Mathnasium Announces 3rd Annual TriMathalon Contest

Students in lower Westchester are invited to test their math skills while raising funds for local schools with every correct answer. Mathnasium's 3rd Annual TriMathlon contest will be taking place locally at Mathnasium of Scarsdale, 747 White Plains Road, Scarsdale, New York on Saturday, October 19, 2013. The nationwide math competition is open to students in 2nd through 5th grade, in public private, or home school. Registration begins on September 3, 2013 and participation is free. The event is designed to show kids that math can be fun. Children at all levels of math ability are invited to participate. In addition to winning trophies, all students who participate this year will earn money for local schools with every correct answer. Plus, the winner at each grade level will be entered into the national TriMathlon, with the chance to earn even larger school donations.

"The Mathnasium TriMathlon represents a wonderful opportunity for kids to have fun, test their math skills, and earn money for local schools. It demonstrates that math can be fun, and at the same time provides a way for the students to give back to their community, which is a wonderful lesson for kids at this age. In the Mathnasium TriMathlon, every child is a winner!" said Shane Bland, Center Director of the Mathnasium of Scarsdale franchise.

The TriMathlon consists of three events:

• Magic Squares, where students are awarded points for developing their own math problems.
• The Counting Game, which tests students' ability to count from any number, to any number, by any number.
• Mental Math Workout, which asks students to solve problems without a pencil and paper in order to show off their "number sense."

Students do not need to be enrolled in a Mathnasium center to participate. Prep materials, including a practice test, are available on the Mathnasium TriMathlon website where students can also register.

Participants will have money donated to local schools for every correct answer on the TriMathlon test either through the website DonorsChoice.org, which allows schools to select whatever they need with donations accruing toward those items, or via direct donations. Mathnasium is targeting an aggregate nationwide donation of approximately $27,000, which includes the national prizes.

The first place winners at each grade level will be invited to move on to the national TriMathlon, where the national champions will be determined based on their local test scores. If needed, tiebreaker tests will be held at the winners' local Mathnasium locations the weekend following the event. Prizes of $1,000, $500 and $250 will be awarded to local schools on behalf of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners at each grade level. All participants will receive a free downloadable math game from Lakeshore Learning Materials (retail value $19.99) along with other potential prizes and certificates of participation. National winners will receive Lakeshore gift cards.

For more information on the Mathnasium TriMathlon for students in lower Westchester and surrounding areas, please contact Mathnasium of Scarsdale at 914.725.MATH (6284), or scarsdale@mathnasium.com. For more information about Mathnasium of Scarsdale please visit www.mathnasium.com/scarsdale.

About Mathnasium
Mathnasium, the nation's leading math-only learning center franchise, specializes in teaching kids math in a way that makes sense to them. Students go to Mathnasium year-round to catch up, keep up, and get ahead in math. The proprietary Mathnasium MethodTM is the result of 40+ years of hands-on instruction and research.