Participants enage in fun, collaborative assessment-as-learning® cultural experiences all around the world!
The schedule is very busy DOING MATHEMATICS, with a healthy mix of seriousness and laughter, geekiness and play, indoors and out!
Regional Qualifiers are comprised of SIX ROUNDS (3 individual and 3 in teams), with the option to offer EXTRA ROUNDS and activities if they wish.
Participants sometimes think deeply alone, work in teams, be inspired by speakers and create using their imagination!
There are FOUR LEVELS of competition:
LEVEL | Primary | Secondary | Junior | Senior |
APPROX AGE | 9-11 | 11-13 | 13-16 | 16-19 |
INT. SCHOOL GRADE | ~G5 | ~G7 | ~G9 | ~G11 |
UK SCHOOL YEAR | ~Y6 | ~Y8 | ~Y10 | ~Y12 |
REGIONAL QUALIFIERS | Sept - Nov | Feb - May | Sep - Nov | Feb - May |
FINALS | - | - | Dec | Jun |
Containing these SIX ROUNDS, including THREE voluntary rounds for the Host Venue Cup. These are:
Skills categories | (Individual) Challenge | Collaboration teams | Host Venue Cup |
Strategy | Confidence | Lightning | Crypto |
Creativity | Codebreaker | Shuttle | Inspiration/Innovation |
Knowledge | Mathematician | Pursuit | Duel Fast4 |
This unique platform enables participants to network and build lasting friendships and life-long memories - usually the main highlight of their schooling years.
DISCOVER THE LEARNING CONTENT PLAY SOME ROUNDS
If schools wish to run the popular hybrid of online and offline rounds across 2 days, then maybe it could follow:
Online day (1 week earlier) | |
09:00 | Confidence |
11:00 | FAST4 Duel |
12:15 | Codebreakers |
13:30 | Mathematician |
Onsite day (in a hall) | |
09:00 | Pursuit |
11:00 | Shuttle |
13:00 | Codebreaker Final |
15:00 | Lightning |
18:00 | Medal Ceremony |
Level and Location | Host and Detail | |
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Junior in Bangkok | Venue: Newton Sixth Form School, Bangkok & Remote Online Region: Thailand Remote evening 1: Saturday 23rd September 2023 Remote evening 2: Sunday 24th September 2023 In venue Day 3: Saturday 30th September 2023 Participation: Teams of 3, teacher adjudicators are welcome to join the fun Cost: Baht6000 per team, or individually for Baht2500 |
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Beijing International Schools Mathematics Competition | Venue: Dulwich College Beijing Region: China Dates: Friday & Saturday 13th & 14th October 2023 Participation: 9 or 18 students per school (3 or 6 teams) with 1 or 2 staff adjudicators Cost: RMB11340 per 9 students with 1 staff adjudicator |
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Junior in Hong Kong | Venue: SAIS HK & Remote Online Region: Hong Kong Remote Day: Saturday 11th November 2023 In school Day: Saturday 18th November 2023 Participation: 9 students (3 teams) and 1 staff adjudicator or 18 students and 2 staff adjudicators, per school Cost: HKD8700 per set of 9+1 |
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Junior in Singapore | Venue: UWCSEA (Dover) & Remote Online Region: Singapore Remote Day: Saturday 11th November 2023 In school Day: Saturday 25th November 2023 Participation: 9 students (3 teams) and 1 staff adjudicator OR 18 students (6 teams) and 2 staff adjudicators per school Cost: SGD990 per 9 students and 1 staff adjudicator |
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Junior Finals in University of Melbourne | Venue: University College, University of Melbourne Region: Victoria, Australia Arrive morning of: Sunday 10th December 2023 Depart morning of: Saturday 16th December 2023 Participation: Golden Ticket invite from a Regional Qualifier Cost: USD2000 |
Demonstrate your individual confidence in traditional problem solving
Suss the blank terms in each sequence before the countdown timer ends
Traditional open-response questions
In collaboration teams, race to solve traditional problems - can you reach the final question in time?
Individuals shuttle their answer across the Communication team - make sure you're the strongest link
In Collaboration teams, 60 mins, 16 problems, 1 submission, 0 points if it is incorrect.
In Communication teams, wisely craft and create problems for peers to solve
In Communication teams, discover and present the historical development of an important concept
In Collaboration teams, decrypt as many cipher texts as you can, and then encrypt your response
Quick individual 1v1 games to sharpen mental agility
CONGRATULATIONS Golden Ticket holders - this is where you come to find out about the next
World Mathematics Championships® Finals!
Skills categories | Challenge |
Collaboration |
Communication |
Strategy | Confidence | Lightning | Crypto & Fairground |
Creativity | Codebreaker | Shuttle | Inspiration & Datamine |
Knowledge | Mathematician | Pursuit | Logic & Proof |