"I understand that some of you are artists," was an opening statement made by Misha Kulshresta, on the first day of Geometry class for HSFI 10th graders, along with a group of advanced placement 9th graders.

The beauty and the simplicity of making a perfect circle with a compass and making a perfectly straight line with a straight edge were opening lessons explored by first experimenting with freehand pencil work and then contrasted by using these tools. Students were further engaged by Mr. Kulshresta and his co-teacher, Ms. Bayer, by going around the room having students read each drawing prompt out loud.

New vocabulary terms, and gaining an understanding of language such as "congruent" and "incongruent" shapes -- and being able to identify and articulate concepts such as, "a regular hexagon is one that has congruent sides" were part of the lesson.

Mr. Kulshresta is a new teacher recently hired by HSFI through the NYC Teaching Fellows. He comes from the Northwest, having earned his Bachelors from UC Santa Barbara and his Masters in Statistics from the University of Washington. 

HSFI is excited to have Mr. Kulshresta as a great new addition to our Math department and our school.