Math Contest Course

(Gr. 3-4)

Instructors

Sunny Zhang

Hi, my name is Sunny Zhang and I’m in grade eleven at Western Canada High School. I have really enjoyed math since I was a kid and have had the privilege to attend two different math camps. I learned a lot of these camps and understanding that math is often not the favorite topic of every student, I want to share some of the things I have learned in the past few years that I think really make math a great subject to study. Can’t wait to meet you all!

Allen Guo-Lu

Hi everyone! My name is Allen. I am in grade 7 GATE. My favorite subject is math because it helps to think analytically and improves your problem-solving skills. When I was in grade 4 I got into the top 50 of the WMO2018 Canadian Finals. In grade 5 I received a bronze medal at the Math League International Tournament. In grade 6 I got 150 points in the Math Kangaroo contest, as well as placing in top 3 of CNML (nationwide). These classes will help grade 3-4 students who are interested in math to develop their understanding and interest in exploring math. I will work through past contest problems focusing on concepts like geometry, logic, and probability. These will help build up more confidence and a strong foundation in math. I look forward to meeting you soon!

Course Introduction

A course targeted towards kids with math levels from grades 3-4. Instructors will work through past contest problems with kids and highlight important ideas that are useful for similar contest problems. Introduces students to the specific formatting of the Kangaroo contest as well as the unique structure of contest problems. These preliminary problem-solving skills are useful in and out of the classroom.

How will this club operate?

Each class will be discussing different Math Kangaroo Contest problems with the club leaders explaining thoroughly about how to tackle different types of contest questions. It is also a suitable class for students not planning to take the Math Kangaroo Contest and are just wanting to improve their math contest skills.