In 2011 World Maths Day will be joined by World Spelling Day. The philosophy behind the World Education Games is to get students around the world as excited about maths and spelling as they are about sport.As part of an international partnership with UNICEF, we will be encouraging students and schools to seek donations from friends and family for their participation in World Maths Day. Donations will be pledged and tallied on the World Maths Day website. In 2011 we aim to unite the world in numbers and giving to help provide children all over the world with the education they deserve.
World Maths Day is the world’s largest education event where students (aged 4-18) compete in real time against other students from around the world playing mental arithmetic games on the World Maths Day website (www.worldmathsday.com). World Maths Day encourages students of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to have a go at maths in a fun, interactive and accessible way. Best of all participation in World Maths Day is free – all you need is internet access.
This year there are 4 age categories: 4-7, 8-10, 11-13 and 14-18. Students and schools can join in whenever they like throughout the 48 hours, although only 100 games will count towards a student’s individual or class points score. Students can continue playing beyond this point to earn points for the Mathometer.
You can also take part in World Maths Day from your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Press release from World Math Day Organization
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