Twelve year-old twins, Peter and Paula Imafidon, are black
children from Waltham Forest in northeast London. Nicknamed “the Wonder Twins,”
Peter and Paula are Great Britain’s highest achievers. At
9-years-old they made history as the youngest children in British history to
attend high school.
The children became the
youngest to ever pass the University of Cambridge’s advanced mathematics exam
after participating in the Excellence in Education program. They set world
records when they passed the A/AS-level math papers. Peter Imafidon, who is
also a 100m and 400m relay champ in London, has said that he would like to
serve as Prime Minister one day and his sister Paula, a county champion in
rugby, would like to teach math. Both students are musicians.
The twins joined the ranks of their gifted siblings,
Anne-Marie Imafidon, who was the pioneering child among the young genii. Now 26
years old, Anne-Marie spoke six languages and graduated from high school at age
10. In 2003, when she was only 13, she was granted a British scholarship to
study Mathematics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. And at 17, Anne-Marie obtained her Masters Degree from Oxford University.
Anne-Marie was the youngest person to pass the A-level computing exam. Just
last year she was called a “serial world record breaker” in the September 2011
edition of “Higher Education Digest.” Anne-Marie has mentioned that she
believes in mentoring children to help them succeed. She is involved in the
S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program to help fulfill
the need for math and science female leaders. She is currently working in
a high-level position at an international investment bank in the United
Kingdom.
At 11 years old, Christina Imafidon (now 22) was the
youngest student in history to attend a British university – the United Kingdom
University. Christina is now working as an intern with the Citigroup
Corporation as well as conducting research on mathematics with Oxford
University.
Fifteen year-old Samantha Imafidon had passed two high school-level
mathematics and statistics exams at age 6. She became the youngest girl in the
UK to attend secondary school at the age of 9. Samantha was the sibling who
mentored the twins to pass their own math secondary school test when they were
also 6 years old. She is a gold level champion in the 100m and 200m relays.
Dr. Chris Imafidon and Ann Imafidon, their parents, raised the children with
a guided discipline. The father emigrated from Edo State, Nigeria to London
over 30 years ago. He is currently working as a renowned scholar and
international education consultant to several governments. He also serves as a
mentor and coach to American students at varios academic levels using Skype and
web technology.
His family has been used as a model to improve scholarship in
Europe and Asia. He strongly believes that anyone can achieve what he has
achieved with his family through a specific model for education. In his own
family, if one child had a reading assignment, there was a communal effort. “If
you really want a child to learn anything, find out the best way that child
learns,” says Imafidon. “Every human being has a unique way of learning.”
Chris Imafidon can be found on twitter @chrisimafidon and
Anne-Marie’s Twitter ID is @aimafidon
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