Georgia Future Problem Solving Program Winners Will Go To The International Bowl
Friday and Saturday, March 16 and 27, 2012, the state competition for the Future Problem Solving Program was held at the Classic Center in Athens, GA. Students in grades 4-12 competed from schools throughout Georgia in the following events: Scenarios, Team Problem Solving, Individual Problem Solving, Team Action Plan, and Team Presentation of Action Plan. First, second, and third place winners were named in each event according to the division: Juniors in grades 4-6; Intermediate in grades 7-9; and Seniors in grades 10-12. In addition, two coaches, a novice coach and a coach of the year, were honored. The top students in each event are invited to compete in the International Bowl June 7 – 10 at Indiana University, hosted by Indiana FPS.
The Future Problem Solving Program, started by Paul and Pansy Torrance in Athens, GA in 1974, is now an international program involving thousands of students annually from Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, and the United States. In 2011, Turkey and India were welcomed as new mentored areas.
For more information on the Georgia Future Problem Solving Program, go to http://www.gafpsp.org/ For more information about the Future Problem Solving Program International go to http://www.fpspi.org/
Click here for the winning schools in each event and for each division.