Our students won prizes at Math Kangaroo (MK) Competition 2024

30th March, 2024, our students were doing their Math Kangaroo competition online or in their respective MK exam center.

Math Kangaroo was proposed by Peter O'Halloran, an Australian mathematician and teacher, in the1980's. In 1991, this idea was taken up in Paris, France. Very quickly, it spread throughout Europe. The competition began to be called "Kangaroo" because of its Australian origin. The main purpose of Math Kangaroo is to promote mathematical thinking and stimulate an interest in math, by providing students with an opportunity to compare their abilities against the abilities of other students, from different countries around the world. 

Math Kangaroo is now the largest math competition for school students in the world. As of now, it has been held in 103 countries and regions, in 2023, approximately 6 million students participated globally, with around 900,000 students from Brazil. Traditional mathematical powerhouses such as Germany and Russia contributed approximately 800,000 and 400,000 participants respectively. Countries like France, the Czech Republic, and Poland each had around 300.000 participants, while Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Austria, the Netherlands, and Belgium all had over 100,000 young students participating. The Math Kangaroo Activity has a history of over 20 years in the United States, with rapidly increasing annual participation, particularly in California, which has a significant Asian population, where Math Kangaroo slots are in high demand.

A special shout out to the students from CISK for their outstanding performance during the MK. They have won 1 National Gold, 3 National Silver, 3 National Bronze and 5 National Proficiency Award from the exam. 

Congratulations to all our award-winning students and thanks to the efforts of each participant for the privilege of sharing this honour together. Finally, we wish all CISK students the best of luck in all the international assessments and to continue to sharpen their skills in the years to come!

2024年3月30日，阿思丹香港(ASEEDER)举办的 “2024年袋鼠数学思维趣味活动” 在线上及考点学校同时进行。

袋鼠数学思维趣味活动由澳大利亚著名数学家Peter O'Halloran于1980年发起。1991年，法国两位著名数学教育家成立正式组委会并在欧洲推广该活动，为了向 Peter O'Haloran 致敬，将该活动正式取名为“袋鼠数学思维趣味活动”，全球组委会总部位于法国巴黎。不同于传统数学测评强调的高难度和挑战性，袋鼠数学思维趣味活动宗旨是用有趣生动、接近生活的题目，激发孩子们数学学习兴趣及自信，培养学生数学思维，训练学生阅读、理解、分析和解决问题能力，适合各年级各种数学水平同学参加。

因此，袋鼠数学思维趣味活动逐步风靡世界，成为全球极具规模的青少年国际数学思维趣味活动。截止目前在全球有103个国家和地区承办此活动，2023年全球约600万学生参与其中，其中巴西参与学生为90万左右，传统数学强国如德国、俄罗斯分别为 80、40 万左右，法国、捷克、波兰等国为 30万左右，哈萨克斯坦、乌克兰奥地利、荷兰、比利时等国家均超过 10万青少年参加。袋鼠数学思维趣味活动在美国已经有超过20年举办历史，每年参加人数快速递增，尤其在亚裔人口较多的加州每年袋鼠数学考位更是一位难求。

在袋鼠数学思维趣味活动中取得优异成绩的学生将获得由组委会颁发的奖项，奖项设置分为全球奖项（成就奖，满分同学将获该奖项），中国区奖项（超级金奖、金奖、银奖、铜奖、数学技能奖）。

此次我校参与学生获得了1个全国金奖，3个全国银奖，3个全国铜奖，5个数学技能奖。

恭喜我校所有获奖同学，也感谢每位参赛者的努力，让我们有幸一起分享这份荣誉。

最后，预祝所有CISK学子在各项国际测评中赛出自己的风采，在今后的岁月中不断磨砺，更上一层楼！