Think The Amazing Race meets The Weakest Link…and you have the iTHINK Challenge! This energetic event includes teams from schools all over South Africa in a nail-biting race consisting of tasks, challenges and riddles testing learners’ knowledge and ability in Science, Technology, Entrepreneurship and Maths -based activities. A regional round in each of the nine provinces takes place over National Science Week. For more information regarding iTHINK, contact Suma Jovner on 021 843 3849.

During National Science Week in August 2011, hundreds of South African schools battled it out in the gruelling regional rounds. A few weeks later, the nine winning teams (one from each province) got narrowed down to just three – Helpmekaar College from Johannesburg, Hoerskool Waterkloof from Pretoria and Hoerskool Douglas from the Northern Cape – in a brain-busting digital round.

The top three teams were flown to Cape Town for the final round on the 24th of September 2011, where the learners went up against each other to be crowned this year’s iTHINK winners. The final round included the use of Apple iPads, courtesy of ThinkAhead, www.thinkahead.co.za.

After a gruelling race, the teams from Hoerskool Waterkloof from Pretoria and Helpmekaar College came in at a tie for first place, with the team from Hoerskool Douglas from the Northern Cape came in at second place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The final winning team will each receive a laptop as well as short courses sponsored by Boston City College to the value of R9 800 each. http://www.boston.co.za/

Schools interested in taking in part next year’s iTHINK challenge should keep an eye on the iTHINK Challenge page as entry forms will be available from July 2012 onwards.