KANGAROO CONTEST WINNERS RECEIVED AT THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
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15:13 . 18/06
The five winners of Math Kangaroo International Contest were received
at the Ministry of Education and Science. About 36, 000 pupils from 905
schools of Armenia and Artsakh participated in the contest this year.
The director of Ayb Educational Foundation Davit Sahakyan says this
year the indicators of participation, positive results and award
winners were higher than last year.
Math Kangaroo International Contest is held in more than 50 countries
on the same day with the participation of about 6mln pupils. Books
including problems with their solutions are provided beforehand for
the pupils to get used to the logic of the problems. According to the
rules of the contest, the winners above 12 leave for an international
summer camp.
>From Armenia Erna Petrosyan from Gegharkunik region will leave for
Paris. The organizers mention mass copying as a serious problem because
of which schools are deprived of the opportunity to participate in
the contest.
"This year the schools which received a warning are 11 and we have
had to exclude 9 schools from participation for one year. It is a
disappointing fact. We are stating once again copying and prompting
are robbery and we do our best to keep children away from robbery
starting from an early age," Davit Sahakyan said.
http://www.yerkirmedia.am/?act=news&lan=en&id=7901
15:13 . 18/06
The five winners of Math Kangaroo International Contest were received
at the Ministry of Education and Science. About 36, 000 pupils from 905
schools of Armenia and Artsakh participated in the contest this year.
The director of Ayb Educational Foundation Davit Sahakyan says this
year the indicators of participation, positive results and award
winners were higher than last year.
Math Kangaroo International Contest is held in more than 50 countries
on the same day with the participation of about 6mln pupils. Books
including problems with their solutions are provided beforehand for
the pupils to get used to the logic of the problems. According to the
rules of the contest, the winners above 12 leave for an international
summer camp.
>From Armenia Erna Petrosyan from Gegharkunik region will leave for
Paris. The organizers mention mass copying as a serious problem because
of which schools are deprived of the opportunity to participate in
the contest.
"This year the schools which received a warning are 11 and we have
had to exclude 9 schools from participation for one year. It is a
disappointing fact. We are stating once again copying and prompting
are robbery and we do our best to keep children away from robbery
starting from an early age," Davit Sahakyan said.