Teach Middle East Magazine May-June 2018 Issue 5 Volume 5 | Page 44

THE MANGAHIGH MIDDLE EAST MATHS NINJA CHALLENGE WAS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS Students from across the Middle East participated in the second annual Mangahigh and Teach Middle East, Maths Ninja Challenge. The competition which ran from March 11th- 22nd ,2018 saw a 35% increase in the number of schools participating in the competition over last year. 17,000 students participated of which 1,243 won individual medals. First Place winners were The Westminster School, Dubai, second place went to Dubai Gems Private School, while the third place winner was Ajyal Al Maarefah International School in Saudi Arabia. Mangahigh is one of the world’s first Game-Based Learning sites, where students learn Mathematics via purpose-built casual games that balance fun and learning. Mangahigh is aimed at students aged 5-16. Since activities adapt to the level of understanding, Mangahigh can be used effectively by both struggling and high flying students. WHAT ARE SCHOOLS SAYING ABOUT THE MIDDLE Dubai Gem Private School The Westminster School, Dubai “We are delighted to be the reigning Mangahigh Middle East Maths Ninja Challenge champions. Our staff and students have worked hard and we are very proud of them” Last year we were second place winners and this year we took the top spot. Our students have excelled and have had fun at the same time. We look forward to retaining the top spot next year”. 42 | May - Jun 2018 | | “Mangahigh offers one of the best online platforms for students to practice Mathematics, with the best possible animations, games, challenging questions right from Foundation stage to KS5”. “The students of Dubai Gem Private School have been using Mangahigh for the last two years and seen real growth in their numeracy skills. Every year students enthusiastically participate in The Middle East Maths Ninja Challenge with great success, we are delighted to be the second place winner this year”. After The Bell Amity School “Students at Amity school love to learn mathematics with Mangahigh and they enjoyed taking part in the Maths Ninja Challenge, as it was learning and fun all rolled into one”.