XIII International Basic Sciences Knowledge Contest: Information

Head expert of project

Disciplines

Geography

Jacek Edward Pałkiewicz

The Geography Olympiad objectives:

to developstudents’ cognitive interests, intellectual and creative abilities in geographical sciences;
to support independent learning about one’s native country in its variety and integrity; about the environment, methods of its preservation and rational management;
to promote love of one’s region and one’s country, to teach mutual understanding of other nations;
to introduce the students to ecological culture, to promote a positive attitude to the environment;
to develop an ability and readiness to use the knowledge and competencies of Geography in everyday life.

History

The History Olympiad objectives:

to develop students’ cognitive interests, intellectual and creative abilities in historical sciences;
to promote patriotism and respect for our native history and traditions, human rights and liberties;
to develop the ability to apply the acquired knowledge and views on historically formed systems of social standards and values in everyday life in order to participate in cultural interaction;
to facilitate the acquisition of methods of historical research and the ability to handle different sources of historical knowledge;
to contribute to the formation of value orientations in learning historically formed cultural, religious, and ethnic and national traditions.

Mathematics

Pierre René Deligne

The Mathematics Olympiad objectives:

to promote abilities for creativity in Mathematics;
to develop students’ spatial perception and intuition, their mathematical culture ;
to support treatment of mathematics as a part of universal culture;
to contribute to students’ intellectual development;
to promote the traits of character vital for life in today’s society, such as: vividness and accuracy of mind, critical thinking, intuition, logical thinking, elements of algorithmic culture, spatial perception, and an ability to overcome difficulties.