Tournament of Minds Tasmania Announcement
For the 2024 Regional Language Literature Challenge teams will need to become familiar with three of the following texts. Specific details of the Challenge will be provided in the Challenge Pack when it is released.
- Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
- Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
- The Lorax by Dr Seuss
- Wonder by R J Palacio
- Storm Boy by Colin Thiele
- Uno's Garden by Graeme Base
- Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
- Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
- Blueback by Tim Winton
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
2024 | Tournament Timeline | |
Term 1 | Workshops | |
Term 2 | Workshops | |
Term 3 | Team Nominations are open & challenges are released | Friday 26th July | |
| Teams start working | Monday 29th July | |
| Team Nominations are closed | Friday 9th August | |
| Tasmanian Final | Saturday 7th September | |
Term 4 | International Final in Sydney | 1st-2nd November | |
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In Tasmania, the Tournament of Minds competition currently consists of one event, the Tasmanian Final held early September, where teams present a challenge they have worked on in the preceding 6 weeks.
In 2024 the Tasmanian Final will be held on Saturday 7th September at Hobart City High School, Ogilvie Campus.
Professional learning to support facilitators and team development will be available across the first half of the year, keep an eye on the workshop tab above for details.
The challenges will be released to schools that have paid their registration from 7am on Friday 26th July and teams start work on their six weeks challenge on Monday 29th July.
Teams nominations open Friday 26th July and close 5pm on Friday 9th August.
Tournament of Minds Tasmania is proudly supported by:
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Branch Contacts
Greg Warman
Director
Jenny Morgan
Secretary
Jane Williams
Treasurer
Nadine Davey
Judges Coordinator
Join our Committee
We are always looking for judges, TOM officials and venue guides for our branch tournament. We are also looking for help behind the scenes to prepare for the our Tasmanian tournament.
We would love to hear from you. To register your interest, please click here to contact us via email.