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The Caribou Mathematics Competition

The Caribou Mathematics Competition is a worldwide online contest that is held six times throughout the school year. Each of these days, six contests are offered, one for each of the grade levels 2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10 and 11/12 and each one in English, French, Persian, Mandarin, Ukrainian, and Azerbaijani. The Caribou Cup is the series of all Caribou Contests in one school year. Each student's ranking in the Caribou Cup is determined by their performance in their best 5 of 6 contests through the school year.

The goals of this competition is to show that mathematical puzzles can be fun and to improve participants' problem solving techniques. The first contest for the 2020/2021 season is happening on 14th (Thursday) and 15th (Friday) October 2020 for all grade levels, and registration is free! (The rest of the contests require participation fees for all grade levels above Grade 2.) Students of any nationality and schooling arrangement can join. Cash prizes are given out to the top performing students and schools in the Caribou Cup. Additionally, contest and Caribou Cup certificates can be printed after each test is marked. You can register with your school, or ask a parent to register you and find a Caribou Contact: someone (preferably a teacher) who can invigilate you throughout the contest.

For more information, go to cariboutests.com!

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