Tristan Pang
| Tristan Pang | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 18, 2001 East Grinstead, West Sussex, United Kingdom |
| Residence | New Zealand |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Tristan Owain Pang |
| Citizenship | British |
| Education | Year 8[1] and University student[2] |
| Occupation | Student / Founder of Tristan's Learning Hub[2] |
| Organization | St John, Onehuga Swimming Club, Mensa, New Zealand Association for Gifted Children |
| Known for | Maths, Science, Logic |
| Home town | East Grinstead and Auckland |
| Parent(s) | Elaine and Thomas Pang |
Tristan Pang (born October 18, 2001 in West Sussex, UK), is a child prodigy[3][4][5] who excelled academically from an early age. He started reading independently and doing high school maths at the age of two. He sat the Cambridge International Examinations IGCSE maths (Year 11 / O Level) and earned the top grade A* scoring 97% at only nine.[6] By age eleven he top scored with A* at the Cambridge A level exams (Year 13), delivered a TEDxYouth talk [7] and became one of the youngest speakers in the world. He started his university studies at the University of Auckland and created a free online learning platform, Tristan's Learning Hub, by the age of twelve. He has been delivering numerous speeches to schools and at conferences with an aim to inspire young people.[6][8] 12-year-old Tristan Pang (Tristan Owain Pang) is in Year 8 and is the head boy at Ficino School.[1] He is also a maths student at the University of Auckland. At home, he teaches himself in multi-levels on all subjects. He has always been fascinated by the relationships between light and energy, and is also interested in quantum physics and time travel, as well as how the human body and mind works. He is planning to be a science researcher in these fields.[8]
Education experience speech
At the Festival of Education in March 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand, Tristan Pang delivered a speech The Future of Education: but not as you know it.[9] He shared his own education experience of his in-depth vertical learning method. He also talked about technology in Learning, and also the flexibility, trust, encouragement and support from adults. He also stressed that mentorship, a perfect school day, a self-learning day and peer to peer learning are all very important. And finally, he shared his educational visions.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ficino School student Tristan Pang uses his unique talent to inspire his peers
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maths whiz's website helps others to learn
- ↑ 10 child prodigies
- ↑ Really Smart Kids: What Does That Even Mean?
- ↑ "Kiwi superbrain couldn’t have done it without the internet".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Meet the maths brain of New Zealand
- ↑ Tristan Pang's TED Talk
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Quest-is-fun - the creator
- ↑ Quest-is-fun - Speech at the festival of education
- ↑ Tristan Pang at the Festival of Education
External links
Websites
Media
- 10 Child prodigies who may change the world
- Tristan Pang for prime minister
- New Zealand Herald, 29 April, 2014. Maths whiz’s website helps others to learnMaths whiz’s website helps others to learn
- WTV News Chinese Channel(Freeview 28 or Sky 303) 25 April, 2014. Please turn the caption on for the English translation
- Really Smart Kids: What Does That Even Mean?
- 3News Firstline (TV interview with Tennessee Mansford), 22 April 2014.
- Menzed – Magazine of Mensa New Zealand, April 2014. Please scroll down to page 7 to view an extract of Tristan Pang's speech on education
- The Dominion Post (Wellington & Christchurch), 22 February, 2014. TRISTAN PANG, 12-year-old superbrain from Auckland. Please click on”Tristan Pang” to view the on-line version
- Independent Schools of New Zealand, 18 February, 2014. Ficino School student Tristan Pang uses his unique talent to inspire his peers
- RadioLIVE (RadioLIVE Drive with Andrew Patterson), 8 January, 2014. 12-year-old Auckland student to study maths at university
- Radio NZ Afternoons with Jim Mora, 10 September 2013. Award-winning young scientist
- New Zealand Herald, 10 September, 2013. Fonterra bottles fail boy’s acid test
- New Zealand Herald, 2 March, 2012. Meet the maths brain of New Zealand
- Chinese Herald, 23 November, 2013. Another Breakthrough of a Young Scientist
- Chinese Herald (English translation), 23 November, 2013. Another Breakthrough of a Young Scientist
- Chinese Herald, 30 November, 2013. From knowing Andrew Patterson’s story to thinking about “mentor”
- Chinese Herald, 30 November, 2013. From knowing Andrew Patterson’s story to thinking about “mentor”
- Chinese Herald, 24 March, 2012. 10-years-old child prodigy Tristan Pang
- The Sun Hong Kong newspaper, 26 March 2012. Child prodigy Tristan Pang top scored in the Cambridge International Exams
- Oriental Daily News Hong Kong newspaper, September 12, 2013. Is the triple layer milk bottle effective? Young scientist Tristan Pang's another outstanding outstanding achievement
- Tristan Pang - the future Nobel Prize winner
Speeches
- Youth Summit, Festival of Education, 23 March, 2014. This was the speech delivered by 12-year-old Tristan Pang at the Auckland Festival of Education in March 2014 at the Viaduct Events Centre. There were over 300 students from Whangarei to Hamilton attending
- Stage Interview, Festival of Education, 22 March, 2014. Tristan’s stage interview (17:10 – 30:25) at the Gala Dinner at the Auckland Festival of Education in March 2014 – the special Festival of Education edition of Parkinson live from the Viaduct Events Centre
- Festival of Education interview, 21 March, 2014. What is Quest-is-fun? What is Tristan’s Learning Hub? What makes you to build the websites? What is Flipped Classroom? What is your way of learning? Who inspires you on the education thinking? What is the vision on your future?… All these questions are answered in this interview
- Speech at the Festival of Education, 21-23 March, 2014