{"id":183,"date":"2025-08-12T09:14:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T01:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/?p=183"},"modified":"2025-09-28T08:06:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T00:06:04","slug":"caribou-math-contest-2025-past-papers-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/12\/caribou-math-contest-2025-past-papers-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Caribou Math Contest 2025 | What\u2019s Next After Its Closure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Important Update: Caribou Contest Has Ended<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On <strong>August 8, 2025<\/strong>, the official Caribou Contests Instagram account announced that the competition would <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cariboutests.com\/\">cease all operations after more than 15 years<\/a><\/strong>. The decision followed the passing of its founder, Dr. Thomas Wolf, and was made \u201cwith deep sadness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Caribou Math Contest is no longer running, its past papers, interactive games, and unique problem style remain valuable resources for students who want to strengthen problem-solving skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Origins and Growth of the Caribou Contest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>2. What Was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkacademy.ca\/caribou\">Caribou Math Contest<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Caribou Math Competition<\/strong> (also known as the <strong>Caribou Cups<\/strong>) was founded in 2009 at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. With the support of the Canadian Mathematical Society, it grew into a major <strong>online math contest<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open to students from <strong>Grades 2\u201312<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Six contest rounds per year (October\u2013May)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>50-minute browser-based contests<\/strong> with puzzles and logic games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multilingual options (English, French, Mandarin, Persian, Ukrainian, and more)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than <strong>160,000 annual participants worldwide<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Caribou\u2019s mission was to make math <strong>fun, accessible, and inclusive<\/strong>, helping every student \u2014 not only \u201cmath elites\u201d \u2014 enjoy the challenge of problem-solving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-9-1024x239.png\" alt=\"Caribou Contest Timeline 2025 \u2013 Monthly preparation guide, mock tests, trial lessons, and intensive training program schedule from August to June for Caribou Math Contest rounds 1\u20136.\" class=\"wp-image-36565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-9-1024x239.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-9-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-9-768x179.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-9.png 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Why Caribou Still Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the contest has ended, the <strong>Caribou past papers<\/strong> remain an excellent resource for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Practicing <strong>logic, combinatorics, and geometry puzzles<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building confidence in a <strong>low-stress, game-like format<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preparing for other math competitions such as <strong>AMC 8\/10<\/strong>, <strong>MathCounts<\/strong>, and the <strong>Waterloo Gauss Contest<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Many schools and parents continue to use Caribou-style problems in math clubs and after-school programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Caribou Math Contest Past Papers: 6 Sample Questions with Think Academy Teaching Strategies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Think Academy Canada<\/strong>, we don\u2019t just provide the answers;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkacademy.ca\/approachnew\"> we focus on teaching strategies<\/a> that help students approach similar problems with confidence. Below are six sample Caribou questions, along with examples of how our teaching methods guide students toward effective solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1.png\" alt=\"Matchstick Puzzle Equation\nCaribou Math Contest past paper sample question \u2014 move one matchstick to make 1 + 2 = 8 into a correct equation. Solution: 7 + 2 = 9.\" class=\"wp-image-185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1.png 445w, https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"908\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2.png\" alt=\"Caribou Math Contest past paper sample question \u2014 if 5 workers build a house in 90 days, how many days would 30 workers need? Solution: 15 days using worker-day calculation.\" class=\"wp-image-186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2.png 908w, https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2-768x390.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"908\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3.png\" alt=\"Caribou Math Contest past paper sample question \u2014 work-rate problem: 5 workers build a house in 90 days, how many days would 30 workers need? Solution explains using worker-days, answer is 15 days.\" class=\"wp-image-187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3.png 908w, https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3-768x390.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"929\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-4.png\" alt=\"Caribou Math Contest past paper sample question \u2014 pet shop puzzle: birds have 2 feet and hamsters have 4 feet. With 6 pets and 20 feet total, solve for the number of birds. Answer: 2 birds.\" class=\"wp-image-188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-4.png 929w, https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-4-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-4-768x369.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-5.png\" alt=\"Caribou Math Contest past paper sample question \u2014 shape counting puzzle: a monkey is drawn using geometric shapes. Question asks which shape appears most frequently. Answer: circles.\" class=\"wp-image-189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-5.png 546w, https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-5-276x300.png 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6-1024x403.png\" alt=\"Caribou Math Contest past paper sample question \u2014 dice folding puzzle: a net of a cube is shown. If face E has 5 dots and face F has 1 dot, how many dots must be on face C? Answer: two different correct solutions are possible.\" class=\"wp-image-190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6-1024x403.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6-768x302.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-admin.thethinkacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-6.png 1075w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. What to Do Next: Alternative Math Competitions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that Caribou has ended, families can look to other respected math contests:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Contest<\/td><td>Format<\/td><td>Frequency<\/td><td>Key Features<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Caribou Math Contest 2025<\/strong><\/td><td>Online<\/td><td>6x\/year<\/td><td>Games, multilingual, affordable<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkacademy.ca\/competition-amc8\">AMC 8\/10<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>Paper-based<\/td><td>1x\/year<\/td><td>High rigor, traditional exam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>MathCounts<\/strong><\/td><td>In-person\/team<\/td><td>Year-round<\/td><td>Team events, U.S.-centric<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AMC 8\/10 (USA)<\/strong>: Problem-solving contests for middle and high school students, highly recognized for critical thinking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cemc.uwaterloo.ca\/contests\">Waterloo Math Contests (Canada)<\/a><\/strong>: Organized by the University of Waterloo\u2019s CEMC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkacademy.ca\/Gauss\">Gauss Contest<\/a><\/em> (Grades 7\u20138)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Pascal, Cayley, Fermat Contests<\/em> (Grades 9\u201311)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Euclid Contest<\/em> (Grade 12 and advanced students)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of these competitions builds on the same spirit of exploration and problem-solving that Caribou once represented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Think Academy Canada: Continuing the Spirit of Caribou<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Caribou contests are no longer held, <strong>Think Academy Canada<\/strong> helps students continue their math journey with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fall Intensive Training Programs<\/strong> covering functions, sequences, geometry, and inequalities for other alternative competitions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkacademy.ca\/information\">Evaluation sessions<\/a><\/strong> to assess student level and provide personalized study plans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mock tests and strategy workshops<\/strong> inspired by Caribou\u2019s interactive problem style<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Targeted training<\/strong> for AMC 8\/10, MathCounts, and the <strong>Waterloo Gauss and Pascal contests<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Families can still give their children a Caribou-style experience by joining Think Academy Canada\u2019s free evaluation session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. FAQ: Caribou Contest and Beyond<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: Is the Caribou Math Contest 2025 happening?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: No. The contest officially ended in August 2025 after more than 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: Can students still access Caribou past papers?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Yes. Past papers and games remain online and are valuable practice materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: What competitions replace Caribou?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Students can now try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkacademy.ca\/amc10\">AMC 8\/10<\/a>, MathCounts, or Waterloo contests like the Gauss, Pascal, Cayley, Fermat, and Euclid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: How can my child prepare for these competitions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkacademy.ca\/information\"><strong>Think Academy Canada\u2019s evaluation<\/strong> <\/a>to get personalized training with Caribou-style puzzles and preparation for AMC and Waterloo contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Conclusion: Caribou\u2019s Legacy Lives On<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Caribou Math Contest<\/strong> may have ended, but its influence continues. It showed generations of students that math can be <strong>fun, creative, and accessible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Think Academy Canada<\/strong>, we carry forward this mission. Through <strong>Caribou past papers, interactive teaching methods, and prep for AMC and Waterloo contests<\/strong>, we help students discover the joy of math and achieve success in new competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready for the next step? Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkacademy.ca\/information\">free evaluation session<\/a> with Think Academy Canada and prepare for AMC 8, Waterloo Gauss, and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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