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THE WORLD EDUCATION GAMES 2012 : 6-8 MARCH 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The World Education Games is the exciting event for ALL international schools and international school students around the world.<\/p>\n

Here is some information from the World Education Games themselves in their latest newsletter:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Games are nearly here \u2013 the world\u2019s largest online education event. Practice is open NOW, with the competition period running from 6-8 March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Last year over 5.5 million KG to Grade 12 students registered to take part \u2013 and this year the event is already shaping up to be the biggest and best yet. Along with our two established events, World Spelling Day and World Maths Day, we are also this year launching our brand new World Science Day event.<\/p>\n

We encourage you to have your whole school taking part \u2013 simply visit the World Education Games website and regsiter your school, if you have not already done so. The entire event is free of charge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Need help? Refer to our Teacher Quick Start Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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** WHY SHOULD YOU TAKE PART? **<\/strong><\/p>\n

Students will achieve dramatic improvement in core skills and have fun at the same time!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Over the last 5 years, students have shown an average improvement of over 30% in speed and accuracy on World Maths Day, making it a powerful way to improve core computation and number skills. Similarly, World Spelling Day has achieved dramatic average improvement results, with 2011 showing a 25% improvement in speed and accuracy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The questions within World Science Day take a unique and fun approach, designed to foster curiosity and excitement about science, whilst helping students to improve their ability to answer knowledge, application and reasoning questions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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www.worldspellingday.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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World Spelling Day<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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6th March 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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www.worldmathsday.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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World Maths Day<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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7th March 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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www.worldscienceday.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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World Science Day<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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8th March 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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