The World Education Games is a global online event for all schools and students around the world and is held semi annually during the month of October. It is the expanded format of what was once known as World Maths Day but it now includes World Literacy Day and World Science Day too. It is organized by the 3PLearning and sponsored by Microsoft, UNICEF, 3P Learning and MACQUARIE. The World Maths Day holds the 'Guinness World Record' for the Largest Online Maths Competition in 2010. Its Global Ambassador is 'Scott Flansburg' aka the Human Calculator.
Its inception with the expanded format was in 2012 when 5,960,862 students from 240 countries and territories around the world competed with each other. In 2013, it was held March 5–7.
The World Education Games had taken place October 13 through 15, 2015, where over 6 Million students joined worldwide from over 20,000 schools in 159 countries and raised over $100,000 which will help send 33,000 students to school.
History
The World Education Games is a major free online educational competition-style event, hosted by the global e-learning provider 3P Learning (creators of subscription-based e-learning platforms designed primarily for schools—such as Mathletics, Spellodrome and IntoScience).
The World Education Games had its origins purely as a mathematics-based event, then known as World Maths Day in 2007. The event was powered by 3P Learning's flagship online learning resource, Mathletics.
In 2011, the event expanded to include a second subject (World Spelling Day, renamed World Literacy Day in 2013), followed a year later by a third subject (World Science Day) and at which point the event took on the fully encompassing World Education Games name and branding.
Since 2012 The World Education Games has been collaborating with UNICEF in the framework of a program called "School in a Box" that supports the development of education in regions that are affected by various disasters and poverty.
Rules Participation in the games is open to all students from any country and is free. Registration is required and an access to the internet is a must. Students are matched according to their age and grade levels or abilities if such is requested by their teachers. Students play randomly against other students from all over the world. Students answer as many questions as possible during the allotted time for each game.
Correct answers get points, wrong answers no points and three wrong answers end the game prematurely. Each student plays and scored for the points accumulated during the first 20 games only.
Results are announced after counting all the points and after the organizers had communicated with the parents/ teachers of possible winners and ensured that they had participated in the Games under their own registered accounts. Multiple registrations and/ or playing under someone's else account is a violation punishable by annulling the results of everyone involved. Winners are the students who score the highest points in their grade level in each competition separately and in total.
Schools are also awarded for receiving the highest point-average in each grade level as long as at least 10 students had participated from that school.
Top 100 participants also get their achievements listed on the Hall of Fame.
World Education Games Ambassadors Students who win their regional lead-up events in their countries are hand-picked to become ambassadors.
No. Ambassador Country 1Alexander Y2Alexandra B3Amy M4Anna A5Creedon C6Ellie E7Emmanuel M8Fatima Y9Geoffrey M10Gerania R11Hui Qing L12Imaan C13Kalliopi C14Luke W15Maathangi A16Meeral N17Melina S18Michael Murray19Musaab H20Steve Jobs21Peyton H22Remi L23Mariam K24Samuel O25Thomas26Tristan G27Ursula H28Vikayra G
Prizes Source: Platinum Prizes
A glittering award ceremony to celebrate the winners will be held in November 2015 at the Sydney Opera House. The student with the highest total World Education Games score (in each of the age categories) will be invited to attend the award ceremony to receive their medal. Winning students will be flown to Sydney, Australia, along with one parent, to attend the ceremony. The trip includes flights, accommodation and a VIP Sydney tour.
Trophies
Trophies will be awarded to the top scoring school in each of the three World Education Games events. Trophies will be awarded across each of the ten year/grade categories. Trophies will be specially engraved with the details of the winning schools.
Medals
Medals will be awarded to the Top Scoring Students in each of the three World Education Games events. Medals will be awarded across each of the ten year/grade categories. Students finishing in first, second and third place in each of the age categories will receive a gold, silver or bronze medal. Medals will be specially engraved with the details of the winning students.
The winners of each group are awarded a 'minted gold medal' and the top ten in each group receive 'gold medals'. There are also various other prizes including trophies and certificates. A full list of winners including top ten in each category is available at the official website of World Education Games.
The complete list of various prizes and cups over the years can be found in the official website of World Education Games
Winners by countries
LiteracyMathsScienceWEG2015PendingPendingPendingPending2014 No Games No Games No Games No Games20132012
Winners by names
4-7 yrs8-10 yrs11-13 yrs14-18 yrs2015PendingPendingPendingPending2014 No Games No Games No Games No Games2013Sandali Rajapakse Salcombe Prep School, UKVihangi Rajapakse Salcombe Prep School, UKSachin Kumar Mital Canadian International School, Hong Kong
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Beaconhouse School System, Mandi, Bahauddin, PakistanDanial bin Muhammad Syafiq Cempaka Schools, CH, Malaysia2012Sandali Rajapakse Salcombe Prep School, UKOliver Papillo Balwyn Primary School, AustraliaSharan Maiya The Glasgow Academy, UKMalayandi P Cempaka Schools DH, Malaysia
Winners of individual events
World Literacy DayWorld Maths DayWorld Science Day201511-13 yrs: Sydny Lum Shen Li11-13 yrs: Sydny Lum Shen Li11-13 yrs: Sydny Lum Shen Li2014No GamesNo GamesNo Games20134-7 yrs: Sandali Rajapakse, Salcombe Prep School, UK 8-10 yrs: Alastair Gibson, Hexham Middle School, UK
11-13 yrs: Sydny Lum Shen Li
14-18 yrs: Kianna Wan, Team Canada, Canada4-7yrs : Sandali Rajapakse, Salcombe Prep School, UK 8-10 yrs: Rohith Niranjan, Global Indian International School, Japan
11-13 yrs: Ata Cagin Kolbasi, Ata College, Izmir, Turkey
14-18 yrs: Husnain Ali Abid, FFC Grammar School, Pakistan4-7 yrs: Sandali Rajapakse, Salcombe Prep School, UK 8-10 yrs: Chiacia Putri Effendy, Cahaya Harapan Sejahtera, Indonesia
11-13 yrs: Aryan Saju, The British Al Khubairat, UAE
14-18yrs: Danial Bin Muhammad Syafiq, Cempaka Schools CH, Malaysia20124-7 yrs: Sandali Rajapakse, Salcombe Prep School, UK 8-10 yrs: Dylan.C, Linn Primary School, UK
11-13 yrs: Edryna Syfinaz Z A, Cempaka Schools DH, Malaysia
14-18 yrs: Phoebe M, Sha Tin College, Hong Kong4-7yrs: Yousuf Mohammad, Orbit International School, Saudi Arabia 8-10 yrs: Darshan.S, Indian Public School, India
11-13 yrs: Moosa FerozeTarrar, Beaconhouse School System, Pakistan
14-18 yrs: Kaya Genc, Southport College, Australia4-7 yrs: Ashwati. N, Christ the Sower School, UK 8-10 yrs: Derek.L, Monterey Ridge Elementary School, USA
11-13 yrs: Sharan Maiya, The Glasgow Academy, UK
14-18yrs: Malayandi P, Cempaka Schools DH, Malaysia20114-7 yrs: Vihangi Rajapakse, Salcombe Prep School, UK 8-10 yrs: Dylan.C, Linn Primary School, UK
11-13 yrs: George.W, Team United Kingdom, UK
14-18 yrs: Phoebe M, Sha Tin College, Hong Kong4-7yrs: Eric Z, Team Australia, Australia 8-10 yrs: Mason F, Team New Zealand, New Zealand
11-13 yrs: Kaya Genc, The Southport School, Australia
14-18 yrs: David Andersen, Fraser Coast Anglican College, AustraliaNo Games2010No Games5-8yrs: Rohith Niranjan, Team Japan, Japan 9-13 yrs: Kaya Genc, The Southport School, Australia
14-18 yrs: David Andersen, Fraser Coast Anglican College, AustraliaNo Games2009No Games5-8yrs : N.S, The Sikh International School, Thailand 9-13 yrs: Kaya Genc, The Southport School, Australia
14-18 yrs: David Andersen, Fraser Coast Anglican College, AustraliaNo Games2008No GamesAll Ages: Tatiana Devendranath, Haileybury College, AustraliaNo Games2007No GamesAll Ages: Stefan L, Christian Alliance P.C. Lau Memorial International School, Hong KongNo Games
See also Mathletics 3P Learning
References
External links Official website The World Education Games Blog