BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Educational outreach program You CAN Do the Rubik’s® Cube unveiled its new Speed League, a national leaderboard of elementary, middle and high school Rubik’s Cube teams and solo competitors in the United States. Teams of eight students solved 25 Rubik’s Cubes, with the best time of 58.8 seconds and solo competitors solved a single cube, with the record time of 11.1 seconds. All Speed League results are available at YouCanDoTheCube.com.
The program has co-hosted 34 competitions in 2017. During the timed events, teams work collectively to solve 25 three-by-three Rubik's Cubes in the fastest time. Team members who can solve the cube in under two minutes may also compete in solo events.
“This program benefits students by providing them with an opportunity to try, fail, try again and succeed in an encouraging, inclusive and fun environment,” said Holly Riehl, the program’s director. “Solving the Rubik’s Cube has helped students across all learning levels increase self-esteem, sharpen problem-solving skills, develop a growth mindset and take more risks in the classroom.”
The Speed League leaderboard shows the rank, school and time of the fastest teams and 5,000 solo competitors for the 2016-2017 school year. Results can be filtered by kindergarten through fifth grade (division 1), sixth through eighth grade (division 2) and ninth through twelfth grade (division 3), or for all divisions. Viewers can also see the results by state or nationwide.
Visit YouCanDoTheCube.com to learn more about Speed League, forming a school team and participating in or hosting a competition.
About You CAN Do the Rubik’s Cube
You CAN Do the Rubik's Cube is an educational outreach program that provides resources and support to schools and youth organizations to teach STEM/STEAM standards and 21st century skills by using the Rubik's Cube. Since the program’s launch in 2008, more than 23,000 teachers and millions of students have benefitted from You CAN Do the Rubik’s Cube enrichment activities.
Notes to editors:
1. See YouCanDoTheCube.com for winners in your area (AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, NC, NV, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA).
2."How to solve a Rubik’s cube” was one of the top-trending how-to searches in Google's 17th annual year in search.
