The Secondary Count on Us Challenge 2016
A group of Year 8 students represented Edmonton County School in the 2016 Secondary Count on Us Challenge, Mayor’s Award at City Hall on Wednesday 13th April.
The students competed in three challenging rounds based on geometry, algebra and number. Out of 12 schools, our students scored the highest points in the first round, the Tower of Hanoi and Frogs routines. The routine was the quickest and most synchronised, demonstrating the hard work the students had put in during their weekly practice sessions over the Spring Term. It was a terrific performance considering the students were some of the youngest in the tournament, competing well against their Year 9 counterparts. Overall the students displayed cohesion, innovation and resilience during this year’s challenge and performed superbly.
Names of Students
- Denis Gjoni CJ5
- Kaif Khan CM4
- Yaseer Mollabux CJ3
- Abbishan Pangasenthiran CM3
- Emily Ravetto CN4
Comments from the students
The Count on Us challenge was a new experience; fun, challenging and a chance to meet other mathematicians in London. I would recommend this to all Year 8 and 9 mathematicians to experience a new side to maths
Emily Ravetto
The Count on Us challenge improved my confidence significantly and my maths skills. Furthermore it made me realise that maths could be fun and is very important to succeed in life
Yaseer Mollabux
The ‘Count on Us’ challenge, sponsored by the Jack Petchey Foundation, vastly accumulated my knowledge about maths. The activities were and enjoyable and very challenging. An opportunity to compete with many schools gave me noticeable confidence. I hope to enter next year, good view of the Tower Bridge as well
Kaif Khan
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