Student Responses
• FPS was the most valuable activity I took part in during my whole school career
Student Responses
• I learned the confidence to believe in myself as a problem-solver, and that has benefited everything I’ve done since
Student Responses
• PS introduced me to new topics and challenged me in ways beyond the classroom
Student Responses
• You can seriously feel your mind expand and your line of vision broaden … it expands your horizons far beyond what you would normally experience in a classroom, and provides a challenge for the most inquiring of minds to research and consider issues in detail which they may never have believed were within their range
Student Responses
• My ability to handle a stressful team situation has improved because of Future Problem Solving, and this skill has come in handy in other team situations
What does FPS offer to….
• Students?• School & teachers?• Parents?• Coaches?• Society?• The future world?
Getting to the Internationals
•Two practice scenarios each year.• Detailed feedback from
trained evaluators.• Qualifying problem
National Finals Competition
International Finals (USA)
Opening ceremony
Times Square
CmPS 1
CmPS 2
CmPS 3
Skit Presentation
• National and International Finals• 3 minute limit, with approved props• Accurate reflection of problem and
team’s solution• Lively and interesting• Can incorporate song, dance, verse, mime, humour, parody …..