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2025/2026 Season
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2025/2026 Contest Results
Results from the 2025/2026 contest season. Browse individual contest results including TIMO, BBB, Bebras, and CIC competitions.
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BBB Final 2026 Results
Big Bay Bei Olympiad - Global Final Round 2026. Every Canadian student listed in the published BBB Final 2026 results earned a medal, marking an exceptional national performance across grades and divisions.
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BBB Heat 2026 Results
Big Bay Bei Olympiad - Heat Round 2026BBB (Big Bay Bei) is the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad, an international math Olympiad organized by OCEC (Hong Kong). It is commonly run in two stages: the Heat Round and the Final Round.The contest emphasiz
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TIMO Final 2026 Results
Thailand International Mathematical Olympiad (TIMO)Canada delivered an outstanding performance at the TIMO Final Round 2025–2026. Our students earned 9 Gold, 8 Silver, 7 Bronze medals, and 6 Merit awards.These results reflect more than strong math skills — they reflect consistent
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Beavers Computing - 2025 Results
About the Bebras ChallengeBeavers Computing (Bebras) is an international contest that builds computational thinking through engaging, logic-based tasks. Students complete a timed set of multiple-choice problems appropriate for their age category.Bebras awards certificates to the
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TIMO Heat 2025 Results
Thailand International Mathematical Olympiad (TIMO)The Thailand International Mathematical Olympiad (TIMO) is an annual competition organized by the Olympiad Champion Education Center (OCEC) and the Thailand Mathematics Society. While most Mathematical Olympiad competitions focus
2024/2025 Season
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2024/2025 Contest Results
Results from the 2024/2025 contest season. Browse individual contest results including TIMO, BBB, HKIMO, and Bebras competitions.
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HKIMO Global Final 2025
Hong Kong International Mathematical Olympiad (HKIMO) WinnersHKIMO is one of the most popular global Olympiads. Canadian students performed exceptionally in the Global Finals. All of our students won the award in this contest. We have🥇 6 Gold Medals🥈 7 Silver Medals 🥉 7 Bronze
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HKIMO International Heat 2025
Hong Kong International Mathematical Olympiad (HKIMO)HKIMO is one of the most popular global olympiad. Canadian students performed exceptionally in the international heat (semi-final) round. 95% of our students won the award in this contest. We have🥇 15 Gold Medals🥈 19 Silver M
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BBB Final 2025 Results
Big Bay Bei Olympiad - Global Final Round 2025Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad (Big Bay Bei) is an annual international Olympiad competition organized by OCEC from Hong Kong. Canadian students performed exceptionally in the BBB Final Contest and al
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TIMO Final 2025 Results
Thailand International Mathematical Olympiad (TIMO)Thailand International Mathematical Olympiad (TIMO) is an annual competition organized by the Olympiad Champion Education Center (OCEC) and the Thailand Mathematics Society. While most Mathematical Olympiad competitions focus on
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BBB Heat 2025 Results
Big Bay Bei Olympiad - Heat Round 2025Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad (Big Bay Bei) is an annual international Olympiad competition organized by OCEC from Hong Kong. Canadian students performed exceptionally in these contests.🥇 16 Gold Awards🥈 2
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TIMO Heat 2024 Results
Thailand International Mathematical Olympiad (TIMO)Thailand International Mathematical Olympiad (TIMO) is an annual competition organized by the Olympiad Champion Education Center (OCEC) and the Thailand Mathematics Society. While most Mathematical Olympiad competitions focus on
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Beavers Computing - 2024 Results
Beavers Computing introduces computer science to students. It is designed to excite students with little or no prior experience in computing. It is a problem-solving contest with a focus on computational and logical thinking. Topics inspire questions in computer science but only
2023/2024 Season
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2023/2024 Contest Results
Results from the 2023/2024 contest season. Browse individual contest results including HKIMO, MOEMS, BBB, AMO, and Bebras competitions.
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HKIMO Global Final 2024 Results
CKSTEM Students Win 15 Medals in Hong Kong International Mathematical Olympiad (HKIMO)TORONTO, ON—Competitive Kids STEM (CKSTEM) conducted the Hong Kong International Mathematical Olympiad (HKIMO) in Canada in August 2024. HKIMO is one of the most prominent math Olympiads, and 15
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HKIMO Heat 2024 Results
Hong Kong International Mathematical Olympiad (HKIMO)HKIMO was developed by former Hong Kong Mathematical Olympiad Team Leader Mr Wong Tin Chun. The objective of HKIMO is to promote the Mathematical Olympiad worldwide. The examination paper consists of five main topics: Logical T
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MOEMS 2023-2024 Results
MOEMS 2023-2024 Results:Math Olympiad for Elementary and Middle School (MOEMS) was established in 1979. It is one of the most influential and fun-filled math competition programs in the United States and throughout the world, with over 120,000 students from every state and 39 cou
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BBB Global Finals 2024 Results
Big Bay Bei Global FinalsGuangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad (Big Bay Bei) is an annual international Olympiad competition organized by OCEC from Hong Kong. Canadian students participated in this contest for the first time. 17 of CKSTEM students parti
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BBB Heat 2024 Results
Big Bay Bei OlympiadGuangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad (Big Bay Bei) is an annual international Olympiad competition organized by OCEC from Hong Kong. Canadian students participated in this contest for the first time. 96% of our students won awards.�
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AMO 2023 Results
American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO) is an international math competition for elementary, middle, and high school students jointly organized by SIMCC and Southern Illinois University (SIU). It promotes the importance and a deeper understanding of math. AMO is open to all Grade 2 t
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Beavers Computing - 2023 Results
Beavers Computing introduces computer science to students. It is designed to excite students with little or no prior experience in computing. It is a problem-solving contest with a focus on computational and logical thinking. Topics inspire questions in computer science but only
2022/2023 Season
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2022/2023 Contest Results
Results from the 2022/2023 contest season. Browse individual contest results including Vanda, DrCT, SASMO, MOEMS, AMO, and more.
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Vanda 2023 Results
Vanda International Science ContestVanda is an International Science Competition held annually around the globe. It focuses on the student’s ability to think critically and creatively to pick out hidden information to aid them in solving the question.Vanda is for students from pr
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DrCT 2023
Design thinking with robotics and Computational Thinking International Competition (DrCT)DrCT is a competition developed by International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) medallists and moderated by Professors involved in IOI. DrCT is a significant competition for those students tak
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SASMO 2023
Singapore & Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO)SASMO is a math Olympiad contest that stretches not only the brightest students but is aimed at instilling confidence in all students. The contest is designed to make every student love Math again. The SASMO contest fits nicely into
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moems-2023
Math Olympiad for Elementary and Middle School (MOEMS) was established in 1979. It is one of the most influential and fun-filled math competition programs in the United States and throughout the world, with over 120,000 students from every state and 39 countries participating. Th
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SMGF 2023
Singapore Math Global Finals (SMGF) 2023We proudly announce that Canadian students performed exceptionally well in the Global Singa Math Finals 2023. Only medal winners from SASMO 2022, American Math Olympiad (AMO) 2022, and Singapore Math Contests were invited to participate in
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CJMC 2022 Results
Canada Jay Mathematical Competition (CJMC) is a Canadian math competition open to students in grades K-8, with questions based primarily on grade 5-8 curriculum. Mathematicians created this competition from across Canada. It was renamed in 2022 from the original name Canadian Mat
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AMO 2022 Results
American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO) is an international math competition for elementary, middle, and high school students jointly organized by SIMCC and Southern Illinois University (SIU). It promotes the importance and a deeper understanding of math. AMO is open to all Grade 2 t
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Beavers Computing - 2022
Beavers Computing introduces computer science to students. It is designed to get students with little or no prior experience excited about computing. It is a problem-solving contest with a focus on computational and logical thinking. Questions are inspired by topics in computer s
2021/2022 Season
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2021/2022 Contest Results
Results from the 2021/2022 contest season. Browse individual contest results including SIMOC, CNML, SASMO, AMC, COMC, and more.
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SIMOC Math Olympiad 2022 Results
We are very proud to announce that the students in Canada did extremely well in the SIMOC Olympiad. 18 Canadian Students participated in the contest. 16 of these students got one or more awards. Here is the summary:SIMOC 20224 Gold Medals5 Silver Medals5 Bronze MedalsMIND SPORTS
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Math League Grade 4-8 & Algebra 1 Contest
Math League conducts several national and international math contests. Its main goal is education to promote enjoyment and study of mathematics by organizing contests for grades 4-12. Its contests help to enrich mathematics programs. Each competition covers topics appropriate to
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SASMO Math Olympiad Results
Created in 2006, Singapore & Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO) is one of the largest math contests in the world. More than 33,000 participants from 28 countries participated in SASMO 2022.CKSTEM is very proud to announce that Canadian students across Canada performed extremely
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Pascal/Cayley/Fermat 2022 Results
The CKSTEM students continue to perform extremely well across national and international contests. 78% of participating students (mostly middle schoolers) got the distinction in the prestigious Pascal (grade 9), Cayley (grade 10), and Fermat (grade 11) CEMC contests for high scho
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SINGA GLOBAL FINAL RESULTS
We are very proud to announce that Canadian students performed extremely well in the Global Singa Math Finals. Only medal winners from American Math Olympiad (AMO) 2021 were eligible to participate in this contest. In other words, it was a contest among the winners. All participa
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CKSTEM Students Rock at AMC 8
We are very proud to announce that the students at the Competitive Kids STEM (CKSTEM) did extremely well in the American Math Contest 8 (AMC 8). The CKSTEM team is ranked #3 in Canada out of 1628 schools worldwide. We began our journey and we are committed to raising the standard
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AMC 10/12 2021 Top Performers
American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 10/12 are the most prestigious math contests in America for the high school students which leads to the selection for USA Math Olympiad (USAMO). CKSTEM is very proud to announce that a grade 5 student, Mark Raspopov, aced this contest. With
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COMC 2021 Top Performers
Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC) is the most prestigious math contest in Canada for the high school students which leads to the selection for Canadian Math Olympiad (CMO). Over 5,000 students wrote the contest on October 28, 2021. Median score for this contest was 29/80
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CMGC 2021 Winners
Canadian Mathematical Gray Jay Competition (CMGC) is a Canadian math competition open to students in grades K-8, with questions based primarily on grade 5-8 curriculum. This competition has been created by mathematicians from across Canada.The problems are meant to be a fun fall
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Noetic Learning Math Contest Winners
The Noetic Learning Math Contest (NLMC) is a semiannual problem-solving contest for elementary and middle school students. This contest focuses on problem-solving which helps students to become better mathematicians, better thinkers, and more equipped for advanced STEM learning a
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Beaver Computing Contest - 2021
The Beaver Computing Challenge (BCC) introduces computer science to students. It is designed to get students with little or no previous experience excited about computing. It is a problem-solving contest with a focus on computational and logical thinking. Questions are inspired b
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Math Is Cool High School Contest Winners - 2021
Math is Cool is a very popular math competition in the USA. It began in the spring of 1996. It includes both individual and team events. Individual events include the completion of open-ended and multiple-choice problem sets. Team events include open-ended problem sets, relays, p
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CNML 2021/22 High School Contest
CNML High School contest for 2021/2022 results are posted now for the 6th and final contest. Our young army of CKSTEM students performed extremely well in this contest designed for grade 9-12 students. Our team score is 142. This makes us the 5th best high school result in Canada
From the Blog
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A Magic Square
In this week's problem, we need your help to crack a magic square. This magic square requires you to apply your factoring skills to find a product of numbers in one of its diagonal i.e. AxBXC.We have chosen this problem for a reason this summer. Do you know why B always feels ver
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Establish A Mathematical Connection Between The Summer Contests
CKSTEM Summer Contests are starting soon. To give some flavour of the problems to the students, we will post a set of special brain fertilizers in the next few weeks. Let's start with our very own problem where you need to help us establish a mathematical connection between CKSTE
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Pyramid of negative numbers
In this week's problem, we need you to help us find a secret code so that we can have a pool party inside a pyramid of negative numbers. We have chosen these negatives to keep all our participants negative from COVID. Your safety is our primary concern, hence, use a mask and foll
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Why Can't We Make Exactly 7 Friends?
We asked to provide a proof for the following problem in our last newsletter. We are publishing the best explained response. Lookout for our future newsletter. Your response can also be published. It's important to continue to learn by proofs.Prove that we can't make exactly 7 fr
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Using Triangle Inequalities
We asked to provide a proof for the following problem in our last newsletter. We are publishing the best explained response. Lookout for our future newsletter. Your response can also be published. It's important to continue to learn by proofs.Can you prove it?A straight bar of le
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Problem Solving Strategies
COACH'S CORNEROne of the primary reasons people have trouble with problem solving is that there is no single procedure that works all the time — each problem is slightly different. Also, problem solving requires practical knowledge about the specific situation. If you misundersta
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A delicate relationship - percents, fractions, & decimals
A percent is a special way of writing a fraction. The word “percent” comes from the Latin per centum, meaning “per hundred.” (This is also related to why the French word for “hundred” is “cent,” and why there are 100 cents in a dollar.) Well, how can we forgot decimals? We though
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Creative Math - Substitution Arithmetic
Visualization is a very important aspect of problem-solving. To learn the order of operations visually, we will discuss substitution arithmetic today where we will use symbols to replace arithmetic operations. Let's get started with some examples.In this example, we are using a ♡
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Classic Legacy Puzzles
Let's explore some classic puzzles in this blog. Dividing the legacy is one of the most discussed puzzle topics. Would you like to try the following three classic puzzles? It's never too early or late to get documentation done. These may give you some ideas to be creative.1. LEGA
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Missing Angles
Visualization is very important aspect of problem solving. Geometry helps us develop visual thought process. Let's explore the process with few simple examples.You want to draw a right angle in your notebook, but you forgot your protector at home. How can you draw a right angle w
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Role of Talent and Core Values
I had a privilege of coaching an FLL Robotics team in the 2019 City Shaper Competitions. It's an amazing experience working with so many talented kids. I am lucky to get the Best Coach award which also encouraged me to share my experiences.I was having a discussion with some of t