Opportunities to study in and gain exposure to an international environment are dreams of many Vietnamese students and their parents. This academic year, for the very first time, students grade 6 and 7 will have the chance to participate in an international mathematical competition through the Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS) 2009 organized in Vietnam by KinderWorld Group in co-ordination with Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore.

KinderWorld has more than 20 years of experience in education from Pre-Nursery up to and including University Preparation. The APMOPS competition is part of KinderWorld’s effort to enhance education quality and global access for the future generations of Vietnam. The KinderWorld Group has worked directly with some of the most prestigious secondary schools in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City to select and nominate brilliant students grade 6 and 7 to participate in this competition. Though being introduced and organized for the first time in Viet Nam, APMOPS has attracted about 130 participants from Ha Noi and more than 200 participants from Ho Chi Minh City. In the coming years, the number of participants is expected to increase significantly. Last year, 6456 participants took part from all over the Asia Pacific region.

The APMOPS competition includes 2 Rounds fully delivered in English. Round 1 involves 30 mathematical multiple choices questions and is completed in 2 hours. Round 2 involves a 2-hour Olympiad format of 6 problem sums. Round 1 will be conducted on Saturday, 25th April 2009 at UniWorld International School, Block C3 (NT III B) Ciputra Hanoi International City, Hanoi and at the Singapore International School, Trung Son Residential Area, Ho Chi Minh City.

Contestants with the highest results in the Asia Pacific region in Round 1 (top 10%) will be invited to Hwa Chong Institution in Singapore to sit for Round 2 on Saturday, 30th May 2009. At Round 2, contestants will compete with the top mathematical geniuses from Asia Pacific. The Prize Presentation Ceremony will be held in Singapore at Hwa Chong Institution on the same day amid considerable publicity and media coverage. 40 individual prizes will be awarded to the 40 best contestants of Round 2.

The KinderWorld Group has taken the initiative to co-host Vietnam’s entry into the APMOPS competition for the first time. To encourage Vietnamese students to participate, the KinderWorld Group will sponsor the total air fares to & from Singapore for students chosen for Round 2. Food, accommodation and tour expenses in Singapore will be sponsored by Hwa Chong Institution.

In order to help students understand more about the competition and its structure, a Briefing Session on APMOPS 2009 will be held on Sunday morning, 29th March 2009 in UniWorld International School, Block C3 (NT III B) Ciputra Hanoi International City, Hanoi and Saturday, 11th April 2009 in Singapore International School, Trung Son Residential Area, Ho Chi Minh City. 

The KinderWorld Group hopes that APMOPS will provide an exciting opportunity for Vietnam’s best mathematics students to take up new challenges, gain international exposure, represent their country and experience exciting new learning worlds as they pit themselves against the best of the best.

 APMOPS Update

 SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL