The team walked away with a trophy for second place overall in the Activities round, a proud moment for the BISP maths department.
Students worked exceptionally well throughout the contest, completing the various rounds of the contest individually, in the BISP teams or occasionally ‘buddy teams’, with fellow mathematicians from other top international schools in the SE Asia region.
On the first day, students were treated to a fascinating engineering lecture by Professor Ron Lancaster, Senior Lecturer at the University of Toronto. Professor Lancaster introduced the students to the mathematics behind some of the world’s most spectacular buildings, igniting interest in a future career in this field in some of the students.
The second day of the contest consisted of further individual and team rounds, including the adrenaline filled ‘Energiser’ round.
The highly-charged final day was rounded off with a formal gala dinner, including the announcement of final results and the awarding of certificates and trophies. An after party then provided the perfect opportunity for the students to celebrate all of their hard work and achievements.
In addition to this exciting challenge, BISP also hosted its “first of its kind” event in Phuket March 3. BISP students, from KS3, were joined by similar aged students from Phuket International Academy, HeadStart and Kajonkiet International School.
Mixed school teams took part in a variety of maths problems where their maths knowledge and problem solving skills were put to the test.
The day culminated in a maths trail around the BISP campus, and when the students were asked their opinion of the day their responses were positive.
“Fun and enjoyable” and “a good way of talking and working with people you don’t know”, were just a couple of the responses from Year 9 students.