Count On is a major
mathematics education
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Although re ...
project in the
United Kingdom
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which was announced by
education secretary David Blunkett
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at the end of 2000. It was the follow-on to
Maths Year 2000 which was the UK's contribution to
UNICEF
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's
World Mathematical Year.
Count On had two main strands:
* The website www.counton.org which won the 2002
BETT
Bett or The Bett Show (formerly known as the British Educational Training and Technology Show) is a global series of education shows organised by Hyve Group marketing information technology in education. The flagship show is located in the UK, w ...
prize for best free online learning resource.
* "MathFests", which were maths funfairs held around the country, aimed particularly at those who would not normally come into contact with mathematical ideas.
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The MathFests were run largely by
MatheMagic and the
University of York.
The project has now been handed over to the
NCETM.
Popularisation of Mathematics
''Count On'' and ''Maths Year 2000'' were some of the first big Popularisation of Mathematics projects. Others are listed below.
International
*
World Mathematical Year 2000br>
* Statistics 201
*
World Maths Day
World Maths Day (''World Math Day'' in American English) is an online international mathematics competition, powered by Mathletics (a learning platform from 3P Learning, the same organisation behind Reading Eggs and Mathseeds). Smaller elements ...
(orig. Australian) - next one is 6 March 201
Australia
*
World Maths Day
India
*
National Mathematics Year
Ireland
*
Maths Week Ireland
Maths Week Ireland (MWI) is an all-island (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) mathematics outreach initiative founded in 2006 by Eoin Gill and Sheila Donegan, based on an idea by Eoin Gill. It is a project of the Centre for the Advancement o ...
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Nigeria
*
National Mathematics Year
Spain
* Matematica Vita
* Paul Boro
United Kingdom
* Maths Year 2000 Scotland
* Maths Cymru (Wales)
United States
* Steven Strogatz's blo
References
Mathematics education in the United Kingdom
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