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RTG Community NEWS Spirit of Math, Canada’s largest after- school school for mathematics, is now introducing its contests for grades 1 through 6 to the global education stage. Spirit of Math’s contests are unique to most other mathematics contests in that the focus is to help students and teachers learn how to think about typical math problems, focusing on logical reasoning rather than algebraic memorization. Therefore, when schools and individuals register for the contest, teachers and students are given access to online videos explaining how to think about typical types of questions by providing full solutions to selected previous contest questions. The contests themselves are intended to be fun and engaging for the young contestant, providing them with an introduction to true mathematical thinking. Rather than a purely competitive contest, the aim is to help students and teachers use it in class to track their progress in logical thinking. SPIRIT OF MATH IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY ARE OFFERING GRADES 5 AND 6 CONTESTS FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. For more information, visit: spiritofmathcontest.com. Releasing the Genius community is a brand new initiative whose intent is to build a global community of leaders who are elevating others beyond mediocrity to the highest standards of excellence. If you know of such leaders or if you are interested in supporting this initiative or participating in any way, we would like to hear from you. RTG is planning the following events for this next year: 1. Speakers Series for youth and adults 2. Global RTG Conference in August 2020 with the intent to share stories and ideas from around the world 3. Programs for partners, members, and affiliates 4. Releasing the Genius Centre in Toronto housing high- performing programs for children and youth. For more information, please contact Toshiba Billings at: [email protected] The WMO Global Finals 2019 for students in grades 3 through 6 was hosted in Thailand this August. The opening ceremonies are August 5th with the competition on August 6th. Students will be arriving from around the world to represent their countries in a math competition, team engineering challenges, and to share their culture with others in a cultural exchange. Various high- performing programs throughout the world select and prepare students for this competition. Spirit of Math, the program selecting and training Team Canada and Team Pakistan, will be hosting WMO Global Finals 2020. THE WMO GLOBAL FINALS 2020 WILL BE HOSTED IN TORONTO, CANADA, FROM AUGUST 4TH TO 8TH. More information on how to participate or support this event may be found at: wmocanada.com.