Fantastic news for our Tournament of Minds (TOM) Junior High School team who won the national competition and were selected to participate in the International Competition in Melbourne in October. Tournament of Minds is a programme for all primary and secondary students providing the opportunity to solve authentic, open-ended challenges that foster creative, divergent thinking whilst developing collaborative enterprise, excellence and teamwork.

Challenges are set in the following disciplines: The Arts, Language Literature, Social Sciences and STEM. The students said that “our experience in the Tournament has proven to us that multiple brains and numerous individuals can contribute actively with their own skill set and diverse talents, enhancing our experiences in the team and securing healthy bonds with our fellow teammates.” Team mentor and Diocesan Head of English Faculty, Susy Carryer, says that “the Tournament of Minds is a creative problem-solving challenge that encourages students to be self-reliant and think outside the square. The focus is on using materials available and being sustainable, rather than throwing money at a problem. All of these qualities we seek to nurture in our students.”

Congratulations to these incredible TOM national champions all from Year 9:  Jean Wang, Eva Zheng, Iris Guo, Milu Lu, Ming Cai, Rebecca Qiao and Rebecca Wang.