Visual Spatial Mathlympics 2024

VISUAL SPATIAL MATHLYMPICS 2024 (P6 and below)

The Visual-Spatial Mathlympics is a concept competition that poses carefully curated questions that draws on the overarching theme of Visual-Spatial Intelligence and Mathematics.

We hope to help to foster a new generation of spatially literate pupils who are proficient and established in thinking spatially, being able to approach problems through their knowledge of concepts of space and the appropriate processes of spatial reasoning.

Eligibility

Participants must be in Primary 6 or below in 2024.

All participants will take the same paper.

Topics

All questions draw on the overarching theme of Visual-Spatial Cognition within the content areas of

Fractions, Percentage, Ratio in 2D figures, 3D solids
Area, Perimeter and Volume
2D & 3D Perspectives
Symmetry, Rotation of 2D figures and 3D solids
Nets
Area, Perimeter of Circles
Angles Properties (including Circles)
Measures and Measurement
Rate and Speed

Details of Event

Date : 16 April 2024, Tuesday

Time : 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm

Mode : Written Paper

Venue : Participating schools’ own premises

Format and Duration

Duration: 1.5 hours

Section A: (5 MCQ questions of 2 marks each)

Section B: (5 open-ended questions of 3 marks each)

Section C: (5 open-ended questions of 4 marks each)

Section D: (5 open-ended questions of 5 marks each)

Section E: (5 open-ended questions of 6 marks each)

Calculators may NOT be used.

Marks will be awarded for correct answers only. There will be no deduction of marks for wrong answers or unattempted questions. All decisions made by the organizers and judges will be final.

Preparing for the Competition

Participation in the competition is more meaningful if participants have an avenue to learn and prepare.

Pupils may access a free Visual Mathlympics Exemplar Paper (with Answers) here.

To order the past Visual Spatial Mathlympics papers and solutions, click here.

Certificates and Prizes

Gold Distinction Award Medals and Certificates will be awarded to the top 10 participants.

Gold Award Medals and Certificates will be awarded to the remaining top 5% of the participants

Silver Award Medals and Certificates will be awarded to the next 7.5% of the participants.

Bronze Award Medals and Certificates will be awarded to the next 12.5% of the participants.

Certificates of Participation will be awarded to all the remaining participants.

Schools with the highest number of Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards, as well as overall medal counts will receive trophies and cash prizes. These trophies and prizes are given in recognition of the support, training and encouragement that they had given to their school pupils.

Champion School: Cash prize, 1 trophy for the school and the Challenge Trophy

1st Runner-Up: Cash prize and 1 trophy for the school

2nd Runner-Up: Cash prize and 1 trophy for the school

School Distinction: The top school (excluding Champion and Runner-Up schools) with highest medal count will receive a School Distinction Trophy.

The Champion School shall keep the Challenge Trophy and shall return it to Learners’ Connections Pte Ltd for the next competition. The Challenge Trophy shall be kept permanently by the school which emerges champion in three consecutive years.

Individual Prizes will be awarded to participants with Gold Distinction.

Awards Ceremony

Medals and certificates will be delivered to respective schools in May 2024.

The Combined Mathlympics Competitions Awards Ceremony will be held in August. Invites for this Ceremony will be given to Teacher-representatives of schools receiving trophies and participants with Gold Distinction. At this Ceremony, our donation will be presented to a representative from KK Women's and Children's Hospital and SingHealth DukeNUS.