Once again, Southborough Recreation is offering academic competitions for Woodward and Neary students.
Instead of being coached on an athletic field, teams will sharpen their language and math skills.
2014-15 Registration opens this Monday and runs through Friday, October 3.
Both weekly programs are offered October through mid-April for $160.
WordMasters – for 3rd and 4th graders
Starting in October, Woodward’s 3rd grade and Neary’s 4th grade students can learn to be WordMasters.
The WordMasters Challenge program helps kids to improve their vocabulary and verbal reasoning. Students are challenged to think analytically and metaphorically.
Competitive meets encourage children to sharpen their skills. And to prepare for the meets, instructors will use creative, fun and effective techniques and activities.
The programs begin October 7th and run Tuesdays for one hour, immediately after school. The season runs through April.
Last spring, one member of the Neary WordMaster team made news with his perfect score.
417 teams competed in the 4th grade’s Blue Division. Only 50 of the competing students earned a perfect score in the year’s first national meet. Southborough team member Stefan Linden was one of them.
To learn more, click here. To register online, visit the Southborough Recreation Department’s website.
Math Olympiads – Neary students
The Math Olympiad seeks to to stimulate enthusiasm and a love for Math.
The annual mathematics competition consists of monthly contests. Students are introduced to important Math concept and taught strategies for problem solving.
Children will develop Mathematical flexibility in solving problems and strengthen their Mathematical intuition. Organizers also hope to foster creative and ingenuity.
There will be Certificates, awards, and trophies given at the completion of the course based on scores.
Students will meet after school for an hour on Thursdays, starting October 9th. The five monthly contests begin in November.
To learn more, click here. To register online, visit the Southborough Recreation Department’s website.
