Zachary's 'Magic Maths' Eiffel Tower

Zachary, a Year 3 pupil at South Bersted Church of England Primary School, learnt to build a dodecahedron (a 3D shape with 12 flat faces) at our maths event using 30 sticks and 20 marshmallows. He was so inspired by our ‘magic maths’ morning that he set about building the Eiffel Tower with cocktail sticks when he got home- using 300 cocktail sticks and a glue gun to build his masterpiece!

Zachary’s mum, said: “Zachary was so inspired by the workshop, he just didn’t want to come home. It was great fun and he loved it so much we just had to let him carry on building!”

The Saturday morning workshop was designed for children who get a buzz from maths to enjoy the subject off-curriculum and have fun. For our Westbourne House teachers, it was a chance to share their passion for maths with keen pupils from a great cross section of schools.

Westbourne House Head of Maths, Mrs Low, said: “It was lovely to see how inspired Zachary was and we have received lots of messages and rewarding feedback from those who attended. We will definitely be holding future sessions.”