Caravaca de la Cruz is home next Saturday, April 13, of the Mathematical Olympiad of the Region of Murcia.
At school Cervantes will meet at 10.00 am over 60 students, aged between 12 and 14 years, schools in Albudeite, Bullas, Calasparra, Campos del Río, Cehegín, Moratalla, Mula, Pliego and Caravaca de la Cruz to participate in a county phase of this annual event.
The local phase of the Olympiad is basically a single test, which consists of five problems, establishing two levels, one for sixth year of primary school and one for sophomores ESO.
Of the different phases, selected representatives will murcianos for National Mathematical Olympiad, organized every year by the Spanish Federation of Teachers of Mathematics.
The Murcia Mathematical Olympiad is organized by the Society of Mathematical Education in the Region of Murcia, with the collaboration of various institutions such as the Ministry of Education, Training and Employment and the Department of Education of the City of Caravaca.
Among the objectives of the contest figure or increase students discover a love for solving problems and meeting challenges to overcome intellectual and logical character show more playful aspects of mathematical work.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz