Elementary Science Olympiad (ESO) @CHES Powered by CAPES
Thank you so much for your interest in the Science Olympiad Club @ CHES. This CAPES program is run by parent volunteers, and is supported by the School administration and the whole CHES community. We have started our journey in the 2026 session, and had great success. We are now looking forward to starting the 2027 session.
For those who will be new, there will be ~15 science topics including ~4 build topics and kids will be taught by parent volunteers for each of them. Any students can attend any topics subject to their schedule. There will be separate communication later on the class timings and topics.
Here is the syllabus from the 2026 session for your reference, 2027 topics will be published later.
If your kids are interested in 2027 ESO, please fill out the early interest survey. https://forms.gle/zxosrn3G861iXzvK6
Tentative Timeline for the 2027 Session:
Parent Interest Survey - Open till 14th Aug 2026
Parent-Head Coach 1st Meeting - 20th Aug 2026
First Class - Last wk of Aug or 1st wk of Sept 2026
Thanksgiving & Christmas Break - Based on the school calendar
Event Day Final Student Selection - Mid-Jan 2027
2027 ESO Event - Mid-Feb 2027
Here is the PDF shared during the first meeting with parents for the 2026 session.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Csxeo4yPNJDUjZJoHuQA288mCqg45kGf/view?usp=sharing
Key websites:
National - https://soinc.org/
SoCal State - https://socalscioly.org/
San Diego Regional - https://scilympiad.com/SDSO
Please let us know if you have any other questions at ches.eso.team@gmail.com
Regards, Mrinal Kanti Paul
Coordinator and Co-Head Coach
CHES ESO Team
