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An Australian educational program challenging the world to develop problem solving skills
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WA Announcement
For the 2024 Regional Language Literature Challenge teams should become familiar with a few 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
- Black Cockatoo by Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler
Registrations
School registrations for the 2024 competition are now open.
Teams of students can consist of students from one year group, or a mixture of year groups. There can be up to seven students per team.
Schools with an ICSEA of ≤ 1000 are eligible for sponsorship via the Fogarty Foundation, including free school and team registration for the 2024 Tournament. Please contact the WA Director at [email protected] for more information!
Workshops
'What is TOM?' Workshops for Facilitators (Free)
This workshop is designed for teachers or other staff who want to learn about Tournament of Minds. This is a great first step for staff who want to introduce Tournament of Minds at their school.
Date | Location | Registration Link |
Tuesday 11/6/2024, 4:00pm-5:00pm | Sacred Heart College, Sorrento | Link |
Tournament of Minds WA also runs school workshops for students, including:
- What is TOM? for students
- Simply Spontaneous
- Decoding the Challenge
- Discipline-specific workshops
- Practice challenges and judging
For more details, please contact our Professional Learning Coordinator at
[email protected]
Tournament Timeline
Term 3:
Challenges released:
- The challenges will get released six weeks before the Regional Tournament. For Perth Metro teams, this means you will get your challenges on 22nd July! (Term 3, Week 2)
Team nominations
- Each team will need to nominate which of the four disciplines they will be compete in (Language Literature, Social Sciences, STEM or The ARTS). Teams can nominate their disciplines once the challenges are released.
Nominations close on the 2nd of August. Facilitators, please ensure that you have updated the TOM portal with your teams details by this date, including which discipline they chose.
Regional Tournament Presentations - 22-31 August
Our Regional Tournament is where teams get to present the solution to the long-term challenge they have been working on for six weeks, as well as complete their Spontaneous Challenge.
Location | Competition Date |
Wheatbelt (Kulin) | Thu 22 August |
Esperance | Fri 23 August |
Bunbury | Sat 24 August |
Margaret River | Sun 25 August |
Kalgoorlie | Sun 25 August |
Broome | Sun 25 August |
Albany | Mon 26 August |
Merredin | Mon 26 August |
Katanning | Tue 27 August |
Geraldton | Tue 27 August |
Perth | Sat 31 August |
We are always looking at opportunities to assist regional and remote schools to be involved in our competition, including visiting additional locations or through online presentations. If you are not sure about participating due to geographical barriers, please contact us!
WA State Final - 14 September at ECU Joondalup
- The State Final is the following round of our competition. Teams will qualify for the State Final based on performance at the Regional Tournament. Qualifying teams from across the state will be informed of their placement at the end of the Regional Tournament (31st August). The State Finals are used to select our competing teams for TIF.
Term 4:
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Congratulations to all the participants who entered the 2023 Competition, and qualified for the TOM International Final (TIF) in Melbourne.
The WA Committee are super proud of the achievement of our schools at TIF.
W.A. Teams receiving awards are:
Primary
Esperance Primary: Social Sciences Winners
Poynter Primary: STEM Winners
Esperance Primary: Language Literature Honours
Secondary
Sacred Heart College: STEM Honours
Sacred Heart College: The ARTS Honours
Full results can be located at:tom.edu.au/tournament/results
WA PARTNERS
The following partners proudly support Tournament of Minds WA Inc.
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Downloads
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Stay Connected
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This page is the official page of Tournament of Minds where you can find the latest information.
Please like, share and invite members of your school community to this page to help spread the work of TOM and to keep updated on what is happening with TOM throughout the year.
TOM WA Alumni
Do you know anyone who has been a TOM team member over the last 20 years? TOM WA is setting up an alumni group. So let us know.
Join our WA 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 WA tournament.
We would love to hear from you. To register your interest, please contact us via email.
[email protected]
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