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Kiwi kids shine on World Maths Day
Friday, 4 March 2011
New Zealand primary school students showed they are among the world's best by finishing in 5th place on World Maths Day, with a first place result in the 8-10 year old category.
(via 3P Learning) Mason F, a student from Sherwood Primary on Auckland’s North Shore, took top place in the 8 – 10 year old category.
Other New Zealand students also performed very well over the 48 hour challenge. Evan M from Stanley Bay School came 5th in the 4 – 7 years category, Edwin from St Josephs School in Pukekohe came 3rd in the 8 – 10 years category with Willem E from the Remarkables Primary School in Queenstown taking out 6th place.
“I am absolutely thrilled with how New Zealand students have risen to the challenge this year and shown the world what we can do.” said Yvonne Blanch, the New Zealand CEO of 3P Learning, the company that hosts World Maths Day. “It has been a very tough week for New Zealand but I congratulate NZ schools, teachers, parents and students who have got behind this event, challenged themselves and the world and succeeded. I have had messages of congratulations from all over the world from folk who recognise that this wee country at the bottom of the world is a force to be reckoned with – on and off the sports field!”
Over 2.4 million students from 234 countries participated in the online event correctly answering 428,598,214 questions in 60 second challenges over a 48 hour period, as long as it is 1 March anywhere in the world.
“This event is now embedded in the educational calendar and we have had great feedback from schools about the enthusiasm World Maths Day has generated around maths in their schools. Students are showing a real passion for numbers and over the course of World Maths Day they’ve shown an increase in both speed and accuracy when answering maths questions,” said Yvonne Blanch.
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