Future Problem Solvers Head to State Bowl

Six teams and two individual students from Birchwood School have qualified to compete at the State Bowl of International Future Problem Solving. Though it is being held virtually again this year, these students engaged in a rigorous process of research and an in-depth, six-step problem solving process. Their final written work was evaluated by a panel of judges and the best were invited to compete at the State Bowl. The massive problems these students are tackling in this year’s competition are youth in competitive sports, wearable technology, human environmental impact, and personalized medicine.

Junior Teams:
Ishika Chand 
Ayat Jaffar 
Yara Salam 
Haadeya Salman 
 
Ted Alten 
Manya Raina 
Sabrina Syed 
Eric Velez 
 
Joshua Chen 
Joshua Gordon 
Lorn Mahoney 
Jonathan Samulak 
 
Middle Teams:
Arsheya Ahuja 
Fayez Issa 
Aanya Lakireddy 
Siya Lakireddy 
 
Maddie Debelak
Omar Elbadawy 
Ben Miyares
Areesha Nouman 
 
Lydia Chen 
Omar Issa 
Chloe Leng 
Manan Raina 
 
Individuals:
Calvin Lei 
Michael Zhu 
 
Their coach and Birchwood School Co-Founder, Mrs. Helene Debelak responded to the news saying, “We are so proud of these students who have qualified as State Bowl Finalists. They have tackled real global issues with hours of research and a complex problem-solving process. In weekly sessions, teachers cultivate creative and critical thinking skills and then watch the students take off!”
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