Academic Challenge Cup - Gifted Resource Council

Academic Challenge Cup Gifted Resource Council sponsors Academic Challenge Cup so that children may have an opportunity to learn in a challenging and enjoyable environment, to experience the joy of friendly competition, and to "test" their skills in a self-selected area of interest. Coaches are encouraged to bring teams of 5 students who will work together toward a common goal. Students will enjoy the camaraderie of playing open-ended games while enhancing their learning experience. The games all have one thing in common: they teach children how to think, not what to think. Academic Challenge Cup is a series of academic competitions in math, language skills, and creative problem solving for students in Grades 2-8. Teams may be coached by teachers or parents. Academic Challenge Cup is set for January 4, 7, & 8, 2008 and March 11 - 14, 2008 at Washington University. The fee per team is $75.00 and is non-refundable. The deadline for registration is February 8, 2008, space reservation is first come, first served. Creative Convention/LinguiSHTIK Registration Form \| Equations Registration Form Competition Dates & Location \| Need-to-Know Details LinguiSHTIK (grades 4-5; 6-8) - An open-ended language game involving many aspects of English - vocabulary, word functions, grammar, sentence structure, and spelling. Players use letters on cubes to form words and make "demands" on other players. Equations (grades 3; 4-5; 6; 7-8) - A game of creative math that provides players with practice in arithmetic operations and assists in developing an understanding of number concepts, number systems, factors and primes, order of operations, and simple algebraic equations. Creative Convention (grades 2-3) - This competition requires no advance preparation other than practice in creative problem-solving and working as a team. Enjoy a morning of fun to stretch your imagination. Free workshops are available for parents and teachers to learn the challenging games of Academic Challenge Cup. Learn LinguiSHTIK Workshop Wednesday, October 3, 2007, 4:15-5:45 p.m., Hoech Middle School, 3312 Ashby, St. Ann Saturday, October 13, 2007, 9:30-11:00 a.m, Wydown Middle School, 6500 Wydown Blvd., Clayton Official Rules Learn Equations Workshop Saturday, October 13, 2007, 11:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m., Wydown Middle School, 6500 Wydown Blvd., Clayton Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 4:15-5:45 p.m., GRC Office, 357 Marshall Avenue, Suite #6, Webster Groves Official Rules Learn Creative Convention Saturday, October 20, 2007, 9:30-11:00 a.m., Wydown Middle School, 6500 Wydown Blvd., Clayton Each Creative Convention team that is registered for Academic Challenge Cup must bring a judge who has attended a training workshop. Therefore, if you have 5 teams registered, you must have 5 judges. Each teacher/coach may bring a maximum of 5 teams per day. Judges who have been trained in prior years need not attend another training. Teachers may serve as a judge. Judges will be assigned to teams other than their own. Please call the GRC office at 314-962-5920 to indicate which training workshop your judge(s) will attend. Judges' workshops will be held: Saturday, November 10, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Wydown Middle School, 6500 Wydown Blvd., Clayton, MO 63105 Wednesday, November 14, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Rockwood Center for Creative Learning, 265 Old State Rd., Ellisville, MO 63021 Thursday, December 6, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Truman School, Cafeteria, 12225 Eddie and Park Road, Sunset Hills, MO 63127 Additional points of information: No alternates will be allowed for any competition. An alternate is considered an additional student who will rotate in. A substitute player may be brought for a child who is ill or absent the day of the event. No preschool siblings should attend. Space is at a premium. Each child should bring a sack lunch including a drink. This will be consumed during the waiting period at the end of the program while the final scores are being tabulated. It is a good idea to have each student bring a filled water bottle to use during the competitions. Please bring several trash bags, labeled with your school name, to use for storage of lunches and coats during the competition. Creative Convention teams, don’t forget your supplies! Please bring the following for each team: one pair of scissors per student, rulers, crayons or markers, stapler, tape, glue or glue sticks. All other supplies will be provided. Creative Convention Judges should bring a clipboard to use for scoring. Each Equations and LinguiSHTIK team must bring their own game and timer to use for the competition. More About Academic Challenge Cup and Rules Workshops are FREE, but you must register by calling the GRC Office at 314-962-5920.		GRC Programs Summer Academies Learning Labs Acad Challenge Cup More About Academic Challenge Cup and Rules Creative Convention/LinguiSHTIK Registration Form Equations Registration Form Equations Official Rules LinguiSHTIK Playing Instructions Competition Dates & Location Need-to-Know Details (Map to Washington University)