North East Asian Mathematics Competition
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History of NEAMC
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The North East Asia Mathematics competition (NEAMC) is an annual international mathematics competition aimed at students aged 15 or younger. It is a rigorous two days of mathematical challenges and some fun aspects of mathematics. While there exists a healthy competitive spirit the emphasis is also on providing students with opportunities to build teams and friendships with peers from other schools. The first competition was organised in South East Asia in 2001 by enthusiastic mathematics teacher Steve Warry. With the continual growth of SEAMC, 2014 saw the first ever North East Asia competition held in Nanjing, China. In 2017 the SEAMC/NEAMC board will align the two competitions with NEAMC in Japan and SEAMC in Jakarta on the same weekend.
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Aims of NEAMC The aims of the North East Asia Mathematics competition are: • • • • •
To enable the top young mathematicians in Asia to have fun together exploring mathematics problems To generate an enthusiasm for mathematics and expose students to problems they may not meet within school. To inspire students to develop a long life love of learning Mathematics To inspire students to progress onto STEM courses in further education and STEM industries. To enable mathematics teachers to come together network and share ideas in mathematics learning
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Programme of events
Thursday 2nd March 2017 Time
Event
Room
1000-1700
Registration and check in at Makuhari International Centre
Reception area
1730-1900
Opening event & icebreakers
Conference Room
1900-2015
Evening meal
Restaurant
2015-2130
Buddy activity and long term questions
Conference Room
2130-2200
Teachers briefing
Conference Room
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Friday 3rd March 2017 Time
Event
Room
0645-0800
Breakfast
Restaurant
0800-0930
Individual paper 1
Conference Room
0830-0930
CPD for 25 staff by Natasha Crawford
Meeting room
0930-0955
Break (Set up pass back)
Social areas
1000-1100
School team round 1 – Pass back
Conference Room
1000-1100
Teachers Marking papers
Meeting room
1100-1200
Student Lecture
Conference Room
1200-1400
Lunch and bus journey (wrap up warm) If nice weather we may have picnic in park
1400-1615
Mathematics trail outdoors
Shinjuku Gyoen
1730-1930
Dinner Cruise Tokyo Bay
Tokyo Bay
1930-2030
Travel back to Makuhari
Buses
2030-2130
Buddy groups long term questions
Social areas
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Saturday 4th March 2017 Time
Event
Room
0645-0800
Breakfast
Restaurant
0800-0915
Travel to ASIJ
5 Buses
0930-1030
School team round
Gym
0930-1030
CPD for 25 staff by Natasha Crawford
Classroom
1030-1100
Break / Teacher briefing for Code breaker round
1055 -1100
Hand in long-term questions
1100-1200
Code breaker rounds
10 classrooms
1100-1200
Marking of school team round CPD session by Mike Pye
Classroom
1200-1300
BBQ Lunch
1250-1300
Teacher briefing for Lightening round
Gym
1300-1400
Lightning (Energiser) round
Gym
1300-1400
Mark buddy long term
Classroom
1400-1415
Code breaker final
Gym
1415-1515
Tech challenge
Gym
1545-16.45
Travel back to Makuhari
5 Buses
1800-2130
Gala dinner (Smart dinner dress)
Springs Hotel
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The Gala Dinner We aim to make the Gala Dinner a very special event for everyone. Everyone is expected to wear smart dinner dress for this event
This is an opportunity to celebrate everyone’s hard work and achievements over the last 2 days. There will be presentations made to teams and individuals who have done particularly well during the event. The Gala dinner will be held at Hotel Springs, Makuhari, Chiba.
Time
Gala Dinner
1820〜
Walk to Springs Hotel (5-10 mins)
1830-1855
Photo opportunities/photo booth at Springs Hotel
1900
Gala Dinner welcome speech
1900-2000
Evening meal served
2000-2100
Presentations and closing speeches
2130〜
Teachers debrief back at Conference centre
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Sunday 5th March 2017 Time
Event
Room
07000800
Breakfast
Restaurant
08301000
Depart for airport
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Natasha Crawford We welcome our speaker for NEAMC 2017 to Japan. Natasha will deliver an inspiring talk to the students on Friday 3 March and provide professional development for teachers during the event. Natasha Crawford has taught mathematics for 13 years and currently teaches at the National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C. Throughout her career, she has taught at both the high school and community college levels. Natasha holds a BS in Mathematics and a MS in Teaching. After 6 years in the classroom, she decided to switch careers, received a MS in Counseling and spent almost 5 years working as a marriage and family therapist. Having returned to the classroom full-time in 2012, Natasha blends both backgrounds into her approach to teaching and working with students. She is particularly interested in using a student-centered, problembased approach to her classes and looking at ways that technology can be useful in problem-solving. She has led a variety of workshops throughout the United States and recently spent the summer of 2016 volunteering with Teachers Across Borders – Southern Africa. She enjoys working with teachers and helping them to think about curriculum and learning in different ways. Her recent workshops focus on using problem-based learning in traditional class settings and introducing the web-based app Desmos for Algebra and PreCalculus classes.
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Participating Schools School name
Location
American School Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dulwich College Beijing
Beijing, China
International School of Beijing
Beijing, China
Keystone Academy
Beijing, China
Nanjing International School
Nanjing, China
Tsinghua International School
Shanghai, China
British International School Puxi
Shanghai, China
Western International School of Shanghai
Shanghai, China
Victoria Shanghai Academy
Hong Kong
Discovery Bay international School
Hong Kong
Discovery College
Hong Kong
Independent Schools Foundations
Hong Kong
Harrow International School
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Academy
Hong Kong
Christian Academy in Japan
Tokyo, Japan
American School in Japan
Tokyo, Japan
British School in Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
St Maur International School
Tokyo, Japan
Aditya Birla World Academy
Mumbai, India
Woodstock School
Uttarakhand, India
British Vietnamese International School
Hanoi, Vietnam
Horizon International School
Myanmar
Daegu International School
Daegu, South Korea
North London Collegiate School
Jeju, South Korea
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Dulwich College Seoul
Seoul International School
Seoul, South Korea
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Individual competition
There is one individual paper of 90 minutes duration. This contains a variety of mathematics problems designed to challenge you. This is a chance to compete on an individual basis against your peers across the North East and South East Asian Competitions. See how you rank against some of the top mathematical minds in Asia.
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School Team Events Passback In this round you work as a team of 3 but cannot communicate verbally. You each have different questions. The player A answers a question then passes the answer to player B who uses this to find their answer and they in turn pass to player C. Players take turns at being the first to answer. There are 12 sets of questions and 4 mins to answer each set.
Team round Here you collaborate as a team. Questions appear on screen and you will have a limited amount of time to answer. The questions get more difficult as you go through and the time allowance is adjusted accordingly. The team may submit a bonus answer within a timed allowance. If the bonus is correct you will gain double points. However there are only 7 possible bonus answer card and 14 questions – so choose wisely.
Lightning (Energiser) Round Work as a team to solve 30 questions in 60 minutes. One person from each group is the runner. Aisles are one way streets and you must run a full loop each time you run! The runner picks up a question from your marker and return to your group. When ready to submit an answer the runner runs around the back of the aisle then all the way down to the marker. If the answer is correct the next question is handed over. If incorrect the question is returned to the runner and they go back to the team. Teams have up to three tries to get the correct answer, after 3 correct answers it is an automatic pass. Teams can pass at any time but has to run a loop before getting the next question.
Code breakers round A code is projected with all but the first 2 outputs missing. Teams are in a horseshoe around the whiteboard (in alternate positions).Take turns round the horseshoe, a maximum of 5 seconds each, to answer the ‘next space’. If correct that individual wins a token. If everyone is wrong, the next output is given and we carry on with the next person. The team with the most tokens wins. The team's position in each round determines their opponents in the next round, and eventually, their overall code breakers ranking.
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Buddy team rounds The aim of the buddy teams is much more than competing. We hope you will make friends and connections with students from other international schools who have similar interests. Hopefully some of these friendships will last and you will exchange contact details and keep in touch.
Long term questions On the first evening you will meet your buddy team through some kind of icebreaker game. Your team will receive a pack of questions that you will work on, whenever you get spare time, over the weekend. These will be submitted on Saturday morning.
Mathematics trail On the Friday afternoon we will go out on a Mathematics trail. This may be to a local park or area of interest. You will follow a trail and answer a selection a mathematical questions along the way.
Tech Challenge You will be given a challenge related to some form of engineering. Such as designing and building a structure to carry a weight. We hope you have lots of fun doing this activity while applying your mathematical knowledge.
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Support and sponsors
Thank you to Haese Mathematics our major sponsor for NEAMC since it began 4 years ago. Without them the richness of events and activities would not be possible. Thank you to Alex Williams, Year 10, British School in Tokyo, for the design of our Logo. Thank you to The American School in Japan for hosting the Saturday events of NEAMC 2017. Thank you to the BST Student committee, BST Parents and our admin team for your time and support in organising this event.
Thank you to Coca-Cola Japan for providing drinks to keep our young mathletes hydrated throughout the event.
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