Extension Program

Aitken College Competes in the 2018 Galway Maths Olympiad

On Thursday 11 October, Aitken College was invited to participate in the Annual Galway Maths Olympiad at Southern Cross Grammar. The focus of the day was to celebrate mathematics and apply creativity, problem-solving and critical skills in three challenging activities that included:

A lateral thinking and logic puzzle where students were given cryptic clues
A Maths relay where students had to work together to solve as many mathematical problems of increasing difficulty
A STEM activity where students collaboratively built a boat to hold the most chocolate frogs whilst keeping building costs to a minimum.

It was an exciting day for our select Year 7, 8 and 9 students. They worked in teams of four to show their mathematical abilities and pit their skills against other teams from across the district. We are very proud of the way our students represented the College and congratulate the Year 9 team on achieving first place in the Maths Relay event.

Year 7 Team - Andrew S, Chantelle A, Haydar K, John P

Year 8 Team - Anin K, Eshan P, Sophie H, Tara K

Year 9 Team - Alexander M, Angela S, Sarah M, Yvette G