To help strengthen math curricula in our schoolsĮach Program has a MATHCOUNTS chairman (listed in the right frame of this page) directing a committee to encourage school participation, produce publicity, secure local sponsors, and organize volunteers to run the competitions.To educate the public about the importance of mathematics and the role math-oriented jobs playin our technological society.To increase students' motivation to be "math literate" by giving recognition to outstanding math students.The program offers our members a positive way to support and strengthen math education at the junior-high level. MATHCOUNTS prepares students for advanced mathematics courses and for careers in many technical fields, including engineering. This nationwide math competition for sixth, seventh and eighth graders is sponsored in North Carolina by PENC with the cooperation of the NC Department of Public Instruction, the NC Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and several corporate sponsors. Hundreds of North Carolina students participate in MATHCOUNTS competitions held in February each year. MATHCOUNTS - PENC Supporting Math EducationĮach year, increasing numbers of schools are discovering MATHCOUNTS, a program that rewards students for excellence in mathematics. Sponsored by PENC & NSPE, MATHCOUNTS® is one of the most successful education partnerships involving volunteers, educators, industry sponsors & students. M ATHCOUNTS ® is a national math enrichment, coachingĬompetition program that promotes middle school mathematics achievement in every U.S.