Gifted and Talented Report

After weeks of critical and creative thinking in challenging circumstances, the Tournament of the Minds Challenge has just wrapped up for 2021.

Our MSCW team of seven chose to take up the Language Literature Challenge called ‘Reboot My Classic.’

The challenge required the students to rework a classic story into a new context using a range of media. They had to build hype for the release of this reworked classic by using a range of promotional techniques. For this, they gradually showed key features of the plot, building to a final reveal of the name of the classic piece of literature.

Team MSCW chose to adapt the classic story Winnie the Pooh and turned it into a film called Dr Robin. Each of the characters – Tigger, Pooh, Eoyere, Owl, Rabbit and Piglet – had particular idiosyncrasies and disorders (e.g. honey addiction) that meant they were put under the care of psychiatrist Dr Robin in the Hundred Acres Hospital. 

The production and scriptwriting were outstanding and worthy of an Oscar nomination!

Congratulations to the following students who formed the MSCW Tournament of the Minds team for 2021. Their creativity and teamwork were a joy to watch.

• Charlotte Brailey
• Seana Miao
• Adelaide Kennedy
• Monique Abacum
• Aisling O’Connor
• Hannah Blaney
• Nikita Serban

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