Prestonwood Christian Academy is participating in the ACSI Math Olympics. This competition is open to
students in grades 3-8. Math Olympics is designed to give those students who love math an
opportunity to “stretch” their minds and to challenge them to go to the next level.
It provides a wonderful experience for PCA students to develop their skills in the areas of computation
and reasoning.
Here’s how the Olympics work:
 Students who are interested in qualifying for the District Math Olympics competition during
week of December 1st must prepare for a qualifying test held during the week of October 19th.
Preparation for this test takes place primarily at home. The students meet weekly as a grade
level with a parent that serves as a “coach” (if there is a parent volunteer). Parents who sign up
to coach a group of students will be given a notebook containing some resources to help the
students prepare for the test.
 The qualifying test determines those students in 3rd-8th grades that continue on to the District
competition. A total of 6 students from each grade level qualify – 3 in the area of Computation
and 3 in the area of Reasoning. The student may compete in only one of the categories:
Computation or Reasoning.
 The District competition is held during the week of December 1st here at PCA.
 Interested students should have parents complete the online registration (see instructions
below) beginning Tuesday, September 8. Registration ends on Friday, October 2nd.
When reviewing the math concepts for each grade level to determine if this competition is something
your student is interested in, please keep in mind that Math Olympics is purposefully designed to test
students in concepts that are above their grade level. It is our goal school-wide to provide
opportunities to challenge our students, both in and outside of the classroom. Please prayerfully
consider your child’s participation; our children have many activities that pull them in many directions.
We would not want students to feel stressed or pressured by taking on an extra activity.
According to ACSI rules, PCA is required to provide volunteers for the Regional competition. Therefore,
if your student advances to the Regional competition, at least one parent is required to participate as a
volunteer. The Regional competition is held on Friday, February 19th here at Prestonwood Christian
Academy.
To register, go to the PCA website at www.prestonwoodchristian.org, and then select your student’s
division (Lower School or Middle School) > Programs/Competitions > Competitions > ASCI Math
Competition, and complete the online registration form. Please complete the online registration
process by Friday, October 2nd.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Curriculum Office via email
curriculumoffice@prestonwoodchristian.org or 972-930-4015.