Last week, Yale University saw more than 2000 students from 38 countries gather on its campus for The World Scholar's Cup Tournament of Champions. Among them were Mulgrave students: Armon and Arveen S, Matthew C, Irene Z, Henry S and Amy Y. Students engaged with a set curriculum under the theme of 'An Imperfect World'.

Our students competed in four categories: Debate, Collaborative Writing, as well as individual and team knowledge-based tests (Scholar's Challenge and Scholar's Bowl). Students also enjoyed a Boston city tour, lectures from Yale and Stanford University professors and had an opportunity to have a panel discussion with Yale University students. The World Scholar's Cup also focusses on bridging cultural understanding; students participated in a number of community-building events such as the Scholar's Scavenge, the Scholar's Show, the Debate Showcase as well as the Scholar's Ball.

Both the Junior and Senior teams enjoyed much success in all four categories. Among the many team and individual awards were these notable distinctions:

Junior Team:

Gold awarded for overall placement (6th place).

Gold awarded for Scholar's Bowl competition

Gold awarded for Collaborative Writing competition

Gold awarded for Scholar's Challenge competition

Junior Individual:

Henry S -- Gold awarded for combined score (all categories)

Henry S -- Gold awarded for individual Debate

Irene Z -- Gold awarded for Science (Scholar's Challenge)

Amy Y -- Gold awarded for Collaborative Writing

Senior Team:

Silver awarded for overall placement (33rd place).

Gold awarded for team Debate competition

Silver awarded for Scholar's Bowl competition

Silver awarded for Scholar's Challenge competition

Senior Individual:

Matthew C -- Silver awarded for combined score (all categories)

Matthew C -- Silver awarded for Social Studies (Scholar's Challenge)

Arveen S -- Silver awarded for Arts (Scholar's Challenge)

Armon S -- Gold awarded for individual Debate

Mulgrave will be hosting a World Scholar's Cup Regional round on April 8th and 9th 2017. More information will be distributed in January.