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Maths Week Ireland has been launched by Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD. The annual festival of maths and numeracy returns from 15th– 23rd October 2022 with a range of events set to attract participation by schools and people all over the island. Pictured are Darius O’Reilly (9); Maisie Hogan (10) and Lexi Hopkins (10) from Scoil Chaoimhin, Marlborough Street, Dublin.
MATHS Week 2022 was launched on Thursday by Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Kerry schools are encouraged to take part in the all-island festival of maths and numeracy from Saturday, October 15 and until Sunday, October 23.
Maths Week is designed to promote a positive attitude towards maths and its applications. It is co-ordinated by Calmast, South East Technological University’s STEM Engagement centre and supported by the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Discover Programme, the Department of Education, and Business in the Community Northern Ireland.
Last year over 400,000 people, including 386,000 students, participated in Maths Week and this year promises to be as popular as ever with already over 142,000 pupils signed up to take part, along with more than 60 organisations including the universities, institutes of technology, libraries, schools, training colleges and employers.
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Launching Maths Week 2022, Minister Foley said: “I am very pleased to see Maths Week go from strength to strength each year. It is an integral part of the school calendar, and I am delighted to continue the support from my Department to this important initiative.
“It is wonderful to see children growing in confidence and enjoying all the satisfaction and indeed fun that they derive from great maths teaching and learning. Maths is both an essential life skill, and a driver of the skills and innovation that we want our students to experience in their education. I encourage everyone to get involved. Seeing students, school communities, teachers, partners, and higher education institutions, north and south working together is fantastic and I wish this year’s event every success.”=
The full programme and details of how to get involved are available on the Maths Week website www.mathsweek.ie.
For event and programme updates follow @MathsWeek on Facebook, @mathsireland on instagram, @mathsweek on TikTok and @mathsweek and #mathsweek2022 on Twitter.
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