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Contest Math 6A and Contest Math 6B together offer a full year of contest preparation to help students succeed at top middle school math contests. It is the first level of our middle school contest series.

Live instructors build the prealgebra fundamentals for students and prepare them to face challenges at national math contests, like MATHCOUNTS and the MAA AMC 8.

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Level
6
Term
Year-Round
Length
18 weeks
Weekly In-Class
Time
~2 hours
Tuition
$970.00 (~$54 per week)
Skills
Divisibility rules, exponents, inequalities, linear equations, ratio and proportions, contest problem solving
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Level
6
Term
Year-Round
Length
9 weeks or 18 weeks
Weekly In-Class
Time
~4 hours or ~2 hours
Tuition
$970.00 (~$54 per week)
Skills
Percents, square roots, triangle properties, statistics, counting, contest problem solving
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    Choose the right level

    Students who complete Contest Math 6A are ready for Contest Math 6B. Similar to Honors Math 6: Prealgebra, this course takes conceptual understanding to the next level — while also integrating a special focus on highly challenging problems and practice contests for students who want to participate in math competitions.

    To determine if your student is ready for this course or others at the Virtual Campus, learn more here.

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    Curriculum

    Our expert instructors use the Art of Problem Solving curriculum to teach Contest Math 6: Prealgebra. AoPS curriculum is a much broader and deeper exploration of challenging mathematics than a typical math curriculum.

    This course will require both the Prealgebra and Competition Math for Middle School textbooks.

    Contest Math 6A
    Prealgebra starts by formalizing the rules of arithmetic that students learned in elementary school. Students are then introduced to the topics of number theory and algebra, including common divisors and multiples, primes and prime factorizations, basic equations and inequalities, and ratios. Students are further challenged by contest problems that incorporate multiple concepts and skills, and sometimes require out-of-the-box thinking.

    Contest Math 6B
    ‍‍Students study percents and square roots, dive into geometric tools and strategies, and are introduced to discrete mathematics and statistics — all while continuing to develop their general problem-solving strategies and capacity to untangle complicated problems often seen in math contests.

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    Format

    Our instructors hold classes virtually, in a small-sized (10-16 students) videoconferencing classroom.

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    Homework and exams

    There are about 1 to 3 hours of homework each week. There is one timed final exam at the end of the course.

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    Drop and refund policies

    Visit our tuition page to learn more about our drop and refund policies.

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    Schedule

    Each course runs for 18 weeks with one 120-minute lesson per week.

    NEW THIS SUMMER - Accelerated Contest Math 6B, offering a 9 week session covering the same material as the other class formats. Each week includes two 120-minute lessons. Look for class 17631 to enroll.

Schedule

Course Fee: $970.00 (~$54 per week), $1,058.50 w/books
Jan 25 - May 24
Wednesday
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm MT
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PT
ID: 16947
Full
Feb 5 - Jun 11
Sunday
3:45 pm - 5:45 pm ET
2:45 pm - 4:45 pm CT
1:45 pm - 3:45 pm MT
12:45 pm - 2:45 pm PT
ID: 16948
Closed
Apr 19 - Aug 23
Wednesday
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm MT
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PT
ID: 17393
Full
Jun 16 - Oct 20
Friday
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm MT
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PT
ID: 17601
WAITLIST
Jun 30 - Nov 3
Friday
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm MT
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PT
ID: 18842
ENROLL
Aug 21 - Jan 15
Monday
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm MT
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PT
ID: 18668
ENROLL
Aug 27 - Jan 21
Sunday
3:45 pm - 5:45 pm ET
2:45 pm - 4:45 pm CT
1:45 pm - 3:45 pm MT
12:45 pm - 2:45 pm PT
ID: 18677
ENROLL
Sep 1 - Jan 19
Friday
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm MT
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PT
ID: 18777
ENROLL
Sep 11 - Jan 29
Monday
4:45 pm - 6:45 pm ET
3:45 pm - 5:45 pm CT
2:45 pm - 4:45 pm MT
1:45 pm - 3:45 pm PT
ID: 18783
ENROLL
Sep 20 - Feb 7
Wednesday
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm MT
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PT
ID: 18779
ENROLL
Sep 24 - Feb 11
Sunday
6:45 pm - 8:45 pm ET
5:45 pm - 7:45 pm CT
4:45 pm - 6:45 pm MT
3:45 pm - 5:45 pm PT
ID: 18774
ENROLL
3 Please note there are no classes: July 1 - July 7 | September 2 - September 4 | November 20 - November 26 | December 22 - January 4 | May 25 - May 27
Course Fee: $970.00 (~$54 per week), $1,058.50 w/books
Jan 22 - May 21
Sunday
12:45 pm - 2:45 pm ET
11:45 am - 1:45 pm CT
10:45 am - 12:45 pm MT
9:45 am - 11:45 am PT
ID: 16963
Full
Jan 25 - May 24
Wednesday
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm MT
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PT
ID: 16962
Closed
Feb 6 - Jun 12
Monday
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm MT
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PT
ID: 16961
Closed
Feb 12 - Jun 18
Sunday
3:45 pm - 5:45 pm ET
2:45 pm - 4:45 pm CT
1:45 pm - 3:45 pm MT
12:45 pm - 2:45 pm PT
ID: 16964
Closed
Feb 13 - Jun 19
Monday
4:45 pm - 6:45 pm ET
3:45 pm - 5:45 pm CT
2:45 pm - 4:45 pm MT
1:45 pm - 3:45 pm PT
ID: 16960
Closed
Jun 19 - Aug 24
Mon. & Thu.
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm MT
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PT
ID: 17631
ENROLL
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Sep 6 - Jan 24
Wednesday
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm MT
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PT
ID: 18772
ENROLL
3 Please note there are no classes: July 1 - July 7 | September 2 - September 4 | November 20 - November 26 | December 22 - January 4 | May 25 - May 27