The long awaited day arrived – Friday December 9th, the Primary World Scholar’s Cup (WSC) event that 33 children from Year 6 attended, most of whom had been preparing for this day since the end of Year 5.
The day began with a welcome and introduction to the alpacas (the WSC mascot and much coveted soft toy). Following songs, screaming and balancing alpacas on heads, the serious part of the day began. The students began by writing essays about their views on (amongst other things), whether it should be against the law for parents to ground their children and if women or children should be treated first in an epidemic. Then it was the Scholar’s Challenge, an individual round, where questions asked included “What is a zoonotic disease?” and “What does genetic testing primarily examine?” After lunch, all teams had 3 debates on the motions; “Stupidity is a disease” “States managed by children would be less likely to fail” and “That criminals should be sent to another planet” After a further interactive quiz and a talent show, where many JPS students performed, the results were announced. This was the 15th time JPS had participated and we achieved the best results ever! Too numerous to mention, all are posted on the World scholar’s website, well done to all 33 students.
The day began with a welcome and introduction to the alpacas (the WSC mascot and much coveted soft toy). Following songs, screaming and balancing alpacas on heads, the serious part of the day began. The students began by writing essays about their views on (amongst other things), whether it should be against the law for parents to ground their children and if women or children should be treated first in an epidemic. Then it was the Scholar’s Challenge, an individual round, where questions asked included “What is a zoonotic disease?” and “What does genetic testing primarily examine?” After lunch, all teams had 3 debates on the motions; “Stupidity is a disease” “States managed by children would be less likely to fail” and “That criminals should be sent to another planet” After a further interactive quiz and a talent show, where many JPS students performed, the results were announced. This was the 15th time JPS had participated and we achieved the best results ever! Too numerous to mention, all are posted on the World scholar’s website, well done to all 33 students.