Competing in math (in French) – and succeeding

April

A student from the French-American School of New York recently placed ninth in aÂ worldwide “French Kangaroo Math” contest.

Matthias Wickenburg took the honor out of 8,000 eleventh graders around the world. More than 3.5 million francophone students in Grades 3 to 12 participated in the worldwide competition in March. The test consists of 24 math brain teasers that must be answered within 50 minutes.

FASNY students are required to take the test in Grades 6 and 8, and can opt to take it in Grades 7 and 9 to 12. FASNY students have participated in the competition since 1993, two years after it started. Matthiasâ€™ score was the highest in FASNY history.

The bilingual, bicultural school has more than 800 students on three campuses located in Larchmont, Scarsdale, and Mamaroneck.

This entry was posted on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 4:42 pm by Liz Anderson.
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