HOPE Contest
A monthly international contest built entirely around critical thinking.
monthly · grades 2 to 12 · open to every HOPE student
Next contest
October 10, 9:00am EDT
Saturday, October 10. Start any time between 9:00am to 3:00pm Eastern (EST or EDT), then the clock gives you 30 minutes.
- 10
- questions
- 30
- minutes, once you start
- 9–3
- start any time in the window
- 2-12
- grades, in five divisions
Past contests · September 2026
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How it works
Four steps, and the first one is the whole entry.
Sign up for HOPE.
Start any time between 9:00am to 3:00pm Eastern (EST or EDT).
10 questions, 30 minutes.
Most solved wins. Time breaks the tie.
Ranked first on how many your child got right, then on how long they took to do it.
Divisions
Your child races their own grade band.
Each band sits a paper written for it, so a grade 2 student is never ranked against a grade 5 one.
Grades 2 & 3
Grades 4 & 5
Grades 6 & 7
Grades 8 & 9
Grades 10 to 12
Prizes
First place takes a gold medal.
A real medal, posted to them, plus a handful of fun prizes. Every division has its own winner, so there is a first place for every grade band, every month.
How to practise
Do math on HOPE. That is the whole training plan.
HOPE already serves problems at the edge of what your child can do, and the contest is written in the same spirit. Every session is practice.
Why we run it
Kids like competing. A math contest is one of the few things that makes a child want to do more math than anyone asked them for.
Ready for the contest?
A free parent account is all you need. No active trial or subscription required.
Questions about the contest? Email pasha@usehope.app.