SINGA 2019

SMO Education Group

(SASMO, DOKA, AMO, MAA-AMC, VANDA Science, SIMOC, IJMO, SINGA, TIMO, HKIMO, WIMO,
AIMO, VANDA Finals & KooBits)
Tel: 012-2959 766 / 019-2738 766 Facebook: fb.me/smoMalaysia
Website: www.smo-testing.com | www.smo-online.com.my (KooBits)

INVITATION to join Team Malaysia for the

2019 Singapore Math Global Team Competition (SINGA)
22 - 26 November 2019, Vietnam
Dear DOKA & SASMO 2019 Award Winner from Malaysia,

It is a great pleasure to invite you to join Team Malaysia to participate in the Singapore Math Global
Team Competition (SINGA) 2019 to be held in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam from 22nd – 26th November 2019.

SINGA is Singapore Math Global Team Competition with 3 members from different countries in each
team. It is a unique new math competition with ambitious and important goals. The focus in SINGA is
very strong on teamwork, and the Gold-winning groups will have to show high levels of collaboration,
stamina and mutual support – as well as superlative math skills. Name after the lion in the name of
Singapore itself, SINGA will also be brave, tough and noble: a thrilling team challenge that equips
children everywhere for 21st Century learning.

SINGA is an international team and individual-based math competition. Questions in the competition
will be based on Singapore Schools’ math questions which have a high content of Higher Order
Thinking Skills (HOTS). It is open to all students from Year 1 to 11 (or Standard 1 to Form 5) who
have received High Distinction / Distinction / High Credit in Depth Of Knowledge Assessment
(DOKA) or Gold / Silver/ Bronze Awards in Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO).

For more information, please visit www.smo-testing.com/singa

We look forward to welcoming each and every one of you to VIETNAM! Be the best you can be!

Director
SMO Education Group

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SMO Education Group
(SASMO, DOKA, AMO, MAA-AMC, VANDA Science, SIMOC, IJMO, SINGA, TIMO, HKIMO, WIMO,
AIMO, VANDA Finals & KooBits)
Tel: 012-2959 766 / 019-2738 766 Facebook: fb.me/smoMalaysia
Website: www.smo-testing.com | www.smo-online.com.my (KooBits)

Packages:
Travel Package A Travel Package B
Type of
Participant Accompanying Person Participant Accompanying Person
Package
⚫ 4-night hotel accommodation ⚫ 4-night hotel accommodation
⚫ Transportation ⚫ Transportation (Airport Pick-up &
⚫ Guided Tour on Day 3 (Cu Chin Drop-off, Transport to and from
Tunnel Tour with Lunch, City Tour - Contest Venue & Prize Giving
Opera house, Post Office, Venue)
Items to be
Reunification Palace (inside) and ⚫ Admission Ticket to Prize Giving
included
then go to Ben Thanh market or Ceremony with Gala Lunch
Lacquer factory for shopping, Dinner
at Holiday Inn Hotel)
⚫ Admission Ticket to Prize Giving
Ceremony with Gala Lunch
Additional
⚫ SINGA Contest Fee ⚫ SINGA Contest Fee
items to be
⚫ SINGA T-shirt & Souvenir ⚫ SINGA T-shirt & Souvenir
included for
⚫ Medals / Trophy for Winner & Certs ⚫ Medals / Trophy for Winner & Certs
Participants
Price RM2,950 RM2,450 RM2,750 RM2,250
Travel SINGA Organizer assigned ALL honoured guests to purchase their own
Insurance travel insurance through their local insurance company

*Each participant below 14 years old must have a paid accompanying person (parent, teacher or
guardian) in order to attend the Prize Giving Ceremony. In the event where the parent is not available
to attend the Prize Giving Ceremony, he/she has to sign a Parent’s Consent Letter to authorize a paid
accompanying person BEFORE the Registration Closing Date. SMO reserves the right to refuse the
registration of any participant who does not comply to the above and no refunds will be entertained.

Due to seat allocation limit, all payments MUST be paid upfront and confirmation is on a first come,
first served basis (LIMITED TO 30 PAX ONLY!).

How to Register? Download Registration Form (detailed instructions included)

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Singapore Math Global Team Competition 2019 - ITINERARY

DAY 1 – 22ND NOVEMBER 2019, FRIDAY (ARRIVAL DAY)
Arrival in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
• Pick-up time is 1 to 1.5 hours after the schedule arrival time.
• The buses are scheduled to pick up the guests from the International Airport every hour starting
from 8am to 8pm.
• If the flight arrives earlier than the scheduled pick-up time, the guest(s) will wait till the pick-up
hours and our bus will send the guest(s) to the hotel.
• Please note that there is NO PICK-UP service for those who did not submit the flight details by
the deadline.

DAY 2 – 23RD NOVEMBER 2019, SATURDAY (CONTEST DAY)

Contest Day
Venue: University of Social Sciences and Humanities Ho Chi Minh City
Address: 31 Hoang Van Thu street, Ward 4, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
• Special talk prepared for all teachers by Professor Yeap Ban Har
• Parents ARE NOT ALLOWED at the contest venue

Students’ Timeline
7.30am Breakfast
8.15am Assemble to leave hotel
8.30am Leave hotel (Only students & teachers)
9.30am – 9.45am Arrival at the contest venue
10.15am Opening Speech by Dr Yeap Ban Har
10.30am – 4.30pm SINGA 2019 Contest (Lunch provided)
5:30pm Arrival back to Hotel

Teacher’s Special Talk Timeline (STRICTLY FOR TEACHERS ONLY)

10.30am – 12.30pm Professor Yeap Ban Har’s Special Talk (Part 1)
12.30pm – 1.30pm Lunch
1.30pm – 3.30pm Professor Yeap Ban Har’s Special Talk (Part 2)
3.30pm – 4.00pm Presentation of Certificate of Appreciation to Teachers
4:30pm Depart University of Social Sciences and Humanities Ho Chi Minh
City for Hotel
5:30pm Arrival back to Hotel
*The above talk is STRICTLY for teachers only
*The timelines may be adjusted and are subjected to the decision by SINGA organizer

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DAY 3 – 24TH NOVEMBER 2019, SUNDAY (TOUR DAY FOR TOUR PACKAGE A)
Guided tour arranged for all guests who registered for Tour Package A.
(Free & Easy day for Tour Package B)

• Cu Chin Tunnel Tour with Lunch

• City Tour - Opera house, Post Office, Reunification Palace (inside) and then go to Ben Thanh
market or Lacquer factory for shopping
• Dinner at Holiday Inn Hotel

Cu Chin Tunnel and City Tour Timeline

8.00am – 9.40am Start with convenient pickup from hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
Heading out of town to Cu Chi Tunnels. Along the way we will
pass by scenic local countryside, where you might even spot
ducks and buffalo cooling off in the river.
9.40am – 11.10am Tour
11.10am – 12.10pm Transfer to restaurant in Cu Chi
12.10pm – 1.20pm Lunch
1.20pm – 3.00pm Transfer to Saigon
3.00pm – 4.00pm Visit Reunification palace
4.00pm – 4.30pm Post office, Church, Opera House
4.30pm – 5.15pm Shopping and Ben Thanh market
5.15pm – 5.45pm Back to Holiday Inn hotel
6.00pm – 8.00 pm Dinner & Tour Ends

• Watch a documentary film that takes you to the past with an introduction of the Cu Chi Tunnels.
• Crawl short distances through the tunnels that were used by the guerrilla fighters during the
Vietnam War. You may see a kitchen, living quarters, and a meeting room on the way. The tunnels
have been enlarged so visitors can crawl through them, imagine what it must have been like
before!
• Learn about how different types of booby traps - the symbol of guerrilla warfare - were created and
set up.
• Get adventurous and go to the shooting range to fire a real AK-47. The cost for the bullets is not
included in this price.
• Reunification palace - Formerly the Independence Palace of the South Vietnamese president, this
60s style building was famously stormed by tanks on April 30, 1975 signifying the fall of South
Vietnam. It has been preserved in its original state, and the original tanks remain on display near
the entrance gates.

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Above: Reunification Palace, General Post office, Opera House, Ben Thanh Market, Lacquer factory

DAY 4 – 25TH NOVEMBER 2019, MONDAY (GALA LUNCH & AWARD CEREMONY)
Gala Lunch & Award Ceremony
Venue: Capella Parkview Wedding & Convention
Address: Số 3 Đặng Văn Sâm, Phường 9, Phú Nhuận, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
Attire: Traditional clothing or school uniform
Gift Exchange among students – limit to US$2/item

DAY 5 – 26TH NOVEMBER 2019, TUESDAY (DEPARTURE DAY)

Departure from Ho Chi Minh city
• Please kindly note that we can only arrange airport pickup arrange for those who have
submitted the flight details or within the airport pickup time.
• Airport pick up only for guests whose departure time at airport are from 8am to 3pm. For
groups with more than 10pax who need to depart outside scheduled departure date and time,
special arrangement is subjected to SIMCC approval.

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Meal Arrangements for Package A

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Breakfast  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Lunch  ✓ ✓ ✓ 
(for students only)

Dinner   ✓  
Meal Arrangements for Package B

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Breakfast  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Lunch  ✓  ✓ 
(for students only)

Dinner     

NOTE:

• To run the SINGA event smoothly, the organiser does NOT allow any other travel
arrangements. Students, parents and teachers who is willing to join must follow this package.
• Anyone who does not sign up for the Travel package will not be allowed to join the prize giving
ceremony.
• Students, parents and teachers must purchase their own insurance and round tickets from
your hometown to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. You must arrive to Ho Chi Minh on November 22,
between 8am and 8pm for Airport Pick-up.
• Please take note that parents will not be allowed in the Contest Venue on November 23, 2019.
• Participants are encouraged to prepare some small gifts (eg: Malaysia-themed souvenirs,
bookmarks, name cards, postcards, keychains, etc.) to exchange with participants from other
countries. Be CrEaTiVe!!! :)