300 students compete in the National Math Olympiad for Children

On June 9, the 2011 National Math Olympiad for Children opened in Lao Cai city, Lao Cai province.

This year's exam has 28 provinces and cities with nearly 300 junior high and primary school candidates participating, divided into 47 teams, held from June 9-11 at Hoang Van Thu Primary School, Lao Cai City, Lao Cai Province.

Lao Cai delegation won the Gold Medal at the 2010 Children's Math Olympiad
in Long An province. Illustrative photo

This year's competition has the largest number of participating delegations, the largest number of contestants and teams, including teams from the northernmost part of the country (Ha Giang) and the southernmost part (Ca Mau). According to the Organizing Committee's assessment, this year's competition promises to continue to improve in quality and efficiency.

The contest is organized to create conditions for exchange and learning between students who love math at primary and secondary school levels, promote the "Two Goods" movement in schools across the country, and at the same time create an environment for teachers to exchange experiences in teaching math.

Since 2005, Math Magazine for Children has started organizing the "Children's Math Olympiad" exchange activity for primary school students. In 2009, the Ministry of Education and Training agreed to let the Childhood Math Olympiad officially become an annual activity for both primary and secondary school levels.

According to VNA