Academic Teams 2024

Academic Teams General Contact - cresacademicteams@gmail.com

Academic teams offer a wonderful enrichment opportunity for CRES students. In addition to learning math, science, engineering, culture and other educational subjects, students have an opportunity to experience working together in groups toward common goals, and healthy competition. Plus, they get to have a lot of fun with their friends! 

8/23/24 CRES ACADEMIC TEAMS INFORMATION SESSION SLIDES HERE

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VIRGINIA SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

Science Olympiad is a national science tournament with multiple levels of competition: invitational, regional, state, and national. Students compete in events pertaining to various scientific disciplines, including earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Unlike many other science enrichment opportunities, Science Olympiad provides a team experience, allows for a great deal of creativity, and exposes students to a wide variety of topics. Colvin Run students may compete in EITHER Division A or Division B.  

Division A is open to students from grades 3-5 and is a great introduction to Science Olympiad. This is an opportunity for students to have fun and learn and does not advance past the regional level. 

Division A: Grades 3-5

• NOTE: For Information and Rules please visit the website https://divisiona.virginiaso.org/home.

Division B is open to students from grades 5-8 and is much more competitive and challenging. Students can advance beyond the regional level. Contact Academic Teams leads with Division B questions.  

Please see the Div B website for the events - https://www.virginiaso.org/events-bc

Please visit the Virginia Science Olympiad website for additional details about the program: https://www.virginiaso.org https://www.virginiaso.org/div-bc

FIRST LEGO LEAGUE

This building and research-based program is designed to capture the inherent curiosity of children in grades K-3 and teach them valuable employment and life skills. The junior program provides an introduction to basic science and engineering concepts. The grade 4-6 robotics program applies these concepts.  

Note: this activity can be set up directly by parents without a school coordinator. Please visit the website below for information. 

Learn more: https://www.firstlegoleague.org/ https://va-dcfll.org/

Junior First Lego League: Grades K-3

First Lego League: Grades 4-6 

ODYSSEY OF THE MIND

This international educational program provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. Team members apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They then bring their solutions to competition on the local, state, and world level.

The Academic Teams Committee is looking for Co-Leads for Odyssey of the Mind for this school year.

Learn more: https://vaodyssey.org/

Grades K-6

QUIZ BOWL

Quiz Bowl and U.S. Academic Bowl are academic competitions in which two teams compete head-to-head to answer questions from all areas of knowledge, including history, literature, science, fine arts, current events, popular culture, sports, and more. Bee tournaments are for individual players.

Grades 4-6

MATH OLYMPIAD

Grades 4-6

MATH LEAGUE

ES Level: 
October 21 - https://mathleague.org/escontestonline.php?event=10763
October 28 - https://mathleague.org/escontestonline.php?event=10769

Full ES Calendar:
https://mathleague.org/esevents.php

MS Level (quite challenging):
October 22 - https://mathleague.org/mscontestonline.php?event=10775
October 28 - https://mathleague.org/mscontestonline.php?event=10781

Full MS Calendar: https://mathleague.org/msevents.php

Questions? Please email estellajxi@gmail.com or cresacademicteams@gmail.com