Information about Kangaroo Olympiad training classes

Dates for classes: March 2d , 9th and 16th. 

 

By Mary Marvin.

 It’s almost time for the SchoolPlus Kangaroo Olympiad training classes to start, and we would like to tell you what exactly goes on in an Olympiad training class and what you can expect.

 

     The Olympic training classes will acquaint students with some general and specific “guideposts,” they can recognize to help them “find their way around,” and solve the problem.

 

Here’s what we’ll do in a typical class

 

 

 

 

 

 

         There are some specific “categories” or types of problems, which when recognized, make a complicated problem a lot more sensible and manageable.  Some well known techniques in problem solving, which will be studied in the classes include solving a problem by “Working Backwards,” i.e., you know the final result, but you must figure out what steps got you to that point. The skill of “Making A Picture or Sketch,” to simplify complex information is another valuable approach. Other classic problem solving techniques include “Looking for a Pattern,” and this includes both picture and number patterns, “Organizing and Listing Cases,” to list a few of the techniques we’ll study.

   

     Solving an unfamiliar math problem with no guideposts is comparable to finding yourself lost in a strange neighborhood, with insufficient directions, just hoping you make it out.  We think the techniques and approaches we’ve described will help.

 

     We’ve included some samples of kids’ work, so you can see the result of our Olympiad training.

   

Example 1.

 


Example 2


Example 3


Example 4

Here’s a list of the Kangaroo Olympiad training classes as a set of three classes for each level: 
Dates for classes: March 2d , 9th and 16th . 
Location of all classes: Linwood Middle School, North Brunswick, NJ

Grade 1 and 2 
4:15-5:45 p.m. 
Room: 720 
Teacher: L. Antenucci. 
Cost: $120

Grade 3 and 4 
2:15-3:45 p.m. 
Room: 721 
Teacher: O. Boguslavsky 
Cost: $120

Grade 5 and 6 
4:15-5:45 p.m. 
Room:719 
Teacher: M. Marvin

 

You could register for these classes here

http://www.school-plus.com/schoolplus/index.php?Event_Reg=1&Event_ID=55