Public school students from Manaus win gold in Mathematics Olympiad

Recognition

Students won gold medals at the Mathématiques Sans Frontières 2023 International Olympiad

Manaus (AM) – Students from Escola Estadual (EE) Eliana Socorro Pacheco Braga and Escola Estadual Marcantonio Vilaça II (CMPM II), in the North Zone of Manaus, won gold medals at the 2023 Mathématiques Sans Frontières International Olympiad (OMSF), organized by the Association Mathématiques Sans Frontières , headquartered in Strasbourg, France.

The competition also awarded six teams with silver medals and two others with bronze. The units that also had medalist students were EE Ten. Cel. Candido Jose Mariano; EE Waldocke Fricke de Lyra and again the CMPM II. Students from the State School of Full Time (EETI) Maria do Céu Vaz d’Oliveira and EETI Gilberto Mestrinho Raposo received honorable mentions.

OMSF is an international competition, in teams, which aims to bring foreign countries closer through the study of mathematics, to promote interest in the discipline and the use of other languages ​​in solving problems of this science.

Professor at EE Eliana Socorro Pacheco Braga, Meive Thays Miranda, said she was thrilled to learn about the award.

“In the competition, the teams compete against each other at the school itself and with schools from all municipalities and states in Brazil and abroad. I confess that I still don’t believe it. I am very excited and, at the same time, not believing that we did it”,

highlighted Professor Meive.

International Olympics

The Olympics has a single phase and was held at a time chosen by the teacher, from the 22nd to the 29th of May, at the school itself, in face-to-face and remote format.

The tests were essays and solved without the help of the teacher at the three levels: Basic (students from the 4th to 6th year of Elementary School 1), Junior (for students from the 7th to 9th year of Elementary School 2) and Senior, for all grades of High school.

“It was a big challenge. We think it’s a great opportunity to seek recognition for our state and our school. We are dedicated and put in a lot of effort. It is a great honor to bring this gold medal to our state”,

said EE 2nd grade student Eliana Socorro Pacheco Braga, Gláucia de Souza.

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