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To all students,

What an exciting and fun start to the 4^th annual World Math/s Day. It’s fantastic to see students from over 230 countries participating in this truly global event. I personally wanted to wish all students the very best of luck and remind you all to have a great time practicing your math.

Keep playing to improve your speed and accuracy as we unite to set a Guinness World Record for the largest online math competition in the world.

I’m counting on you

Yours truly,

Scott Flansburg, The Human Calculator

Global Ambassador for World Math Day and Mathletics.com

Here is the footage of Scott appearing on FOX and Friends, Sunday 28 February, 2010

Scott Flansburg, the Human Calculator and Patron of World Math Day, appeared on Fox News Sunday morning to talk about World Math Day. This was his second appearance of the week. He was invited back after an appearance on Fox and Friends on Friday, and was asked to explain how to get kids excited about Math. Flansburg also demonstrated his remarkable ability to calculate equations in his head, counting by multiples of 29, to the amazement of the show’s hosts. See video here.

This morning, Scott Flansburg, the Human Calculator and Patron of World Math Day, appeared on Fox and Friends, where he talked about the economic stimulus and promoted World Math Day.

Click here to watch the Video.

On Wednesday, February 24th, 3P Learning, the company behind World Math Day, invited the USA Student Ambassadors, along with a parent, teacher, and in some cases the school principal, to New York City for a NYC Ambassador Experience.

The day began with an exciting appearance on The Today Show with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb. The appearance featured Scott Flansburg, also known as The Human Calculator, who is the Patron of World Maths Day.

Click here to see the video.

The USA Student Ambassador New York Experience continued with a tour of the NBC Studios and Rockefeller Center, lunch and a professional photo shoot at the “Top Of The Rock”, a personal mentoring
session with Scott Flansburg, The Human Calculator, media training from the Senior Director of 3PLearning’s PR Company, and a limo ride to dinner at Planet Hollywood in Times Square. The day was fantastic and thoroughly enjoyed by all the ambassadors, parents and teachers.

In addition, each ambassador received an iPod touch from Apple with a gift card for iTunes Apps.

Scott Flansburg, the Human Calculator and Patron of World Maths Day, appeared yesterday on The Today Show! He was joined by 3 of the USA Ambassadors: Kelvin of River Dell Middle School, Francesca from Notre Dame, and Tristan of Chesapeake Science Point Charter School.

Click here to see the video on the Today Show’s site.

Click here to see Scott and the USA Ambassadors on the Today Show

The countdown has begun. We are looking forward to promoting numeracy around the globe and setting a new world record with our totally free and safe online math contest on 3 March.

Students play at home and at school against other students around the world in live games of mental arithmetic. Each game lasts for 60 seconds and students can play up to 500 games during the official event, earning points for each correct question. You can now take part in World Maths Day via the iPhone and iPod Touch. The students who answer the most questions appear in the Hall of Fame.

Prizes will be awarded to the top students in each age category, ages 5-8, ages 9-13 and ages 14-18.

The student answering the highest number of questions correctly in each age group (5-8, 9-13, 14-18) will be the World Champion and receive a Minted Gold Medal.

This is a truly unique world event and a fantastic way to promote numeracy within your school. Past results show that students will make significant improvements in their mental arithmetic skills and have fun in the process.

World Maths Day was designed to encourage school and student participation in a fun and engaging online maths event. 3P Learning would like to thank all of the schools, teachers and students from around the world that participate.

Can we beat last year’s world record of 2 million students from 204 countries correctly answering 452,681,681 questions?

It is my honor to serve as Global Patron of World Maths Day 2010. I look forward to meeting the students, parents, and teachers from winning schools around the world.

Uniting the World in Numbers. I’m counting on you…