World Maths Day is almost here again* - and Australia isn’t on the hall of fame’s top 10 yet so maybe its time you joined the celebrations!

Students play in real time against students from anywhere in the world in 60 second games. The competition runs for 48 hours and includes school and class groups as well as individuals.

There are even prizes available based on the number of questions answered, but the real value is in building enthusiasm for maths and the knowledge that program sales will help UNICEF give more children ...

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Women’s History Month (WHM) originated in America back in 1980 to broadcast the historical achievements made by women through history.

WHM was introduced to Australia in 2000 by Helen Leonard and started the Australian Women’s History Forum Commitee with the aims to;

- Raise awareness and provide hostorical informations of women in Australia and their contributions

- Encourage initiatives across educational and community sectors

- Support institutions and organisations in arranging local activities during WHM.

Until as recently as the 1970’s women have virtually been left out of history. WHM works to change this and encourages upcoming women to strive to ...

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The Freedom Writers Diary

by The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell

Broadway Books, New York 1999

This is a most unusual book in that it is a diary written by about 150 people!

It sounds a bit like a movie plot (partly because a movie has been made from the story), but the Freedom Writers is a real group of students in a Californian school in the late 1990s. Inspired by the LA riots, new teacher Erin Gruwell decides to build tolerance rather than hatred and prejudice amongst her students - her ‘going nowhere’ students. Together, they achieved amazing things ...

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In the same month as Woman’s History Month(starting March 1), on March the 8th is International Woman’s Day. This day occurs annually and is a world wide celebration of the ecenomic, political and social achievements of women.

In some ways, the day has lost its political aspects, and became simply an occasion for men to express their love to the women around them in a ways similar to Mother’s Day (2 months away) and St Valentine’s Day (just 4 days away!) mixed together. In others, the political and human rights theme runs strong and political and social awareness of the ...

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We came across a Valentines deal that doesn’t involve chocolates or flowers, so we thought we’d share it with everyone who prefers a gift that gives for longer. Here is what their site says:

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The right process, the right tools that remove all the barriers and mysteries, correctly applied at the right time. That is how you grow long-term profits. And that is how SBI! works.

SBI! owners do not just “put up Web ...

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Nancy Drew ~ Bad times, big crimes

Just recently I discovered that Nancy Drew has joined the 21st century! Here is my review of one of her new books…

Nancy Drew: bad times, big crimes

Carolyn Keene
Aladdin paperbacks, New York, 2005

Nancy Drew is a dectective character known to many girls - personally, I read a number of her books and they may well have paved the way to my current love of crime/mystery books. So it was interesting to find a new series of Nancy Drew books has been written by Carolyn Keene, the original Nancy Drew author.

I am impressed that Keene has ...

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