The Nexus Primary School secured a victory during the International Math Community Alliance (Timca) Math Challenge that was held in Harrismith.
The first-ever Timca Math Challenge took place on 13 April, in the Intabazwe Multipurpose Hall in Harrismith in front of a rowdy and supportive crowd. Here, the Math skills of 200 learners of ten primary schools in Intabazwe and Tshiame areas were tested.
In a very tight race between three teams, it was Nexus who was the overall winners with the Qhubeka Primary School in second place and the Vulindlela Primary in the third place.
“In the Timca Mathematics Challenge, every learner is a winner. They all worked very hard to improve their Math skills, a much-needed skillset in South Africa. They may not have all won a trophy, but they all demonstrated skills they developed in our after-school Maths programmes,” says Colin Beck, director of the Timca organisation.
Teams, made up of 20 children, each faced 90 questions. For every five correct answers, they received a ball which they raced to place in clear tubes in the middle of the hall. The team that placed 18 balls first was crowned as the winner.
Timca focuses on building competency in Mathematics and workplace skills in children and unemployed youth.
The Rhodes University’s (RU) Prof. Mellony Graven, Dr Debbie Stott and a host of post-graduate students developed the original games-based curriculum over ten years, providing children and youths across South Africa with greater prospects for their future.
