Grade 7 and 8 students from English Catholic schools in the New Sudbury area recently took part in Thinkfest at St. Charles College.

For the seventh year in a row, teachers at St. Charles organized a day of academic challenges for students from the feeder elementary schools.

Teams are made up of six students – two from Grade 7, two from Grade 8 and two from Grade 9. Each team takes part in a series of academic events, covering subjects including mathematics, science, English and pop culture.

St. Charles teacher Mina Thornton has organized this event for the last several years and sets up the day with the help of her Grade 10 enriched math class.

"It is a great day for some of our elementary students to come over to St. Charles and get a taste of what secondary school is all about," Thornton said, in a press release.

"It provides students with an opportunity not only to represent their school with the academic competition, but also provides an opportunity to meet students from other Sudbury Catholic elementary schools who will be attending St. Charles College with them in a year.

“This way, they will recognize some familiar faces when they are here in Grade 9, making their transition to secondary school even easier."

The day's events ended with awards for top teams and top marks.

Posted by Laurel Myers