative number of students who have used ST Math since it was developed in 1997 is undoubtedly much higher than one million, but we track the number of students *currently* learning with ST Math at any given time. And that number has grown almost exponentially, with twice as many using the program today as did just three years ago. ![StudentGrowthChart_rev.png](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Photos/StudentGrowthChart_rev.png?width=640&name=StudentGrowthChart_rev.png "StudentGrowthChart_rev.png") Still, we never want to forget that each child who uses ST Math is an individual, with a unique story about ST Math and JiJi's impact on her life. We’ve been reflecting on some students who have shared their stories with us over the years -- and taught us a few things in the process. [![Blog_AlejandroCesar.png](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Photos/Blog_AlejandroCesar.png?width=355&name=Blog_AlejandroCesar.png "Blog_AlejandroCesar.png")](https://youtu.be/0YUjtSQlmMk) A few years ago, twins **Alejandro and César** were honored as MIND's "Students of the Year," in recognition of reaching 100% completion on their ST Math curriculum, and for having stellar test scores in math, science and language arts. But, as they share in this video, math is just one of their passions. [Meet](http://blog.mindresearch.org/blog/st-math-student-continues-stem-learning)[ Alejandro and Cesar](https://youtu.be/0YUjtSQlmMk)   [![Blog_Aniya.png](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Photos/Blog_Aniya.png?width=355&name=Blog_Aniya.png "Blog_Aniya.png")](https://youtu.be/l06PElNsAZ0) **Aniya **recently showed us and our partners from Cisco Foundation around La Escuelita, a [little school that's big on personalized learning](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/how-one-little-school-got-big-on-personalized-learning). While there, she impressed us with her her big dreams of becoming a doctor, and her understanding of the importance of math all around her. [Meet Aniya.](https://youtu.be/l06PElNsAZ0)   [![Blog_Ryan.png](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Photos/Blog_Ryan.png?width=355&name=Blog_Ryan.png "Blog_Ryan.png")](http://blog.mindresearch.org/blog/st-math-student-continues-stem-learning)  ST Math alumnus **Ryan** is a student at the Oregon Institute of Technology who, in elementary school, developed a passion for STEM fields that continues to drive him now. “I think a lot of the problem-solving skills used in ST Math I still use today,” he says. [Meet Ryan](http://blog.mindresearch.org/blog/st-math-student-continues-stem-learning)   [![Blog_Ciera.png](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Photos/Blog_Ciera.png?width=355&name=Blog_Ciera.png "Blog_Ciera.png")](https://youtu.be/KrVJSUA6PIc) Southern California 5th grader **Ciera's** intense focus as she played ST Math caught our attention in the computer lab recently. When we interviewed her, she delighted us with her thoughts on persistence, learning from mistakes, and her thirst for new challenges. [Meet Ciera.](https://youtu.be/KrVJSUA6PIc)   ![Blog_Austin.png](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Photos/Blog_Austin.png?width=355&name=Blog_Austin.png "Blog_Austin.png")   **Austin**, a Florida elementary school student who says ST Math problems “make my brain bigger,” expresses his adoration of math and JiJi and reminds us that everyone approaches math – and life – differently. [Meet Austin](http://blog.mindresearch.org/blog/from-superintendent-to-super-student-how-st-math-culture-permeates-pinellas)   [![Blog_Tylicia.png](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Photos/Blog_Tylicia.png?width=355&name=Blog_Tylicia.png "Blog_Tylicia.png")](http://blog.mindresearch.org/blog/bid/331286/Cisco-and-MIND-Research-Are-Reimagining-Math-Education)   **Tylicia,** a Virginia elementary school student who was quietly failing math, until she had a breakthrough moment where she started problem-solving independently. [Meet Tylicia](http://blog.mindresearch.org/blog/bid/331286/Cisco-and-MIND-Research-Are-Reimagining-Math-Education).     ![Blog_Enrique.png](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Photos/Blog_Enrique.png?width=355&name=Blog_Enrique.png "Blog_Enrique.png")   Georgetown University student **Enrique** impressed us with his academic success and his insightful reflections on how ST Math helped him as a youngster in Santa Ana, CA. Since graduating from a private high school, he has interned at MIND, and shared his memories of learning math with JiJi. [Meet Enrique](http://blog.mindresearch.org/blog/bid/328732/How-a-Penguin-Taught-Me-Math)   Have your own example of a student who's life was impacted by ST Math? Share it on social media and enter the JiJi Believer contest. [![Share Your JiJi Believer Story](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/237516/7a4e73cf-7c24-46ff-a366-7df21c1e9d0d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/237516/7a4e73cf-7c24-46ff-a366-7df21c1e9d0d)   ![Christine Byrd](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hubfs/Blog_Assets/Christine_headshot.jpg) ### About the Author Christine Byrd writes about STEM and education issues for MIND Research Institute. 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