“The number 1 is the most commonly occurring number in the first 100,000 decimal places of Pi. It occurs 10,137 times”.
Under the umbrella of Qatar Foundation’s Pre-University Education (PUE), Qatar Leadership Academy’s Mathematics Department celebrated its 6th Annual ‘Pi Day’ on March 14.
All teachers and student-participants wore a Pi Day T-shirt to celebrate this special occasion. The day started with human formation of the Pi symbol and the whole school; teachers and students took part in it. The venue of the event was decorated for the occasion displaying information about Pi . One of the main attractions was the display of more than 500 digits of Pi along the entrance of venue.
This year, Qatar Leadership Academy, welcomed: Nord Anglia Al Khor, QA – Doha, AKIS (BS) and AKIS (CBSE) to be a part of this event. After the arrival of guests, icebreaker activities took place for all the participants from QLA and non-QF schools. Opening activities provided all students the opportunity to interact and collaborate with students from other schools.
Math Jeopardy and Visual Arts competitions took place after the ceremony. The Visual Arts competition was conducted where all teams had to design a Pi day t-shirt. Math Jeopardy activities ran parallel to Visual Arts competitions. QLA qualified for grades 9-10 jeopardy and won the competition for the first time. Grades 7-8 Math Jeopardy has been won by AKIS (CBSE) and they were winners in the art completion this year. Apple pies were served to all students, guests and teachers in effort to bring sweetness to the celebration and to say thanks for their support.
