Could your problem solving skills make you the WINNER of an international competition?
Bellaire High School OrganizationTo improve critical thinking, team work, and communication skillsTo connect students with the local communityTo enrich problem solving experiencesWhat is Future Problem Solving?
Future Problem Solving (FPS) is a dynamic international program involving thousands of students annually from around the world. FPS provides competitive and non-competitive components for today’s curriculum via a six-step process which teaches critical and creative thinking, problem solving, and decision making.
What We Do?
Club Meetings, Researches, Community Services & Competitions
Future Problem Solving Program provides the tools and strategies students need to face the challenges of today and the future.
- Six-step problem solving process is taught at the club meetings.
- Develop community service projects.
- Connect to stakeholders, resources & funding opportunities.
- Training on the competition components.
- Organize competitions and travels.
Curriculum: Six Step Model
Future Problem Solving teaches students how to think, not what to think.
1Identify Challenges
2Select an Underlying Problem
3Produce Solution Ideas
4Generate and Select Criteria
5Apply Criteria
6Develop an Action Plan
Competition Components
Community Problem Solving (CmPS)
Team & Individual
CmPS bridges the gap between school and the real world. Students in both team and individual CmPS apply problem solving strategies and skills to real-world concerns. Students create change, deal with local authorities and organizations, and make a positive impact.
Global Issue Problem Solving (GIPS)
Team & Individual
GIPS can be accomplished as a team (of 4) or individual activity in which participants research a series of global topics and learn a six-step creative problem solving process. Problem solvers apply their topic and creative problem solving knowledge to address a charge presented in an imagined situation.
Scenario Writing (SW)
Individual Only
SW is a competition in which individuals develop short stories related to one of five FPS topics for the year. The story is set at least 20 years in the future.
Scenario Performance (ScP)
Individual Only
ScP is connected to one of five FPS topics for the year as participants develop futuristic stories to present in a creative and entertaining manner.
Calendar
2020 - 21 Important dates
January 20, 2021
Scenario Writing
Scenarios Due
February 3, 2021
Global Issues Problem Solving
Qualifying Problem due
Human Environmental Impact
February 12, 2021
Community Problem Solving
Project Due
February 24, 2021
Scenario performance
Performance Recording Due
April 16-18, 2021
All Competitive Components
Texas State Bowl At San Marcos
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