The Grade 12 learners who took part in the Golden Knight Tournament along with members of CDA (UKZNP).Maths Tutoring Project Hosts Year-End Tournament
Learners writing their matric maths exam this year were given a chance to test their readiness at the Annual Golden Knight Tournament held recently on the Pietermaritzburg campus.
The 12 October Tournament was hosted by the Maths Tutoring Project (MTP), an associate of the Community Development Association (CDA) and followed the same format as the final matric maths exam.
The aim of the event is to prepare matriculants for their upcoming exams and, in the process, expose learners to the university environment so as to induce a desire within them to study further.
The CDA is a student-run voluntary organisation that seeks to socially uplift learners from underprivileged communities. It does this through its five associates at the UKZN PMB Branch. The MTP also runs under the same vision, by providing weekend tutorial sessions for learners as well as other activities, including the annual tournament.
The Maths Tutoring Project is sponsored by the School of Maths at UKZN with the aim of promoting mathematics in disadvantaged schools in Pietermaritzburg. The participating schools were Mtholangqondo Secondary School, Emzamweni High School, Langalakhe High School and Mconjwana High School. The winner of the tournament was Mconjwana High School, followed by Emzamweni High School in second position and Langalakhe High School in third position.
Learners received certificates of participation, medals and trophies awarded on the day of the tournament. A special certificate of sponsorship was awarded to the UKZN School of Maths for a donation it had made to the associates at the beginning of the year, which went a long way in assisting the project to achieve its goals.
- Lindiwe Jali