Vanda International Science Contest

Vanda 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 primary 3 to secondary 4 (Grade 3 to Grade 11). It follows the Singapore School Science Syllabus with a focus on higher order thinking skills. This allows participants to do better compared to pure-Olympiad papers since they are familiar with most of the topics.

Science Questions in the competition have a strong foundation in scientific knowledge and methodology which include the development of reasoning and analytical skills, decision and problem solving skills, flexible to respond to different context and possessing an open and inquiring mind that is willing to explore new territories and learn new things which are aligned to the desired 21st century competencies.

6728 students participated in Vanda in 2023 from 28 countries. These students were from 1384 schools worldwide. Canadian students performed very well in this global contest. This year 34 Canadian students won the award.

• 🥇 8 Gold Medals
• 🥈 11 Silver Medals
• 🥉 8 Bronze Medals
• 🎗️ 7 Honorable Mentions

Congratulations Students! We are very proud of your achievements. Have a wonderful summer vacations!

IMPORTANT NOTATIONS

• 🔝Top 10 students worldwide
• 🥇Gold Medal, 🥈Silver Medal, 🥉Bronze Medal, 🎗️Honorable Mention
• 🇨🇦 #Country Rank

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS (8)

• 🔝🥇SAMUEL WANG(G03, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #1)
• 🥇RYAN ZANDER(G05, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #1)
• 🥇ISAAC FONG(G06, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #1)
• 🥇INAAYA ZIA(G06, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #2)
• 🥇SHOUNAK NERLEKAR(G07, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #1)
• 🥇ANANTHAA MADHAVAN(G08, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #1)
• 🥇KRISHANG NAIK(G09, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #1)
• 🥇ARYAN ATHAVALE(G11, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #1)

SILVER MEDAL WINNERS (11)

• 🥈MADHAV GOYAL(G04, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #1)
• 🥈ALMIRA ZIA(G04, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #2)
• 🥈REYANSH NEGI(G04, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #2)
• 🥈NEEVAN PATEL(G05, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #2)
• 🥈ADIT KHANDELWAL(G06, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #3)
• 🥈MARIIA BONDARENKO(G07, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #2)
• 🥈AKASH K SATHISHKUMAR(G08, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #2)
• 🥈RACHEL JIN(G08, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #2)
• 🥈DHRUV LADANI(G09, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #2)
• 🥈CHARLOTTE HULL(G09, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #3)
• 🥈DIYA PANDEY(G09, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #3)

BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS (8)

• 🥉OLIVIA TANG(G03, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #2)
• 🥉ADHITYAA MADHAVAN(G03, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #3)
• 🥉BRYAN ZHANG(G04, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #4)
• 🥉AADYA RAYALA(G06, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #4)
• 🥉RITVIK GOYAL(G07, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #3)
• 🥉ASHWIN SANKAR(G08, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #4)
• 🥉ANSH AGARWAL(G09, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #5)
• 🥉PRITIKA LAHIRI(G10, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #1)

HONORABLE MENTIONS (7)

• 🎗️SHREENANDITA DAS (G06, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #5)
• 🎗️HIRO HIGASHIMURA (G07, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #4)
• 🎗️MAHI PATEL (G07, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #4)
• 🎗️VIVAAN PATEL (G08, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #5)
• 🎗️HARJAS AHUJA (G08, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #6)
• 🎗️VIVAN PATEL (G08, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #6)
• 🎗️ARINA KURBATOVA (G09, Competitive Kids STEM, 🇨🇦 #6)

Winners are also awarded points toward a special award. Keep earning more points to win this special award at the end of the year. Please review the award details here.

• STEAM INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT (SIT) AWARDS: 3 points for the Perfect Score, 2 Points for the Gold Medal, and 1 point for the Siver Medal.

Congratulations again to all the winners!