What is World Scholar’s Cup?
Founded in 2007, the World Scholar’s Cup brings together students from all over the world every year, aiming to inspire young people of all backgrounds a love of learning, a confidence in new skills, and a sense of global citizenship.
On 27 – 28 April, SSIS students were among the 700 scholars competing in the Shanghai Regional Round of the World Scholars Cup competition.
The SSIS delegation included 24 scholars from Grades 6 to 11 who had been preparing for this rigorous academic tournament since January 2019.
SSIS students competed in four main events: the Scholar’s Challenge, the Team Debate, Collaborative Writing, and the Scholar’s Bowl.
Grade 6 student Ranya BIJLANI was among the scholars selected to act as adjudicator during the Debate Showcase.
The delegation represented SSIS well, earning 57 silver medals, 88 gold medals, and 12 trophies. Ultimately, all 24 members of the delegation qualified for the Global Round!
A few highlights of the awards won by SSIS delegates are:
Junior Division
4th place Individual Debater
Esther LEE
5th place Team Writing
Anouska PANADA, Daphne GURKAN, Sanjana PILLAI
8th place Scholars Bowl
Anouska PANADA, Daphne GURKAN, Sanjana PILLAI
8th place Champion Team
Anouska PANADA, Daphne GURKAN, Sanjana PILLAI
10th place Team Debate
Jade RAMPTON, Esther LEE, Emma KWON
Senior Division
1st place Scholar’s Challenge (Literature)
Paarth SHARMA
1st place Scholar’s Challenge (Literature)
Andrew JUSTINIANO
4th place Team Challenge
Andrew JUSTINIANO, Joon GUZMAN, Paarth SHARMA
10th place Champion Scholar
Arundhati GORE
Congratulations to all of our hardworking scholars on an outstanding WSC season!
WSC is a true opportunity for students to delve into a wide range of topics with one’s peers in a way that is simultaneously challenging and fun.
What makes WSC so special is how learning is fostered. Students look forward to spending 2 jam packed days of writing, debating, and collaborating with their teams because the material is relevant yet challenging.
This year’s students were no exception. Throughout the weekend SSIS students were always full of smiles when both winning and facing challenges head on. When all was said and done, I am proud of how “pwaasome” our scholars did this year!
Rebecca WEISZ
Senior School Teacher
