Students can start the contest on either contest day, within their school's Contest Time Window (by default, 7:30AM - 3:30PM local time). The student must click on 'START THE CONTEST' and sign in with their name and Access Code. Once begun, the student has 50 consecutive minutes to complete the test.

Any school-aged child can participate in Caribou Contests, no matter their nationality or schooling situation. The competition is online so you can participate from anywhere in the world!

To participate you need only 4 things:

• A Contact person to run the contest (usually a teacher, librarian, homeschooling parent, tutoring centre director, but you can also register with the Caribou Virtual School without a Contact person)
• A place to write the contest which has an internet connection (usually a school, homeschool, library, tutoring centre)
• A device with internet access (computers are preferred but tablets and smartphones are also possible)
• A valid Access Code (see Fees, below)