Xewkija Primary School has won gold in a mathematics project sponsored by the HSBC Malta Foundation.

The Gold Award in the matemaTIKKA Awards was presented to the Young Entrepreneurs of Gozo College Roza Magro Xewkija Primary.

The winning project presented mathematics in a real-life context. Each class at Xewkija Primary is responsible for an area in the school garden to grow vegetables and trees according to the season.

The students get seeds and saplings to plant and follow the national agricultural calendar to rotate the crops in the class garden.Three school projects achieved awards. The other two were in Malta, which received the Silver and Bronze Awards respectively.

‘Eating our way to a Healthy lifestyle!’ – St Nicholas College, Rabat Primary School, and

‘Sum-thing Healthy’ – St.Theresa College – Middle School – Ta’ Paris, B’Kara.

The matemaTIKKA Award organised by the Science Centre Singapore aims to promote innovative school/college projects and to strengthen effective engagement, learning and achievement in Mathematics.

This year’s edition focused on Sustainable Development Goal 3 namely Good Health and Well-Being (Ensuring Healthy Lives and Promoting Well-Being for all at all ages).

The three winning projects were announced during the tikka MATEMATIKA seminar and the project representatives were presented the award plaques by Michel Cordina – Executive Director and Head of Business Development.

Photos: HSBC Malta

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