MATH CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT®
An Exciting Math Competition for Elementary Students
Math Challenge Tournament® provides a valuable and fun opportunity for our young students to show case their skills in a variety of math topics. We hope that students will take advantage of this opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned and to showcase their math skills and problem-solving abilities.
Math questions on the tournament were carefully designed and selected with two focuses in mind: fundamental skills and problem-solving skills. Our goal is to motivate students to do the best they can in both skills. Through this tournament, we would like to recognize students' overall talent and potential while providing them with standardized test taking experience.
Math questions on the tournament were carefully designed and selected with two focuses in mind: fundamental skills and problem-solving skills. Our goal is to motivate students to do the best they can in both skills. Through this tournament, we would like to recognize students' overall talent and potential while providing them with standardized test taking experience.
🌟 About the Tournament
The Math Challenge Tournament (MCT) is a one-day, in-person competition event designed to engage students in problem-solving, critical thinking, and mental math skills.
The tournament is open to students in Grades 2 through 5. Each grade competes at its own level, ensuring fairness and age-appropriate challenges.
The Math Challenge Tournament (MCT) is a one-day, in-person competition event designed to engage students in problem-solving, critical thinking, and mental math skills.
The tournament is open to students in Grades 2 through 5. Each grade competes at its own level, ensuring fairness and age-appropriate challenges.
🎯 Goals of the Tournament
- Encourage students to think creatively and strategically.
- Help students build mental math agility and confidence.
- Inspire a lifelong curiosity and love for math.
- Provide schools and communities with a fun, enriching math event.
🏆 Tournament Format
Division 1 is for students who are enrolled in a full-time accelerated learning program such as Quest, GATE, ALP, and Hi-Capable
or students who are learning at least 1 grade above their grade level.
Division 2 is for all students who are learning math at their grade level and not enrolled in any full-time accelerated learning
program.
- Duration: 20 minutes Mental Math round and 40 minutes Problem Solving round. Schools to plan approximately 2 hours event (including check-in/check-out time, instruction, photo op, ribbon distribution, etc.)
- Rounds:
- Mental Math Round – Students work on timed, rapid-fire questions that test accuracy and fluency.
- Problem-Solving Round – Students tackle multi-step problems requiring logic, reasoning, and creativity.
- Levels: Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Division 1 is for students who are enrolled in a full-time accelerated learning program such as Quest, GATE, ALP, and Hi-Capable
or students who are learning at least 1 grade above their grade level.
Division 2 is for all students who are learning math at their grade level and not enrolled in any full-time accelerated learning
program.
📍 Host Schools
The Math Challenge Tournament is hosted by participating schools nationwide. Each school selects its own date within the tournament window.
MCT School Give Back Program: Through the MCT give back program, eligible schools/centers that are hosting MCT will receive 20% of the tournament fee based on the number of students that participate in the tournament at the hosting schools/centers.
The Math Challenge Tournament is hosted by participating schools nationwide. Each school selects its own date within the tournament window.
MCT School Give Back Program: Through the MCT give back program, eligible schools/centers that are hosting MCT will receive 20% of the tournament fee based on the number of students that participate in the tournament at the hosting schools/centers.
📝 Registration
- Who Can Participate? Any student in grades 2–5, regardless of school affiliation. Students in grade 1 are allowed to participate but they will compete in grade level 2 division 2.
- How to Register: Students register through their school’s hosting site (details provided by the host).
- Registration Fee: $25 per student (paid by parents of participants)
🎖️ Awards & Recognition
- All participants will receive a ribbon of participation and a keepsake.
- Top 10% of performers in each grade level and division will earn a medal.
- Highest scorers in each grade level will earn special prizes.
For students at non-hosting schools:
Students whose schools are not hosting the Math Challenge Tournament are encouraged to ask their principal, teacher, and/or PTA to consider hosting. If that is not possible, students may register at another host school/center that accepts participants from neighboring schools.
Students whose schools are not hosting the Math Challenge Tournament are encouraged to ask their principal, teacher, and/or PTA to consider hosting. If that is not possible, students may register at another host school/center that accepts participants from neighboring schools.
