At ISP we know that mathematics is a vital skill for our students – it encourages logical and analytical thinking and supports better reasoning which is essential in problem-solving. Maths also plays a crucial role in understanding the contents of other school subjects, such as science social studies and even music and art.

That’s why we launched the ISP Maths Challenge in 2020. The annual ISP Maths Challenge is a free week-long online competition for ISP students with a range of exciting team and individual prizes up for grabs!

ISP students aged 5-18 years from different ISP Schools compete with each other by completing fun activities and challenges to earn points. There are also opportunities for the mathematicians to go head-to-head with other ISP students in real-time races which test the speed and accuracy of mathematics fluency.

The competition is designed to encourage and motivate students enabling them to see and feel proud of the progress they are making and creating in a dynamic learning environment.

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Last year 15,438 students from 48 schools tool part in the competition, making this our biggest ILOS programme!

Learning objectives

• Improve problem-solving and maths skills
• Motivate students and foster a positive attitude towards maths and problem‑solving
• Apply maths in interesting contexts outside of the formal curriculum
• Combine maths skills with other important skills like collaboration and creativity