9 year old Rayan from Wembley crowned ‘top mathlete’ in UK Year 4 category of global World Maths Challenge

Gold medal winner, 9 year old Rayan from Vicars Green Primary School, Wembley, has been crowned the ‘top mathlete’ in the UK Year 4 category of the World Maths Day challenge –  a global competition in which over one million students from 17,000 schools across 200 countries participated. Rayan, along with his classmates, pitted his wits and tested his mathematical prowess against his UK and global peers while participating in engaging activities designed to highlight the wonder of numbers and most importantly make maths fun.  He joins nine UK champions from nine other age group categories.

Event organiser, Graham Frickers from 3P Learning the creators of the Mathletics platform on which the global challenge is hosted said, “The response to this year’s competition has been incredible – there is a global buzz about maths. Creating a worldwide arena means kids from anywhere in the UK can compete against their peers from both the UK and across the globe. It’s a tough competition and I’m delighted to congratulate our 10 UK champions for their significant achievements.”

Commenting on the gold medallist, Ben Cave, Rayan’s teacher said “I’m incredibly proud of Rayan, he’s such a credit to his peers and our school! All our children absolutely loved competing. Every correct answer was worth 1 point towards a student’s score. Pupils progressed through 20 live maths games, of varying difficulties based on the student’s age.” 

“I really love maths,” said 9 year old Rayan, “I had no idea I was going to win anything at the beginning. I was low on the leader board but after each challenge I placed higher and higher. It was so exciting.”

An online Hall of Fame tracked points throughout the competition with prizes awarded to the top pupils and schools across the globe.