EMC Makes Maths Matter
11th October 2010
Over 100 10-12 year old students in Cork will take part in M³ Making Maths Matter, getting to grips with maths and maths-related careers during the second year of this innovative project, supported by EMC² and launched today in Sunday’s Well Girls National School.
Creating a knowledge-based economy starts in primary school. As a global technology-driven organisation EMC² is delighted to promote maths in such a creative and attractive way to young students. They are the future and their future starts here,” says Kate O’Connor, HR Director, EMC².
M³ Making Maths Matter takes maths out of the textbook and into sports activities, business know-how and everyday life. Students from Sunday’s Well Girls’ National School, North Monastery Boys’ National School, Bishopstown Community School and St Vincent’s Girl’s Secondary School will experience maths as a key life skill – using it throughout the project in running their own international business, taking part in team and sports challenges in a Cork third level college and interactive maths workshops and careers sessions in the high-tech environment of EMC². They will also visit an outdoor adventure centre where they’ll overcome mathematical and engineering challenges while learning the importance of teamwork.
In 1988, EMC established its first manufacturing facility outside of North America in Ovens, Cork – still one of only three manufacturing centres worldwide. The facility has grown from an initial 47,000 square feet with 22 employees on a six acre site to today’s 650,000 sq ft campus on 43 acres of land. Currently employing over 1,400 people, it has developed from an exclusively manufacturing facility to a highly diverse multi-functional and multi-national campus.
Junior Achievement teaches young people about the world of work, encouraging them to remain in education. This year 65,000 students, from senior infants to leaving certificate, will take part in Junior Achievement enterprise and life skills programmes in over 500 schools throughout the country. Programmes are delivered in the classroom by Junior Achievements’ 3,000 business volunteers, working in over 150 supporting organisations, motivating and inspiring young people to value education and equip them with the skills they need to succeed at school and in life.
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