Last Friday, March 10, the 8th edition of the Maths Champions was held in Canigo School, Barcelona. This year had an additional excitement, since we could once again count on the presence of other schools: Viaró and Parvulari Nostra Senyora. More than 115 P5 students participated in this contest which is already a classic in Barcelona.
The most fun Mathematics contest in Barcelona celebrates its VIII edition at Canigó school
Early in the morning the students of P5 of Canigó School were ready to receive their colleagues from participating schools; upon arrival, they were organized into teams and each group was given the necessary materials to resolve the problems and face the challenges of this edition.
In teams they played various math games adapted to their age: measurements, simple statistical calculations, serialization, problem solving, etc. Each P5 student, according to the role assigned in their team, executed the instructions given by the teachers in a limited time.
After a morning of challenges and teamwork, everyone was able to enjoy a meal in the open air and an afternoon of games and sporting challenges. The Maths Champions day ended with the awards ceremony, by the director of Canigo, Marga Acín; the director of the Nostra Senyora kindergarten, Anna Wenberg; Viaró’s teacher, Oriol Guerrero; Dolores Gil, Alumni of Canigo from the XXXI promotion, currently mother of the school and professor of Mathematics at the International University of Catalonia; and Maria Jover, also Alumni of Canigo from the XLIX promotion, graduated in Telecommunications Engineering and currently a master’s student. All the students received a diploma and a gift as a souvenir for their participation in the contest.
In Canigó, Mathematics is fun from Kidsgarden
The Maths Champions is part of the project of Fun Math and demonstrates the success of this innovative learning method, based on computation, with the aim of incorporating mathematical reasoning in a familiar and fun way.
