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Swinging,
Swinging,

Cricket-Math™

and
Swinging, fast records!
breaking

It is said that for learning (be it in the physi-
Born out of the Covid19 incubation period, cal or virtual form) must be connected to
‘Cricket-Math™’ is fast becoming a global passion, area of interest, some form of healthy
household name as families embrace the gamification and creativity. Sports integration,
world of virtual learning. As it names suggests, therefore, especially Cricket makes a strong
it is a refresing perspective for most school case for starters. The collaborative brains
owners and school leaders who want to behind Cricket-Math™,the Agarkar Centre of
introduce learning outcomes in a way that is Excellence (ACE) founded by celebrated sports-
futuristic and brings in relevance to real life man Ajit Agarkar, and his award winning wife,
so that children become lifelong learners, Fatema, an educationalist and the enterpris-
problem solvers and creators!
ing Divesh Bathija’s popular UnMathSchool
found an unique way to engage with
students (Grade 4 to 8) using the math
that makes Cricket a truly scientific-
game!

Intrigued? Well, here’s how it works:

Using Ajit Agarkar’s illustrious career matches (he’s a veteran of 4 World Cups) as a backdrop from
when he made his debut for India at 20 (played since he was 10 years old, and rose quickly up the
ranks as a gifted and thinking cricketer setting records in school cricket), Cricket-Math™ uses the grade level
‘syllabus’ learning outcomes taught in schools be it national or international and creates unique original game
based case studies for students to ‘solve’ while ‘playing’ live with fellow students who have signed up, and
through these engaging, interactive group sessions, students learn to apply quadratic equations, linear and
non linear equations, transformations, decimals and basically, ‘tested’ math concepts in school. But this time,
in a way that connects to real life.