Roslyn students thrive in Global Issues Problem Solving enrichment program

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Over this school year (2025-2026) seven talented students from Roslyn Elementary School in Westmount worked tirelessly and diligently as they engaged in the Global Issues Problem Solving (GIPS) enrichment program run by the English Montreal School Board Gifted and Exceptional Learners Consultant  Dr. Camelia Birlean and her team.

The seven problem solvers are Alba Miranda Grassi Tropea (Grade 4), Alessia Cheng (Grade 4), Elanore Newcombe (Grade 5), Emeric Davet (Grade 4), Lucas Saverimuthu (Grade 5), and Rowan Simard-Brennan (Grade 6).   Working collaboratively in triads or quads, students have actively researched and applied the six-steps of the creative problem-solving process (Dr. Torrance) as they resolved a Future Scene--a hypothetical scenario set 20-30 years in the future--connected to the topics of Invasive Species and Video Games and which culminated in detailed action plan entries assessed and scored by trained evaluators. Their remarkable performances in the qualifying problem competition led them to the Affiliate Bowl competition, in which they developed a plan with creative and viable solutions for a future scene on the topic of Surveillance. Our third Canadian Affiliate Bowl hosted by Roslyn Elementary School on April 11 welcomed problem solvers from all three participating divisions--Junior (G4-6, Roslyn Elementary), Middle (G7-9, Royal West Academy) and Senior (G10-11, Royal West Academy) with the aim of celebrating this special community of learners!  Congratulations Roslyn Elementary on a well-deserved success at the Affiliate Bowl, in both-- the written component of the Action Plan as well as in the Action Plan Presentations!

The outcome of these talented young students is a testament to the importance of enrichment programs and of gifted education in general to a better future of our society! 

Explanatory Note:  Future Problem-Solving International (FPSPI) is a dynamic international program involving students from elementary to high school level annually around the world. Global Issues Problem Solving (GIPS) is one of the four competitive programs of FPSPI, in which students research a series of global topics and apply the six-step of the creative problem-solving process (Dr. Torrance) to resolve a real-world future problem.  

 

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