The program teaches elementary and secondary school students to apply problem solving skills to global and community problems. It opens the doors to students' imaginations, leading youngsters to discover rich and varied ways of thinking and to experience the satisfaction of resolving difficult problems with unique solutions. Skills learned can be applied to any curriculum throughout a lifetime. By dealing with problems set in the future, students learn to deal with issues they will encounter as the leaders of tomorrow. It is open to all schools in Massachusetts.
Students complete practice problems during the school year.
Top teams will have the opportunity to compete at the State Bowl. Teams research the topic and analyze a given situation. Brainstorm topic-related subproblems. Focus on one underlying problem. Brainstorm alternative solution.