ISG students excel in global round of World Scholar’s Cup held at Athens

Muscat: A group of twelve students of the Indian School Ghubra (ISG) attended the Global Round of the World Scholar’s Cup held at Athens, Greece.
After qualifying in the initial rounds, Alisha Amjad, Aparna Krishnan Reshmy, Faiza Reza, Caroline Judi Benhur, Kshama Mumbai, Khadija Akbar, Nikitha Thomas, Nitu Andrews Machilath, Pavithra Kalaiselvan, Roshna Sharon Manogaran, Sarah Tasnim and Shraavani Sastry, accompanied by Eunice Dcoutho, attended the Cup which was held from July 18 to July 23, 2017.
The celebrations began with a keynote address by the renowned American author Lawrence Watt-Evans.
The students got an opportunity to showcase their knowledge and their skills in writing, debating and quizzing through the four main segments of Team Debate, Collaborative Writing, Scholar’s Bowl and Scholar’s Challenge.
Kshama Mumbai of Class 8 in ISG was selected to judge the Team Debate.
Besides sharing their thoughts and displaying their talents, the students also got an opportunity to experience the culture and traditions of different countries from all over the world in the Scholar’s Fair.
The students spent an evening with their peers from 42 countries and forged lifelong friendships at the Scholar’s Ball.
The Cup concluded with prize distribution ceremony. Two out of the four teams representing ISG have qualified for the Final Round to be held at Yale University in the United States.
Around 1,500 scholars from 42 countries particiapted in the event.