PI Day
Posted 21st March 2025
On Friday 14 March Dixons Croxteth revelled in all things PI. It was a huge team effort by all departments starting with Morning Meeting explaining the principles of pi and the reason for the day of celebration. Pi ( π) represents the ratio of the diameter of a circle to its circumference as 3.14, hence the date). Students then moved onto lessons learning about all sorts of ways that pi relates to each subject including the history of pi from the Babylonians to Archimedes to present day, great circles in geography explaining how these are used in navigation, invention of the wheel in science and much more.
One year 8 student commented that “the story of ‘Circumference and the Dragon of Pi’ in our English lesson was really enjoyable and made it all make sense” whilst another was fascinated by the beauty of the computer generated artwork created using the digits of pi.
Special thanks go to the catering staff for the delicious pies they served at lunchtime as well as sectors of a circle in their pizza pies.
Other events included fascinating facts about pi and fun quizzes and competitions. There was a real buzz around the school and everyone, staff and pupils alike really got on board to make the day joyful.
We hope that next year’s Pi Day will be even bigger and better.
