KATHMANDU, March 15: A Math Park has been launched for the first time in Nepal to dispel students from the mindset that mathematics is difficult. Math Park was started with the aim of making mathematics practical and useful for life.
The Math Park established by the Imperial World School in Budhanilkantha was inaugurated on Tuesday, on the occasion of Pi Day and International Mathematics Day. The Chief Guest Science and Technology Secretary Pramila Devi Bajracharya inaugurated the park.
At Math Park, students will have the opportunity to learn using math while having fun. The role of Math Park will be to keep students away from the mindset that math is difficult. In addition, even in the absence of the teacher, students can learn new things of mathematics in the Math Park by themselves, which will also help in classroom teaching.
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Science and Technology Secretary Pramila Devi Bajracharya said that the construction of the first Math Park in Nepal has added something new to the education sector. She said that the attraction of students towards Science and Math is less and he did not think that Math Park would be easy for students.
She also informed that the ministry is preparing materials for STEAM education and is preparing to distribute them to the schools and train the teachers.
Kamala Tuladhar, the president of the Confederation of Nepalese Teacher, said that it is necessary to have such kinds of parks in all schools. She said that instead of only teaching about math in books and classrooms, if the students can use it and learn it in a practical way, it will help to maintain the quality of education.
Binod Pant, Head of the Department of STEAM, Kathmandu University School of Education, said that no study is complete without mathematics and mathematics is important as it is mandatory for science, physics, computer science etc. He also emphasized that students should be taught mathematics not only in the classroom but also by taking them to the park.
