FIVE Mid North Coast students took part in the Newcastle Permanent Primary School Mathematics Challenge in Newcastle on Tuesday 25 November.
Mid North Coast participants were Hugo Wyndham, Bishop Druitt College; Harroop Bahia, St Augustine’s Primary School; Rohen Chung and Samir Rabe, St Columba Anglican School; and Roman Falzon, St Joseph’s Primary School, Wingham.
They joined 29 other Year 5 and 6 students from across NSW at the University of Newcastle’s NUspace facility.
The event celebrated this year’s Newcastle Permanent Primary School Maths Competition winners and District Award recipients.
Newcastle Permanent spokesperson Paul Juergens said the challenge encouraged students to see maths differently.
“The Newcastle Permanent Maths Challenge is about taking maths off the paper and into games, hands-on activities and interactions,” Mr Juergens said.
“This year, almost 17,000 students from across more than 350 schools participated in our maths competition, showing interest in STEM activities such as these growing.
“We’re all about helping our local communities thrive through education and we love watching students thrive in our Maths Challenge.”
The challenge was designed by Newcastle Permanent’s Maths Competition Director, Dr Peter Howley.
He is a national and international leader in statistics, systems thinking, process improvement and integrated STEM.
Dr Howley said the event offered valuable opportunities.
“Competitions like this give students a unique opportunity to participate, compete, challenge themselves, and engage in new experiences that support the developments of new perspectives and interests beyond the school environment,” Dr Howley said.
“Students were challenged with interactive activities and quizzes and heard from leading professionals about the way statistics and mathematics are used to support fields including healthcare, and medical and forensic anthropology.
“I have a long-standing passion in driving school and community engagement in mathematics, statistics and integrated STEM, and I’m excited to explore new initiatives to build on the strong foundation of this long-standing competition and support a broader range of students.”
Organisers told News Of The Area that Mid Coast students achieved excellent results.
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