2002 Tournament of Minds Team

In 2002, Happy Valley has entered two teams in The Tournament of Minds. One team is working on the Maths Engineering problem, while the other team has chosen the Language Literature problem to prepare for the competition.  Time spent before school, after school and during the school day, preparing scripts, costumes, backdrops and props, will help them present interesting and creative solutions on competition day.

Congratulations to the following students who will represent our school at the Tournament of Minds at Flinders University on Sunday 8th September.

Language Literature Team	Maths Engineering Team
Joanne Leal         Amy Bennets         Emma Kent         Josie Dimond         Bianca Clothier         Tom Cole         David Eddy	Jayne Andrews         Zoe Grigoris         Ellana Gormly         Cameron Lithgow         Hannah Ridge         Matthew Hanson         Brett Abroe
Both teams are busily preparing their long term solutions.   More to Come after Sunday 8th September

The Tournament of Minds is a problem solving programme for teams of students from both primary and secondary schools. They are required to solve demanding, open-ended problems from one of the following disciplines:
                       Language Literature
                       Maths Engineering
                       Social Sciences

It is an opportunity for students with a passion for learning and problem solving to demonstrate their skills and talents in an exciting, vibrant and public way.

The objectives of the tournament are:-
     To develop creative problem solving approaches and techniques
     To foster cooperative learning and team work
     To promote knowledge and appreciation of self and others
     To encourage experimentation and risk taking
     To expand and reward creative and divergent thinking
     To stimulate a spirit of inquiry and a love of learning
     To develop enterprise
     To celebrate excellence

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