Voyager Expanded Learning and 3P Learning Host 3rd Annual World Math Day Competition
Students from around the globe compete online as they strive to answer the most math questions correctly
DALLAS, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Expanded Learning(R) and 3P Learning announced today that they will again host a free, Web-based World Math Day competition on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Children of all ages and ability levels from around the globe will unite in their quest to set a world record in answering math questions correctly at www.worldmathday.com.
The event will begin on March 4 west of the International Dateline and continue through to the last minute of March 4 east of the International Dateline (For information on the International Dateline visit: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/international_date.php). Students will take part in real-time battles of speed and skill and may participate either at home or at school.
Last year more than 750,000 children from 160 countries came together to answer 182,455,169questions correctly. This year's goal is to have one and half million students from 165 countries answer 250 million math questions correctly. Registration for the event begins on February 1, 2009, and ends on March 1, 2009.
Existing Voyager VmathLive schools and 3P Learning Mathletic schools will have automatic entry into the event. Teachers and students can register free of charge at www.worldmathday.com.
About Voyager Expanded Learning
Voyager Expanded Learning
Voyager Expanded Learning provides core, intervention, and supplemental reading programs, as well as math intervention and ongoing professional development programs, for school districts throughout the United States. Founded in 1994, Voyager has delivered extended-time reading and basic skills intervention programs, as well as large-scale reading and math programs, to more than 1,000 school districts in cities such as Buffalo, N.Y.; Miami; New York City; Richmond, Va.; El Paso, Texas; and Los Angeles, resulting in dramatically improved student performance. Voyager Expanded Learning, Inc. is a business unit of Voyager Learning Company (OTC: VLCY.PK) and based in Dallas, Texas. For more information, please visit www.voyagerlearning.com or call 1-888-399-1995.
About 3P Learning:
Founded in 2003, 3P Learning develops e-learning resources for students and teachers. Key to the success of 3P Learning's resources is the idea that play plus practice equals progress. The company's e-Learning resources are written by teachers who hold this philosophy at their core, and are proven to engage and motivate students to achieve excellent results. 3P Learning develops curriculum-based resources for the Internet that are currently used by over 1000 Australian schools and that have been used by close to 1 million students. For teachers, 3P Learning uses technology to provide up to the minute information on students' progress and the ability to fully differentiate within a class to target individual student needs. For more information about 3P Learning, please visit www.3PLearning.com.
