Do you have four passionate Chemistry students interested in competing nationally (and internationally)? The Canada Chemistry Olympiad (CCO – https://cco-occ.ca/) invites your students to participate! This might be a great way to do the Student-Directed Study Outcome for Chemistry 30!
The Canada Chemistry Olympiad (CCO) is a FREE training program for Canadian high school students with an interest in advanced high school level Chemistry. If you are a Canadian Student at a Canadian High School who is passionate about Chemistry, you are a candidate for this program.
Students wishing to be considered for the four-person national team that will attend the International Chemistry Olympiad must fulfill ALL of the following criteria:
The commitment for teachers is to register the students as they will be the main point of contact between us and the students (although students are more than welcome to message us directly if they have questions). The teacher must also be willing to proctor the student in-person to ensure fairness in writing the exam (up to 5 hours; one time commitment).
To be selected for the National Camp students must complete all problem sets, the Take home exam and the CCO exam and be among the top 10% on the aggregate score on the three (with the Problem sets worth 5%, the Take home exam worth 15% and the CCO worth 80% of the score). Students who do not complete the take home will not be eligible for the National Camp or IChO. Invitations to the National Camp will be sent to students within the top ~10% of students based on the above criteria!
Reminder to register for this here: https://www.cheminst.ca/discover/canadian-chemistry-contest/
Website is available here: https://cco-occ.ca/
