‘Kangaroo is a fun math exam that I am sure that everyone will enjoy even if you hate math or like it. ‘This competition made me feel smart, which I liked!’ – Yousef (Grade 3) ‘I liked this competition, the question about the car was my favourite!” – Suzell (Grade 1) I enjoyed the challenge!” – Ilya (Grade 5) ![]() ‘The questions were challenging and different from the questions we normally do in class. I would say even if you don’t like mathematics Kangaroo will make you feel the exact opposite, so go for it.’ – Darshan (grade 6) So far this is going to be my third time participating in the kangaroo and in the last two exams I have second place in my grade so far I have been doing good. ‘I have chosen to participate in the kangaroo math exam because kangaroo is a fun exam that can also teach me a few things in the process. ‘I have attended the kangaroo test 3 times and it is very fun!’ – Kashif, grade 6 The competition helps to sharpen the skills and abilities of students, or as Angelique Podstavnychy, Mathematics Specialist at OIS nicely put it: ‘The questions bring surprising challenges which require a spark of creativity and a flash of insight’. Whether students prepare extensively ahead of time (using past papers on the Kangaroo website) or simply show up to take the test – the Kangaroo organisation does an amazing job of creating a quality competition year after year.’ This year we had 129 students joining!’īrussaard finds it important that her students join Kangaroo: ‘I am thrilled that students are exposed to the logic-based questions on this test which help develop critical and creative thinking skills. As a school we officially run the competition for students in grades 6-10. ‘A parent volunteer ran the Kangaroo contest in the primary. ‘At International School Utrecht both primary and secondary students took part in the Kangaroo contest’, says Mathematics teacher Jessica Brussaard. ![]() Optimist International School (OIS), who joined the competition last year for the first time, had 32 eager students participating this year. At International School Hilversum, all the Grade 6, 7 and 8’s participated, so more than 260 students all together. In the Netherlands, approximately 140,000 students participate in the Kangaroo Competition from across 2,350 schools. ![]() On Thursday 16 March, children from across many DIPS schools took part in the Kangaroo Competition, an international mathematics competition that takes place annually in over 77 countries across the world.īy Ingrid Schmoutziguer and Manon Blaxland, DIS Communication Leads
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