ISG students win medals at World Scholar's Cup

(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- Eighteen students from Indian School Ghubra (ISG), Kshama Mumbai, Atharva Bhide, Pranshu Dasgupta, Alisha Amjad, Faiza Reza, Sujanyaa Sriram, Azza Luqman, Zainab Hussain, Ankitha Anil, Vijay Rajendran, Rahul Manu, Rebecca Pinto, Evangelin Lobo, Bewinda Dev, Zarina Mather, Lavanya Balaji, Alexa De Souza and Aditi Manikanda, accompanied by their teacher Ann Thomas, took part in the Global Round of World Scholar's Cup in Barcelona, Spain.

They had earlier qualified in the Regional Round held in May at British School Muscat.

The students were divided into five Junior teams and one Senior team. Four of these teams have qualified for the Tournament of Champions which will be held at Yale University in November. The competition consisted of quizzes, debates, creative writing and a multiple choice test which revolved round the theme 'An Entangled World'. The scholars explored the theme through a variety of subjects ranging from Science and Technology to Art and Music. The Scholar's Bowl, Debate, Scholar's Challenge and Collaborative Writing urged the participants to seek knowledge in order to find solutions to the many challenges faced by the world today.

Through fiery debates and animated discussions, they got the opportunity to exchange their ideas and opinions with each other, thus broadening their perspective. The students of ISG did exceedingly well as they returned with a rich haul of 27 gold medals and 76 silver medals. With over 2,000 scholars, World Scholar's Cup was a time for mingling of cultures.

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