How did it all start
It all started in December 2016 when Arsenii Nikoliaev and Andrei Nikolaiev founded a mathematical club "Kvanta" for kids aged 11-13 from Kyiv. The main goal was to bring all the pupils from Kyiv to study cool olympiad mathematics together and compete with one another (and thus grow much faster than they would on their own). The teachers were all enthusiastic students who liked mathematics, many of whom later became medalists of different international competitions including IMO.
Kvanta has grown significantly since then. There are about 200 people involved in this in Ukraine alone and quite a few graduates of the club won important competitions. Moreover we started teaching computer science as it is now vitally important, but there is still barely anything related to delivering necessary IT skills in most schools.
With the passing of time, the club developed and is now much more than just olympiad maths training. But many of the ground rules stayed. Moreover, many of the organizers and teachers went on to top universities and got internships/jobs all over the world. And our experience has confirmed the utmost importance of developing the unparalleled breadth of analytical skills and logical reasoning that comes from studying maths. Sadly most educational institutions still don't put nearly enough emphasis on those things and we hope to change this with Kvanta.
Kvanta has grown significantly since then. There are about 200 people involved in this in Ukraine alone and quite a few graduates of the club won important competitions. Moreover we started teaching computer science as it is now vitally important, but there is still barely anything related to delivering necessary IT skills in most schools.
With the passing of time, the club developed and is now much more than just olympiad maths training. But many of the ground rules stayed. Moreover, many of the organizers and teachers went on to top universities and got internships/jobs all over the world. And our experience has confirmed the utmost importance of developing the unparalleled breadth of analytical skills and logical reasoning that comes from studying maths. Sadly most educational institutions still don't put nearly enough emphasis on those things and we hope to change this with Kvanta.
How did it all start
It all started in December 2016 when Arsenii Nikoliaev and Andrei Nikolaiev founded a mathematical club "Kvanta" for kids aged 11-13 from Kyiv. The main goal was to bring all the pupils from Kyiv to study cool olympiad mathematics together and compete with one another (and thus grow much faster than they would on their own). The teachers were all enthusiastic students who liked mathematics, many of whom later became medalists of different international competitions including IMO.
Kvanta has grown significantly since then. There are about 200 people involved in this in Ukraine alone and quite a few graduates of the club won important competitions. Moreover we started teaching computer science as it is now vitally important, but there is still barely anything related to delivering necessary IT skills in most schools.
With the passing of time, the club developed and is now much more than just olympiad maths training. But many of the ground rules stayed. Moreover, many of the organizers and teachers went on to top universities and got internships/jobs all over the world. And our experience has confirmed the utmost importance of developing the unparalleled breadth of analytical skills and logical reasoning that comes from studying maths. Sadly most educational institutions still don't put nearly enough emphasis on those things and we hope to change this with Kvanta.
Kvanta has grown significantly since then. There are about 200 people involved in this in Ukraine alone and quite a few graduates of the club won important competitions. Moreover we started teaching computer science as it is now vitally important, but there is still barely anything related to delivering necessary IT skills in most schools.
With the passing of time, the club developed and is now much more than just olympiad maths training. But many of the ground rules stayed. Moreover, many of the organizers and teachers went on to top universities and got internships/jobs all over the world. And our experience has confirmed the utmost importance of developing the unparalleled breadth of analytical skills and logical reasoning that comes from studying maths. Sadly most educational institutions still don't put nearly enough emphasis on those things and we hope to change this with Kvanta.
Our philosophy
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Individual approach
Different people need different amounts of time to do the same task and we understand that. Therefore we give anyone the opportunity to message us at any time and check their solution or ask questions about any part of the course. If you would like something tailor-made to your needs, you can join a personalized program.
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Not too many spoilers
We try to reduce the number of hints and full solutions to a reasonable minimum. Independent work is vital and we try to avoid disturbing it. We want the next generation to be creative, right?
However, that does not mean that we are just going to leave the pupils with the given sets of problems. We will help when someone is stuck or lost! It is just that the way we help might not be explicitly showing all the ideas.
However, that does not mean that we are just going to leave the pupils with the given sets of problems. We will help when someone is stuck or lost! It is just that the way we help might not be explicitly showing all the ideas.
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Everyone has work to do
No matter what the level of a pupil is, he or she will always have something to think about. We start from scratch and there are exercises that anyone should be able to do. And at the same time we have extra problems for those who go faster than the others. Thus everyone is always busy :)
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Friendly competitive environment
(applies to some of the courses)
(applies to some of the courses)
Friendly competition is one of the best ways to motivate pupils and is a part of why olympiads are popular. Therefore, for courses where pupils should solve problems each participant can view his/her own results as well the results of the others (under nicknames) in the "Online Rate Table".
1
Individual approach
Different people need different amounts of time to do the same task and we perfectly understand that. Therefore we have personalized programs as well as for many courses we give anyone the opportunity to message us at any time and check their solution or ask questions about any part of the course.
2
Not too many spoilers
We try to reduce the number of hints and full solutions to a reasonable minimum. Independent work is vital and we try to avoid disturbing it. We want the next generation to be creative, right?
However, that does not mean that we are just going to leave the pupils with the given sets of problems. We will help when someone is stuck or lost! It is just that the way we help might not be explicitly showing all the ideas.
However, that does not mean that we are just going to leave the pupils with the given sets of problems. We will help when someone is stuck or lost! It is just that the way we help might not be explicitly showing all the ideas.
3
Everyone has work to do
No matter what the level of a pupil is, he or she will always have something to think about. We start from scratch and there are exercises that anyone should be able to do. And at the same time we have extra problems for those who go faster than the others. Thus everyone is always busy :)
4
Friendly competitive environment
(applies to some of the courses)
(applies to some of the courses)
Friendly competition is one of the best ways to motivate pupils and is a part of why olympiads are popular. Therefore, for courses where pupils should solve problems each participant can view his/her own results as well the results of the others (under nicknames) in the "Online Rate Table".