FOBISIA PRIMARY MATHS COMPETITION 2023

Kristen Ng-Kelly

Head of PU Primary Mathematics Department, Singapore International School of Bangkok (Pracha Uthit Campus)

Singapore International School of Bangkok (Pracha Uthit Campus) was honoured to host the FOBISIA Primary Maths Competition on 17-18 March 2023.

26 teams from 9 different countries, consisting of 11 different nationalities came together to compete in a series of Maths Challenges over 2 days. We kicked-off the event with an Opening Ceremony which consisted of a Wall of Fame. All teams were invited to sign their names and best wishes on the Wall of Fame before entering the venue. During the welcome dinner, SISB Primary students also put on a spectacular performance which showcases our unique trilingual curriculum.

LIST OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School

Bangkok Patana School

British International School Ho Chi Minh City

British International School, Phuket

British School Jakarta

British Vietnamese International School Ho Chi Minh City

Discovery Bay International School

Dover Court International School Singapore

Dulwich College Seoul

Garden International School Kuala Lumpur

Haileybury Almaty

Prince of Wales Island International (Primary) School, Penang

Regent's International School Bangkok

Seoul Foreign School

Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok Riverside

Shrewsbury International School, City Campus

Singapore International School of Bangkok (Pracha Uthit Campus)

Tanglin Trust School

Tenby Setia Eco Park

The British School Manila

The International School @ ParkCity

The Perse Singapore

Wellington College International School Bangkok

North London Collegiate School Jeju

North London Collegiate School Singapore

St. Christopher’s International Primary School, Penang

The first Maths Challenge was ‘Maths Mastermind’ where students had to put their mental maths skills to work while racing against the clock and solve as many questions as they could with the time allocated. The next round was held at the Children’s Discovery Museum, where students had to find their way among the exhibits and complete the puzzles and codes to complete the ‘Maths Amazing Race’. The students enjoyed themselves tremendously racing around the museum to find the next station and working as a team to solve the puzzles and codes to receive the next clue.

On the second day, we started off with the Written Test, where students had to solve challenging Maths Olympiad style questions and their individual test scores would be added to their team overall score. Next, students competed in their team in the ‘Maths Escape Room’, an online code breaking form. Once again, students had to work together to solve the codes and puzzles in the fastest time possible to score the most points for their team.

Finally, we ended the day with a ‘Live Buzzer Round’. All the results were then tallied and the winners were announced at the Award Ceremony.