St. Joseph Students Advance To 'Future Problem Solvers' Final

NEEDHAM, MA - From Saint Joseph's Parish and Schools: On February 3, 2018, the St. Joseph Elementary Student “Future Problem Solvers Teams” competed at the State Qualifying Bowl held at Canton High School. One of the school’s four groups of students - Claire Maloney (West Roxbury), Alex Laidlaw (Natick), Katie Reale (Newton), and Matthew Mungovan (Needham) - advanced to the State Finals at Clark University taking place on April 7th. This team is one of six that has been invited out of the 71 teams that competed across the state in the Qualifying Bowl.

The Massachusetts Future Problem Solvers Program is “open to students in grades 4-12, in which teams of four students learn a six-step problem solving process which they can then use to solve social and scientific
problems set in the future.” Examples of topics that have been included in the competitions are: Spread of Infectious Disease and Toxic Materials. For the February State Qualifying Bowl, the topic was:
Philanthrocapitalism. More information can be found at: http://www.massfps.org/.

St. Joseph Elementary School in Needham attracts students from more than 20 neighboring communities. Noted for its academic excellence, the school provides instruction to students from Pre-K to Grade 5, including full-day Pre-K and Kindergarten. It’s newly renovated building, includes a stand-alone STREAMworks Lab where students work in teams, collaborate, build, and focus on projects that incorporate Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts and Math. For more information, visit www.saintjoes.com.

Photo courtesy of St. Joseph Elementary School