How do we run a school maths-a-thon online?
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Choose the maths challenge and teacher-managed activity records, then create a Raised maths-a-thon campaign for online sponsorship. Give each student an approved participant link and use class teams if needed. Keep maths achievement separate from fundraising totals. Pyes Pā School used Raised for a maths-a-thon with 170 student pages and raised $3,575.
What can we learn from the Pyes Pā School campaign?
Pyes Pā School in Tauranga ran MATHATHON 2026 from 27 August to 25 September 2026. It set a NZ$2,500 goal for Technology curriculum equipment and materials. Students practised basic facts at home and at school, then sat an official Mathathon test.
The campaign had 170 student sponsorship pages and received 103 contributions from 82 supporters. The school raised NZ$3,575, or 143% of the target. These figures describe that campaign; they do not predict another school's participation or proceeds. Read the linked case study for the campaign record.
How should teachers define the activity?
Set age-appropriate learning tasks and decide who confirms completion. The school might use practice goals followed by a classroom activity, but the teaching team should choose the measure. A fundraising donation is not a score on the maths task.
Raised manages sponsorship pages and payments. Do not assume it marks maths tests, verifies practice time or automatically collects a charge for each correct answer. Use fixed contributions unless the actual campaign options support and clearly explain another arrangement.
How do we set up class sponsorship pages?
Create the maths-a-thon campaign, choose Team Mode and add classes before importing students. Use the school's approved display names. Younger students can be added without email addresses, with their links shared by a teacher or caregiver.
- Agree the learning period and fundraising purpose.
- Choose the campaign target and a budget that allows for payment fees.
- Prepare class teams, display names and visibility settings.
- Share student links with a family message explaining the activity and donation terms.
- Close the activity and report confirmed learning achievements separately from reconciled fundraising proceeds.
How do we keep the competition fair?
Let every child join the learning challenge without a donation target. If public fundraising rankings are enabled, explain that the standard leaderboard ranks total raised. A school can recognise practice, completion or participation alongside money raised.
Privacy mode hides public member lists and leaderboards. Direct links remain viewable with the approved display name and team. Review that choice with the school before inviting families; do not promise private student lists and public individual rankings at the same time.