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Gifted Program Contest Information
The Royal Canadian Legion Literary & Poster Contests Contestants are challenged to exercise their creativity and write an essay and/or poem, or create a poster on Remembrance. The contests are divided into four categories: Primary (Poster Contest only – grades 1, 2, & 3); Junior (grades 4, 5, & 6); Intermediate (grades 7, 8, & 9); and Senior (grades 10, 11, & 12). Initial judging takes place at the community level by Legion volunteers with the winning entries progressing to the Provincial level. The winning entries at this level are then forwarded to Ottawa where they are judged and the National winners declared. The winning entries are also displayed at the Canadian War Museum during the same period and senior winners attend the National Remembrance Day Service in Ottawa and meet the Governor General. Deadline for submissions to be announced.
This math contest is intended for grade 6 students. It is designed to challenge students of all abilities and to stimulate their interest in mathematics. The contest is 75 minutes in length. Students are encouraged to use previous contests and their solutions as a means of preparing for this contest. Each student scoring over the national average will receive a certificate of distinction. A medal will be awarded to the champion of each school and also to each student who will have achieved exceptional standing. Plaques will be awarded to the overall national individual and school winners. Cash prizes of $300, $200 and $100 will be granted to the students achieving the top 3 scores in the contest. This contest will be written in April.
This contest was conceived with the same objectives as the Pythagoras Contest but is intended for grade 5 students. The format of the Fibonacci Contest is essentially the same as the Pythagoras Contest; there will be certificates, metals, plaques…but the contest itself will be shorter, 60 minutes instead of 75 minutes. This contest will be written in April.
This contest is designed with the same objectives as the Pythagoras and Fibonacci contests, but is less competitive and intended for grade 4 students. The Byron-Germain Contest is 45 minutes in length and runs in April. The champion of each school will receive a certificate of excellence; all other students will receive a certificate of participation. Plaques will be awarded to overall national winners. The contest will be written in April.
The University of Waterloo invites grade 7 and 8 students to participate in this challenging mathematics contest. There are two different Gauss Contests: one at the Grade 7 level and one at the Grade 8 level. At each level, there are 25 multiple choice questions. Each contest is 60 minutes in length, and is marked out of a total of 150. Students are encouraged to use past contests and solutions as a study tool to prepare for this contest. A Certificate of Distinction is provided by the Canadian Mathematics Competition for students scoring in the top 25% of the contestants in each school; a Certificate of Participation is provided for all contestants. A Certificate is provided to the highest achieving student on each of the Grade 7 and 8 Contests. The official date on which the Contests are to be written is Wednesday, May 10, 2006.
Bay Area Science & Engineering Fair The Bay Area Science & Engineering Fair (BASEF) which draws students in grades 7 through 12 from the City of Hamilton, Dundas and the Regional Municipality of Halton, takes place over a period of four days in late March/early April of every year. Online registration starts in February and closes approximately 3 weeks before the fair. The goal of the BASEF is to conduct an annual fair for the exhibition and competition of scientific, engineering and technology projects and to promote awareness of careers in science, engineering and technology amongst the participants. Students compete in three levels: Junior (grades 7-8); Intermediate (grades 9-10); and Senior (grades 11-12). Projects are assigned to one of the following divisions: Biotechnology; Earth & Environmental Sciences; Engineering & Computing Sciences; Heath Sciences (Human); Life Sciences (Non human); Physical & Mathematical Sciences. Top projects are sent on to compete at the Canada Wide Science Fair and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
The Great Canadian Geography Challenge Open to Canadian students from grades 4 to 10, the Geography Challenge is organized by the Canadian Council for Geographic Education. There are two levels of competition. Level 1 is for grades 4 to 6. Challenges are held as a classroom activity. Winners of level 1 Challenges receive award certificates and are eligible for a national prize draw. The level 2 Challenge is open to students from grades 7 to 12. It begins with a school level Challenge where an overall winner is declared. School level winners then write a qualifying test for the right to advance to the provincial championships. Within each province, students with the top 50 scores from the qualifying tests are invited to their respective provincial championships. The provincial winners, 36 in total, participate in the national final of the Geography Challenge that takes place online on May 13, 2006. Scholarships will be awarded to the top three finishers (1st place $3,000; 2nd place $2,000; and 3rd place $1,000) and a range of other prizes will be awarded to all national finalists.
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