AILO 2018 Materials
Here you can find all AILO 2018 related materials
AILO 2018 Sample Sets
AILO 2017/2018 Preliminary Round
AILO 2017/2018 National Final
AILO 2017/ 2018 Workshop Pack
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Problem Solving AILO Workshops
Over 550 students from around the island have attended ADAPT Centre Problem solving workshops in November and December 2017. The workshops took place in Antrim, Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Limerick, Louth, Roscommon, Waterford and Westmeath. There is one further workshop to take place in Donegal next week.
The workshops covered problem solving strategies and prepared secondary schools students to try their hand at ADAPT’s problem solving competition the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad (AILO). A huge thank you to all our AILO tutors for travelling and running these workshops and to all the schools, LERO in the University of Limerick and NICILT in Queens University for hosting us.
Students and teachers can still sign up at http://tempailo.adaptcentre.ie/enter/ until the 19th of January 2018. The first round will take place in schools around the country on 29th January 2018. The top 100 can then qualify for the final in Dublin on 13th March 2018 with the top 4 going on to represent Ireland at the International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL http://www.ioling.org/) in Prague 26-30 July 2018.
Workshops 2017/8
A list of free problem solving workshop locations and dates will be posted on our workshops page shortly. They are taking place in November and December 2017 all across the island of Ireland.
If you / your students would like to attend a workshop, please register for AILO 2017/8.
You will then receive the AILO sample sets to date along with how to book a place at a particular workshop.
Registration for AILO 2018 is now open
Registration for AILO 2018 is now open. Schools or individual students can register at www.adaptcentre.ie/ailo/enter and you can download the AILO 2018 Brochure and try Sample Puzzles.
The All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad (AILO) challenges secondary school students to test their minds against the world’s toughest problems in logic, language and linguistics. Students must develop their own strategies for solving complex problems in unfamiliar languages — making AILO a fabulous way to hone problem-solving and lateral-thinking skills!
All second level students from schools in Ireland, both North and South, are eligible to participate. We have Junior (under 16) and Senior (aged 16 and over) categories.
Represent Ireland at the International Linguistics Olympiad
The International Linguistics Olympiad 2018 will be held in Prague. The top four students from the individual round at the AILO final will be selected to represent Ireland at the International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL 2018) from 26th to 30th July 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic. For more, see www.ioling.org
Register Now to Receive Sample Puzzles
Registration closes on 19th January 2018, but it is important to register ASAP to receive monthly sample puzzles and details of regional problem-solving workshops.
The first round will take place in your own school on 29th January 2018. The papers will be emailed out to teachers for print under exam conditions. The top 100 students from the first round will qualify to compete in the national final in Dublin in March 2018.
AILO 2017 Winners
| Year | Prize | Name | School | Notes |
| 2017 | AILO Champion | Philip Krause | Ashton Blackrock, Cork | Team 1 |
| 2nd Place | Eimear Kyle | St Finian’s College, Mullingar | Team 1 | |
| 3rd Place | Marco Stango | Newtown School Waterford | Team 1 | |
| 4th Place | Tom McAlinden | Aquinas Grammar, Belfast, Co.Antrim | Team 1 | |
| 5th Place | Padraig Sheehy | Gonzaga College SJ | Team 2 | |
| 6th Place | Tristan l’Anson-Sparks | Methodist College Belfast | Team 2 | |
| 7th Place | Cian O’Hara | Holy Family Community School, Rathcoole | Team 2 | |
| 8th Place | Daniel Quigley | Belfast Royal Academy, Belfast | Team 2 | |
| 2017 | Junior Champion | Eimear Kyle | St Finian’s College, Mullingar | 2nd Overall |
| 2nd Place | Tristan l’Anson-Sparks | Methodist College Belfast | 6th Overall | |
| 3rd Place | Laura Cosgrave | Midleton College, Cork | ||
| 4th Place | Igor Silin | Methodist College Belfast |
Dublin’s hosting of International Linguistics Olympiad 2017 comes to a close
On 4th August 2017, the efforts made by international students in the 15th International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL 2017) were celebrated at the competition’s Closing Ceremony at Dublin City University. Throughout this week-long contest, world-leading students worked both individually and in teams to decipher linguistic codes and put their problem-solving skills to the test. The event was hosted by the ADAPT Centre, and ran from the 31st July to 4th August. During this week 43 teams consisting of 172 students who previously achieved gold medals in their respective national competitions competed for the global prize.
Ireland was represented at this year’s Olympiad by two teams made up of 8 of the country’s brightest problem solvers. These students, aged 15 to 18, travelled to DCU from all corners of the island. Their previous achievements in the All-Ireland Linguistics Olympiad guaranteed these students a place in this prestigious competition. Irish contestants were as follows: Philip Krause from Ashton, Blackrock Co Cork, Eimear Kyle from St Finian’s College Mullingar Co Westmeath, Marco Stango from Newtown School Co Waterford, Tom McAlinden from Aquinas Grammar Belfast, Padraig Sheehy from Gonzaga College Co Dublin, Tristan l’Anson-Sparks from Methodist College Belfast, Cian O’Hara from Holy Family Community School Rathcoole Co Dublin, and Daniel Quigley from Belfast Royal Academy Belfast.
Winners of the individual and team contests were announced at the Closing Ceremony, held in The Helix at DCU. Taiwan’s team TaiTWO were awarded the gold medal for the team competition, with Poland’s Team Ą achieving the silver medal, and Team Slovenia receiving bronze. View the full list of IOL 2017 results
The IOL challenges students to apply logic, computational thinking and problem-solving skills to solve some of the world’s most complex problems in linguistics and language. This year’s contestants were challenged with such tasks as decoding emoji scripts presented to them in Indonesian. The IOL was a key element of ADAPT and SFI’s Problem Solving Initiative, which will culminate in a problem-solving festival open to all members of the public. This festival will be held in Trinity College Dublin on 30th September, and will involve mind-bending puzzles suitable for all ages.
View highlights from IOL 2017 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeThEGttUBU&t=26s and RTE News coverage of the Opening Ceremony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IogK8nIKRgU&t=1s
Registration for the next season of the All-Ireland Linguistics Olympiad will open in September 2017 at www.adaptcentre.ie/ailo. Successful contestants in next year’s AILO will get the chance to compete in the next IOL, which will be held during the summer months in Prague, Czech Republic in 2018.
IOL 2017
IOL 2017 took place in Dublin, Ireland from 31st July to 4th August.
Representing Ireland were:
- Philip Krause, Ashton Blackrock Cork
- Eimear Kyle, St Finian’s College, Mullingar
- Marco Stango, Newtown School Waterford
- Tom McAlinden, Aquinas Grammar, Belfast, Co Antrim
- Padraig Sheehy, Gonzaga College SJ, Dublin
- Tristan I’Anson-Sparks, Methodist College Belfast
- Cian O’Hara, Holy Family Community School, Rathcoole Dublin
- Daniel Quigley, Belfast Royal Academy, Belfast
AILO 2017 Materials
Here you can find all AILO 2017 related materials
AILO 2017/2018 Sample Sets
AILO 2017 Preliminary Round