Congratulations to Bennet Academy Future Problem Solvers (FPS). Twenty-eight students who participate in the Future Problem Solving academic competition have qualified to compete in the 34th Annual Future Problem Solving Conference to be held at North Haven High School in North Haven, CT on March 31 and April 1.
FPS is part of the C.O.R.E. Enrichment Program for gifted and talented students in Manchester Public Schools.
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The Conference involves two days of high level team competition with students from all over the state of Connecticut. The topic students will be solving at the Conference is Identity Theft: an exploration of how identity thieves steal personal financial information, buy things for their own gain, and pay for none of it. Frequently, identity thieves gain access to personal information through business and government databases that are not secure. It can be extremely difficult to find and prosecute identity thieves as they are often from different countries than the individuals whose identities they are stealing and they obtain personal details online. These are just some of the issues Bennet students are addressing as they prepare for competition. They hope to better prepare for their future through their current work in the Future Problem Solving Program.
The goal of the FPS Program is to help children develop the critical and creative thinking
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skills necessary to adapt to a changing society. Future Problem Solvers learn how to think,
rather than what to think. Students develop teamwork skills, improve their written and oral
communication and engage in realistic exploration of complex societal issues. Teams work under the guidance of an experienced Future Problem Solving coach, Mrs. Samantha Randazzo, C.O.R.E. Enrichment Program Teacher. Students learn how to apply the six-step FPS problem solving process to a futuristic scenario. After studying the written scenario, teams identify implied challenges and issues as they refine their ideas to one problem area, generate solutions, evaluate their solutions, and write an action plan detailing the best solution.
Please visit these websites for more information: www.fpspofct.org and www.fpspi.org.
Topic description from www.fpspi.org
