Math Kangaroo
History
The Contest-Game "Math Kangaroo" was originated in France in 1991
and quickly became famous in Europe. Several years later the
International Association "Kangourou sans frontières" had been
founded. With each passing year the popularity of the competition
continues to grow attracting new cities and new countries.
In October 2006, Canada became a member of the International
Association "Kangourou sans frontières". Valeria Pandelieva,
mathematician and educator from Ottawa, was chosen to be the President
of the Math Kangaroo Association in Canada.
The first time in Toronto the contest was conducted in 2006.
Now in Canada the Math Kangaroo is conducted in seven cities: Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, St. John's, Montreal, Calgary, and Winnipeg.
Toronto achivements:
- 2006: The number of Toronto participants among the first 3 places in Canada - 17. Among them were three students with perfect scores: Dimitri
Dziabenko (DMCI), Yi Song (DMCI), and Yue Chen (Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute).
- 2007: The number of Toronto participants among the first 3 places in Canada - 23. Perfect scores: Max Zhou (L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute).
- 2008: The number of Toronto participants among the first 3 places in Canada - 25.
Perfect scores: Daniel Spivak (Glen Shields Public School), Alex Song (Elizabeth Ziegler Public School), Nikita Kapustin (Henderson Avenue Public School);
- 2009: The number of Toronto participants among the first 3 places in Canada - 18. Perfect scores: Kevin Kaiqi Zhou (Woburn Collegiate Institute), Daniel Spivak (Glen Shields Public School).
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