Mathnasium’s contest is Oct. 17

Mathnasium’s TriMathlon contest is designed encourage kids to engage in math and to support local schools. Children at all levels of math ability are invited to participate. In addition to winning medals, all students who participate this year will earn money for local schools with a donation for each student participating in the event. The winner at each grade level will be entered into the Grand Prize TriMathlon.
The competition, open to second through fifth grade students, will be held Oct. 17 at the Hoboken Mathnasium Learning Center, 706 Washington St. Participation is free and registration is now open at mathnasiumtrimathlon.com. Event Sponsors include Lakeshore Learning, Rubik’s, Smarties, and PFL.
“Mathnasium’s TriMathlon provides a wonderful opportunity for kids to engage in math in a fun way that also gives back to the community,” said Kevin Carnes, president of Lakeshore’s Education Division. “We’re proud to support this event and inspire more kids to develop a love for math.”
The TriMathlon consists of three events: Magic Squares, Counting Game, Mental Math Workout.
Students do not need to be enrolled in a Mathnasium center to participate. Prep materials, including a practice test, are available on the Mathnasium TriMathlon website (www.mathnasiumtrimathlon.com), where students can also register. Participants will have money donated to local schools on behalf of their participation. Mathnasium is targeting an aggregate donation of about $40,000 throughout the U.S. and Canada.
The top scorers across all TriMathlon competitions will be invited to move on to the Grand Prize TriMathlon, to be held at the winner’s local Mathnasium center the following weekend.
All participants, regardless of how they place on the test, will receive fun goody bags. Participants who register by Sept. 30 also receive a free downloadable Math Quiz Game Show (retail value: $19.99) from Lakeshore Learning. Grand Prize winners receive a Rubik’s prize pack and Mathnasium scholarship.
For more information on the Mathnasium TriMathlon for students in the Hoboken area, contact Ami or Bruhati, owners of the Hoboken Mathnasium center, at 706 Washington St., hoboken@mathnasium.com, or visit www.mathnasiumtrimathlon.com.