Holiday Countdown Highlights

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Before we disappear for a break over the Christmas and New Year holidays, we wanted to say a massive thank you for the phenomenal response we've had to our holiday countdown. We have loved hearing from families and schools joining in, and have rounded up some of the pictures that have been shared with us.

Roll-a-Snowflake & Christmas Code Cracker

Baking Sugar Cookies

Festive Lego Building

Collaborative Drawings

Festive Sudoku & Coordinates Mystery Picture

Sierpinski Christmas Tree

Geometric Doodles & Tessellating Trees

Binary Code Ornaments

Latest News and Events

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Active Maths Challenge

Start the year with our mini Active Maths challenge and measure what progress you can make over four weeks.

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Citizen Science Projects 2026

You don’t need to be a scientist to take part in real research. Citizen science projects welcome people of all ages to help by counting, observing, measuring, and recording what they see around them. Here are a few inspiring ways you can get involved this year.

21st Feb
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The Amazing Mathemagic Show

National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street | | Free
Experience the wonder of mathematics, as students and staff from the University of Edinburgh transform into captivating performers, dazzling magicians, and astonishing "mind readers".