Monday, March 8, 2010

World Maths Day 2010 is over!

World Maths Day is all over! Congratulations on a new World Record!
- 1,133,246 students and 56,082 schools from 235 countries have united to set a new world record by correctly answering 479,732,613 questions.
- The validation process now starts for the winners in each category, and the leading countries – results will be posted by 9.30am Tuesday 9 March.
- 2011 will be even bigger with World Maths Day becoming part of the The World Education Games. Everyone is invited to unite the world in learning! This is the global education event, where all students and schools from around the world are invited to unite to set a new world record for the numbers of questions correctly answered in maths, spelling, and science.

It doesn't matter who you are, or where you are, this is a chance to be a part of the next World Record.

The World Education Games takes place on the first 3 Wednesdays in March:

World Maths Day - 2 March 2011
World Science Day – 9 March 2011
World Spelling Day – 16 March 2011


There will be a medal tally by country across the whole Games, and correct answers will be tracked in the Mathometer and the Sciometer and the Spellometer.

Don’t forget to add these dates to your school planner.