Warm, heartful and delicious. That’s not just Aunty Gladys’s famous apple pie — that’s the feeling of victory over finding the circumference of a circle. On 13 March 2026, St Catherines Convent celebrated international Pi Day. Pi Day, which is usually celebrated by math enthusiasts, educators and scientists on the 14th of March, is the annual celebration of the well-known mathematical constant π. Pi is an irrational number, which means its digits go on forever without repeating. This day came to be when physicist Larry Shaw linked the 14 March to the first three digits of pi (3.14159…) and saw it as a wonderful opportunity to bring his colleagues together. And so, on that day, Shaw and his wife brought pie and tea for celebration and Pi day was born. Pi day is also the day the famous physicist Albert Einstein was born. A truly fascinating day for math and science enthusiasts. Our school was just as ready for Pi day like for any other great celebration. Students participated in mathematical quizzes in their mathematics lessons and had lots of fun competing for a surprise prize (hint: it was a slab of chocolate). I enjoyed celebrating Pi Day quite a lot. As a student whose favourite subject is mathematics, Pi Day is one of the days I look forward to every year and not just for the surprise prizes. It’s a day I can recite the digits of this famous constant with joy and pride and it is one of those days I look forward to eating a slice of pie that afternoon while solving for circle areas using π (pun intended).
Written by Tumishi Seobo
