Forming Teams
Teams of 5-7 students participate in their choice of the current-year Long-Term Problems and practice Spontaneous Problems. All Team Members may participate in the Long Term presentation and only 5 Team Members may participate in Spontaneous, however, other team members may observe. A maximum of 7 “Minds” can work on the problem throughout the season.
Teams participate within Age Divisions. In the U.S., these are based upon age of oldest team member and the grade level.
- Primary (K-2)
- Div I (every team member in 5th grade or less)
- Div II (at least one team member in 6th-8th grade)
- Div III (at least one team member in 9-12 grade)
- Div IV (all members with high school diploma and taking at least one college course)
Number of Teams per Membership
Each membership is allowed to send one team per Long-Term Problem per Division.
K-5, 6-8, 9-12 School District Structure
K-5 School – usually up to 5 teams + 2 Primary Teams
6-8 School – usually up to 5 teams
9-12 Schools – usually up to 5 teams
K-6, 7-9, 10-12 School District Structure
K-6 School – usually up to 10 teams + 2 Primary Teams
7-9 School – usually up to 10 teams
10-12 Schools – usually up to 5 teams
K-8, 9-12 School District Structure
K-8 School – usually up to 10 teams + 2 Primary Teams
9-12 Schools – usually up to 5 teams
K-12 School – usually up to 15 teams + Primary Teams
Non-school memberships can field one team per problem per division – up to a maximum of 15 teams
The purchase of additional (2nd or 3rd) membership allows more teams to participate in the same problem (Team A, Team B).