700 Students Gathered in Binus School Serpong for the World Scholar's Cup 2018 – Jakarta Round
JAKARTA
Seven hundred students from more than 30 schools in Jabodetabek gathered in Binus School Serpong for the World Scholar's Cup (WSC) 2018 – Jakarta Round. The competition started on Saturday, May 5, 2018.
With the theme of "An Entangled World," WSC 2018 consists of a Team Debate, Scholar’s Bowl, Collaborative Writing and Scholar’s Challenge. This event involved students from around the world to engage in competitions involving Literature, Art and Music, History of Diplomacy, Science, Cryptocurrency and Black Market, and Human Relations. WSC as a community involves around 70 countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, China, and Australia, among others. With the aim to spread the love of learning, the World Scholar's Cup attracts what is called "a global community of future scholars and leaders." It also allows participants to discover new strengths and skills. WSC focuses on bringing students from different cultures together to discuss today’s relevant issues and ideas, thus encouraging students to think critically and care about the world.
"As a school, we want to support students to take on opportunities to engage in friendly intellectual platforms with like-minded peers to further develop and enrich their abilities as learners. Binus School Serpong believes that learning should not be boxed inside the four walls of the classroom but should allow learners to experience and engage a wider community in various areas of interest. This will hopefully nurture in these young learners higher quality of self- confidence, deeper commitment, collaborative work ethics and other crucial life skills," commented Ms. Sherrierose Gonzales, Middle and High School Principal of Binus School Serpong.
While hosting this huge event, the school also sent its candidates to compete in the World Scholar’s Cup 2018. Binus School Serpong is proud to have won some gold medals for this Jakarta Round. The candidates were Elena Anastasia (11J): Gold for Individual Debate, Gold for Team Debate, Gold for Collaborative Writing, Silver for Champion Scholar; Muhammad Airel Pratama (11G): Gold for Team Debate, Silver for Individual Debate; Fitria Marsha Qitara (11G): Gold for Team Debate,
Silver for Individual Debate.
The best candidates from the Regional Round will be invited to the Global Round, where winners from all over the world will meet. The Global Round this year will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Barcelona, and Melbourne. Seeing the opportunity to support the education development in Indonesia, Binus School Serpong takes part in this worldclass competition by hosting the Jakarta Round 2018. The school hopes that by facilitating WSC, there will be more Indonesian students who will be able to contribute in the global arena.