At noon this Thursday, Mayor Francisco Azcué received in his office the students from Concordia who will be participating next week in the National Mathematics Olympiad to be held in the province of Córdoba.
They are Mateo Steinle, Juan Toribio Moledo, and Vicente Noir Gaiga, sixth-year students from Colegio San José Adoratrices and Colegio Bilingüe San Antonio, who have passed the local, regional, and provincial stages, thus accessing the national stage, which will take place from October 20 to 23 in the town of La Falda.
The National Olympiad has the fundamental objective of stimulating mathematical activity among students and developing the capacity to solve problems. Its general principles include freedom of participation, educational and cultural intentionality, equal opportunities, social integration, gradual participation, and academic responsibility.
This Thursday, the three students from Concordia, together with their teachers and family members, shared an informal talk with Mayor Francisco Azcué and the Undersecretary of Education Carlos Gatto.
Highlighting the students' results, Azcué emphasized and set as an example that this is the result of effort and sacrifice, “values that we highlight from our administration and consider should be applied in all areas to achieve personal goals, but which also impact the development of our city.”
“For a long time, the politicians of the day accustomed us to everything being handed to us. In our government, on the contrary, we are willing to reverse that idea, prioritizing the commitment to the most powerful tool we have, which is education.”
Finally, Azcué congratulated the students from Concordia, wishing them the greatest success in this challenge they will face in the coming days.
They are Mateo Steinle, Juan Toribio Moledo, and Vicente Noir Gaiga, sixth-year students from Colegio San José Adoratrices and Colegio Bilingüe San Antonio, who have passed the local, regional, and provincial stages, thus accessing the national stage, which will take place from October 20 to 23 in the town of La Falda.
The National Olympiad has the fundamental objective of stimulating mathematical activity among students and developing the capacity to solve problems. Its general principles include freedom of participation, educational and cultural intentionality, equal opportunities, social integration, gradual participation, and academic responsibility.
This Thursday, the three students from Concordia, together with their teachers and family members, shared an informal talk with Mayor Francisco Azcué and the Undersecretary of Education Carlos Gatto.
Highlighting the students' results, Azcué emphasized and set as an example that this is the result of effort and sacrifice, “values that we highlight from our administration and consider should be applied in all areas to achieve personal goals, but which also impact the development of our city.”
“For a long time, the politicians of the day accustomed us to everything being handed to us. In our government, on the contrary, we are willing to reverse that idea, prioritizing the commitment to the most powerful tool we have, which is education.”
Finally, Azcué congratulated the students from Concordia, wishing them the greatest success in this challenge they will face in the coming days.
Students from public, privately managed, and private schools can participate in the event. Starting from the fifth grade, they participate in the first level; sixth-grade students participate in the second level, and first-year secondary students participate in the third level.
Students who pass the national level then take a selection test to be part of the Committee that will participate in the International Olympiad.