Affiliations

AMSLI has professional relationships with various organizations and individuals throughout the globe. Listed below are the various mathematics and science competitions organized by the affiliated organizations to which the Philippines, through AMSLI, is a member or a co-organizer.

The descriptions below have been taken from and can be verified from their respective websites.

  1. Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO) (Link: https://sasmo.sg)

    SASMO is an international correspondence contest simultaneously held in several countries.

    In 2017, the Philippines ranked No. 1 worldwide in SASMO with 9 perfect scorers, 56 golds, 97 silver and 175 bronze awardees out of 833 participants.


  2. Singapore International Math Olympiad Challenge (SIMOC) (Link: https://simoc.sg)

    SIMOC is the brainchild of Singapore International Maths Contests Centre. It has the following objectives:

    • Encourage creative thinking and build their problem-solving skills.
    • Develop their ability to enjoy mathematics and apply them in real life.
    • Promote a culture of mutual understanding and learning from each other.
    • Boost their confidence in comprehending and solving complex problems.

    SIMOC consists of three categories: Individual Written called Math Olympiad Contest and the Team Based Challenges namely Maths Warriors Competition and Mind Sports Challenge.

    SIMOC 2017 was held last July 14-17, 2017. Thirty-nine Grades 2 to 10 students participated. The Philippine team brought home 3 Grand Champions, 12 Gold, 10 Silver, 11 Bronze, 6 Merit Awards.


  3. World Math Invitational (WMI) (Link: http://www.wminv.org)

    WMI is the first international competition founded by Taiwan. It was co-founded by Mr. Kun-Lung Tsai, the president of Olympic Cultural and Education Group, and Mr. Quan Lam, the professor in University of California, Berkeley, in 2013. From 2013 to 2016, the competition was held in Seoul, Korea; Taipei, Taiwan; Guilin, China; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 2017, the competition was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from July 14 to 18.

    One of WMI’s traditions is to invite students from around the globe to do a research project regarding math. WMI Mini Math Creative Competition was established to encourage more students to convey math through creativity.

    The contest is by level and there are two parts: Logical Reasoning and Application. For the logical reasoning part, there are 10 problems for 6 points each and 5 problems for 8 points each. Time duration is 40 minutes. For the application part, there are 10 problems for 10 points each. Time duration is also 40 minutes.

    Forty-one Grades 2 to 10 students from the Philippines joined WMI in Ho Chi Minh Vietnam last July 14-18, 2017. We brought home 3 trophies for overall champions, 10 Gold, 19 Silver, 9 Bronze and 3 Merit Awards.


  4. International Junior Math Olympiad (IJMO) (Link: https://ijmo.asia)

    The International Junior Math Olympiad (IJMO) is an international mathematics competition which is held annually in different countries across Asia. It aims to provide an Asian platform for students to interact and compete against their worthy opponents.

    IJMO empowers students with deep conceptual understanding and logical thinking skills beyond Grade-level. This effectively stretches every student’s potential beyond Grade-level, allowing them to better apply much higher level logical and analytical skills to solve challenging Math Olympiad problems. Questions in IJMO are carefully designed to develop every student’s higher level of conceptual understanding and logical thinking skills.

    Only 4 top SASMO gold medalists are invited to IJMO. Competition papers for each level contains 30 questions - 10 questions worth 2 points each, 10 questions worth 4 points each and last 10 questions worth 5 points each. Test duration is 2 hours.

    Our contestants for the above competitions are awardees of the Singapore and Asian Cities Math Olympiad or SASMO, an international contest by correspondence which was held last April 8, 2017. The contest was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from August 11-15, 2017. Out of our 12 contestants, 10 got gold and 2 got silver awards.


  5. World Math Team Contest (WMTC) (Link: http://wmtc.international )

    WMTC objectives are:

    • To strengthen the understanding and communication among youths from different regions and to help them foster friendships around the world.
    • To cultivate the spirit of team work and cooperation among youths.
    • To promote communication and cooperation among mathematicians and mathematics educators from around the globe and to help advance the development of mathematics education.
    • To cultivate the youth’s interest in mathematics and improve their thinking abilities.

    Participation is by team. Each team consists of 6 students plus one team leader.

    There are 3 levels for the contest:

    • Junior Level
    • Intermediate Level
    • Advanced Level

    The contest has 3 rounds:

    • Team Round: 40 minutes to solve 20 problems, 5 points per problem. Discussion is allowed. Each team submits one answer sheet. Points count toward team score equal to the total score of the team round.
    • Individual Round: 10 minutes each round for 3 rounds. Round 1 – 14 easy level problems, 2 points each; Round 2 – 4 medium level problems, 4 points each; Round 3 – 2 difficult level problems, 8 points each. Points count toward team score equal to the average score of 6 members in a team.
    • Relay Round: Each team divides into 3 groups with 2 persons in each group; 8 minutes each round for 3 rounds; Each round has 2 problems as a set for each group to do relays. For each set, only the answer from the second member of the relays group will be counted 5-minute answers worth 20 points, 8-minute answers worth 15 points. Total possible points for each group is 60. Points count toward team score equal to the average score of 3 groups in a team.

  6. Asian Science and Math Olympiad for Primary Schools (ASMOPS) & Asian Science and Math Olympiad (ASMO) for Secondary Schools

    ASMOPS AND ASMO re the only international competition with math and science contestants competing individually in their respective areas then working together as a team in solving exploration problem Our contestants’ selection for ASMOPS AND ASMO will be based from the result of the training to be conducted by AMSLI’s Science group. In 2017, ASMOPS and ASMO was held in Pattaya, Thailand on November 17-21, 2017.


  7. Malaysia International Math Olympiad (MIMO)

    MIMO has two divisions, namely: Middle Primary for Grades 3 and 4 and Upper Primary for Grades 5 and 6. There are both Individual Contest and Team Contest. Each team consists of 4 students. In 2017, MIMO was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in November 25-29, 2017.


  8. International Regions Math League (IRML)

    IRML contest consists of 4 rounds: Team, Power, Individual, and Relay Races. On the Team round, all 15 students can work together for 20 minutes to solve 10 problems. On the Power Question they work together for 60 minutes to solve extended questions on a topic, with some questions requiring proofs. On the Individual round students receive a total of 10 questions in pairs with 10 minutes for each pair. They cannot work together. The two Relay Races take 6 minutes each with teams of three solving a chain of problems. This is held in University of Nevada, Las Vegas every year during the week-end after Memorial Day, which falls either last week of May or first week of June. In 2017, our team ranked 5th.