Academic Teams

Academic Teams General Contact - rebecca.amster@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! 

To Register for the Academic Teams Below Click Here. 

1. Math Olympiad : Grades 4, 5, & 6.

2. Science Olympiad Div. A : Registration Is Closed
 
3. Odyssey of the Mind : CRES does not have a team. The purpose of the sign up here is to have a group of parents to determine if they can form a team. Grades K-6. Information about the program can be found here : https://www.odysseyofthemind.com

Registration for the Following Teams is Coming Soon : 

4. Science Olympiad Div B. : Grades 5&6 : Please fill out the interest form here if your child would like to participate. Registration on the PTO website coming soon.

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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.

CRES Science Olympiad, Division A 

Registration is now closed for CRES Science Olympiad Division A!

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.  

To register: Please complete both steps:

1. Google Form (to register and select event preferences) Sent in Blast or Click Here.

2. PTO site (to register and pay for participation) will be open soon.

CRES Science Olympiad, Division A 

Registration is now closed for CRES Science Olympiad Division A!

CRES Science Olympiad Division B Grades 5-6 - Interest Form Is Open, Registration Coming soon
Interested parents, please make sure to read ALL the information below before registering your child. Parents must sign a waiver in order to participate. 

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

Event conflicts are shown here :  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lu6nwsNV1K3EZnU-cbHUExMN62HbbbXuFYOZ1kfGJTQ/edit

Please review the manual here.

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: www.usfirst.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: www.odysseyofthemind.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