In-Person Fall Math Contest Preparation Club (Sept 23 - Oct 28 2023; Excluding Oct 7, 5 Weeks)
The Fall Contest Club is five weeks long and will cover contest questions and problem solving strategies that students may come across when writing contests. Instruction will focus on the fundamentals of problem solving in fun and age-appropriate ways, as well as honing their skills in quickly assessing how to solve a problem by recognizing its type. This helps to start to build the habits of mind needed for problem solving in general and geometry and algebra problems, particularly, in later years.
One class section per grade range below will be offered, subject to change based on enrollment:
- Grades 1-2 (relevant contest: Math Kangaroo, Caribou Contest)
- Grades 3-4 (relevant contests: Math Kangaroo, Caribou Contest)
- Grades 5-6 (relevant contests: CJMC, Math Kangaroo, Caribou Contest)
- Grades 7-8 (relevant contests: CJMC, AMC 8, Math Kangaroo)
- Grades 9-12 (relevant contests: Pascal, Cayley, Fermat, Fryer, Galois, Hypatia, Euclid, AMC10/12, COMC, CLMX, Math Kangaroo)
Location: In-Person (St George Campus)
Schedule: Saturdays, 10 AM - 1 PM
Course Description: The Fall Contest Club is five weeks long and will cover contest questions and problem-solving strategies that students may come across when writing contests. Instruction will focus on the fundamentals of problem solving in fun and age-appropriate ways, as well as honing their skills in quickly assessing how to solve a problem by recognizing its type. This helps to start to build the habits of mind needed for problem solving in general and geometry and algebra problems, particularly, in later years.
Relevant Contest: Math Kangaroo 1/2, Math Caribou
Fee: $275
Location: In-Person (St George Campus)
Schedule: Saturdays, 10 AM - 1 PM
Course Description: The Fall Contest Club is five weeks long and will cover contest questions and problem-solving strategies that students may come across when writing contests. Instruction will focus on the fundamentals of problem solving in fun and age-appropriate ways, as well as honing their skills in quickly assessing how to solve a problem by recognizing its type. This helps to start to build the habits of mind needed for problem solving in general and geometry and algebra problems, particularly, in later years.
Relevant Contest: Math Kangaroo 3/4, Math Caribou
Fee: $275
Location: In-Person (St George Campus)
Schedule: Saturdays, 10 AM - 1 PM
Course Description: The Fall Contest Club is five weeks long and will cover contest questions and problem-solving strategies that students may come across when writing contests. Instruction will focus on the fundamentals of problem solving in fun and age-appropriate ways, as well as honing their skills in quickly assessing how to solve a problem by recognizing its type. This helps to start to build the habits of mind needed for problem solving in general and geometry and algebra problems, particularly, in later years.
Relevant Contest: Math Kangaroo 5/6, Math Caribou, CJMC
Fee: $275
Location: In-Person (St George Campus)
Schedule: Saturdays, 10 AM - 1 PM
Course Description: The Fall Contest Club is five weeks long and will cover contest questions and problem-solving strategies that students may come across when writing contests. Instruction will focus on the fundamentals of problem solving in fun and age-appropriate ways, as well as honing their skills in quickly assessing how to solve a problem by recognizing its type. This helps to start to build the habits of mind needed for problem solving in general and geometry and algebra problems, particularly, in later years.
Relevant Contest: Math Kangaroo 7/8, Math Caribou, AMC 8, CJMC
Fee: $275
Online Fall Math Contest Preparation Club (Sept 19 - Oct 20 2023, 5 Weeks)
The Fall Contest Club is five weeks long and will cover contest questions and problem solving strategies that students may come across when writing contests. Instruction will focus on the fundamentals of problem solving in fun and age-appropriate ways, as well as honing their skills in quickly assessing how to solve a problem by recognizing its type. This helps to start to build the habits of mind needed for problem solving in general and geometry and algebra problems, particularly, in later years.
One class section per grade range below will be offered, subject to change based on enrollment:
- Grades 1-2 (relevant contest: Math Kangaroo, Caribou Contest)
- Grades 3-4 (relevant contests: Math Kangaroo, Caribou Contest)
- Grades 5-6 (relevant contests: CJMC, Math Kangaroo, Caribou Contest)
- Grades 7-8 (relevant contests: CJMC, AMC 8, Math Kangaroo)
- Grades 9-12 (relevant contests: Pascal, Cayley, Fermat, Fryer, Galois, Hypatia, Euclid, AMC10/12, COMC, CLMX, Math Kangaroo)
Online Fall Math Contest Preparation Club (Sept 19 - Oct 20 2023, 5 Weeks)
Location: Online
Schedule: Tuesdays & Thursday, 4:30 pm - 5:45pm
Course Description: The Fall Contest Club is five weeks long and will cover contest questions and problem-solving strategies that students may come across when writing contests. Instruction will focus on the fundamentals of problem solving in fun and age-appropriate ways, as well as honing their skills in quickly assessing how to solve a problem by recognizing its type. This helps to start to build the habits of mind needed for problem solving in general and geometry and algebra problems, particularly, in later years.
Relevant Contest: Math Kangaroo 5/6, Math Caribou, CJMC
Fee: $240
Location: Online
Schedule: Tuesdays & Thursday, 4:30 pm - 5:45pm
Course Description: The Fall Contest Club is five weeks long and will cover contest questions and problem-solving strategies that students may come across when writing contests. Instruction will focus on the fundamentals of problem solving in fun and age-appropriate ways, as well as honing their skills in quickly assessing how to solve a problem by recognizing its type. This helps to start to build the habits of mind needed for problem solving in general and geometry and algebra problems, particularly, in later years.
Relevant Contest: Math Kangaroo 7/8, Math Caribou, AMC 8, CJMC
Fee: $240
Location: Online
Schedule: Tuesdays & Thursday, 4:30 pm - 5:45pm
Course Description: The Fall Contest Club is five weeks long and will cover contest questions and problem-solving strategies that students may come across when writing contests. Instruction will focus on the fundamentals of problem solving in fun and age-appropriate ways, as well as honing their skills in quickly assessing how to solve a problem by recognizing its type. This helps to start to build the habits of mind needed for problem solving in general and geometry and algebra problems, particularly, in later years.
Relevant Contest: Math Kangaroo 9/10, Math Caribou, CLMX, COMC, AMC 10
Fee: $255 + Tax
Location: Online
Schedule: Tuesdays & Thursday, 4:30 pm - 5:45pm
Course Description: The Fall Contest Club is five weeks long and will cover contest questions and problem-solving strategies that students may come across when writing contests. Instruction will focus on the fundamentals of problem solving in fun and age-appropriate ways, as well as honing their skills in quickly assessing how to solve a problem by recognizing its type. This helps to start to build the habits of mind needed for problem solving in general and geometry and algebra problems, particularly, in later years.
Relevant Contest: Math Kangaroo 11/12, Math Caribou, CLMX, COMC, AMC 12
Fee: $255 + Tax
In-Person Math Enrichment Program (November 4 - December 2, 5 Weeks)
The Fall Enrichment program is designed for children who are looking for greater challenges and new ways to stimulate their interest in math. We will be offering some special themes and formats this Fall. Details will be updated in August with the exact themes.
- Grades 1-8: Math Enrichment Club
- Grade 9 - 12: High School Advanced Math Club
Location: In-Person (St George Campus)
Schedule: Saturdays, 10 AM - 1 PM
Course Description: A section of Saturday Math Club designed especially for grade 1/2s. Participants will approach fundamental math concepts through a balance of hands-on activities, games, and crafts, and pencil-and-paper math. This program is designed in the same spirit as our other math clubs and summer camps, but tailored to the math skill level of our youngest participants. This program aims to teach and reinforce topics from the grade 1/2 curriculum. [Content in this course will be different from the Spring Math FUNdamentals Term]
Fee: $275
Location: In-Person (St George Campus)
Schedule: Saturdays, 10 AM - 1 PM
Course Description: In this course, students will construct various geometric shapes and patterns and learn design techniques used in building structures. We will explore mathematical concepts and techniques such as tessellations, symmetry, and fractals to design our domes. At the end, students will construct their own geodesic dome using the concepts learned throughout the weeks. Whether you are a mathematician, engineer, scientist, or designer at heart, come join us with your skills and passion as we work together to learn more about domes!
Fee: $275
Location: In-Person (St George Campus)
Schedule: Saturdays, 10 AM - 1 PM
Course Description: Get ready to explore the exciting world of algorithms! In this course, students will uncover the beautiful connections that algorithms have all around us. Students will be exploring topics such as computational algorithms, mathematical and coding-like functions, and decoding sequences and series. The course will take a hands-on approach with solving sorting puzzles, origami art and how math and technology work together.
Fee: $275
Location: In-Person (St George Campus)
Schedule: Saturdays, 10 AM - 1 PM
Course Description: Infinity. Uncertainty. Equally challenging as they are captivating, these notions have puzzled mathematicians and philosophers for centuries. In this program, we'll explore logic as a lens through which we can examine infinity and delve into how logic and probability intertwine. These concepts can be simultaneously confusing and illuminating, and we'll test your limits by engaging with thought-provoking paradoxes.
Fee: $275
Location: In-Person (St George Campus)
Schedule: Saturdays, 10 AM - 1 PM and 1 PM - 1:15PM (Q&A / Office Hours)
Course Description: In this course, we’ll study connections between concrete scientific problems and dynamical systems, a subfield of mathematics dedicated to understanding oscillations, chaos, and other complex behaviours associated to quantities that change over time according to simple prescribed rules. As a group, we will use ideas from dynamical systems theory to carefully understand the scientific merit of mathematical models. We’ll also examine basic strategies from control theory for stabilizing dynamical systems that model rudimentary mechanical devices. Time permitting, we’ll investigate the use of basic probabilistic Markov chain models for predicting certain natural outcomes and explore computer simulations of the models. A background in coding is not required (though it is strongly encouraged!).
Please Note: This course is open to Grade 9 - 12 students, but the class will be taught at a Grade 10 - 12 level. Students in Grade 9 with a strong interest and background in mathematics may join this course.
Fee: $325 + tax
What do elementary school children do in a Math Contest Club?
For students in grades 1–6, instruction will focus on questions typical of the Math Kangaroo Contest, which aims to teach elementary school children the fundaments of problem solving in fun and age-appropriate ways. Questions for younger children tend to have a visual component and build skills on logic and spatial reasoning. This helps to start to build the habits of mind needed for problem solving in general and geometry and algebra problems in particular, in later years. If you're not familiar with Math Kangaroo questions, we strongly recommend looking at the free samples of past Math Kangaroo contests for each grade level. These samples give a good indication of what type of problem solving will be covered in the Clubs for children in grades 1–6. If you think your child's mathematical ability may be better suited to the class one level up, these samples will help you assess that. Samples of past Caribou Contests are available for practice and review.
Whether or not students in grade 1–6 choose to write the Math Kangaroo Contest, the Winter Math Contest Club will provide additional exposure to mathematical problem solving and logical thinking in a fun atmosphere with kids and instructors who enjoy doing math.
What do intermediate students do in a Math Contest Club?
Many math contests are now available to intermediate and high school students. The math problems in these contests tend to be approached in a way that isn’t typical of the way math is approached in school. The Winter Contest Club will help students to hone their skills in quickly assessing how to solve a problem by recognizing its type. Areas of math to be covered will include geometry, algebra, probability, systems of equations, optimization problems, series and sequences, among others. Students will have the opportunity to work with instructors and other youth who share their passion for math and their interest in solving contest-style problems. Students will be working towards Waterloo contests, AMC 10/12, CLMX and COMC