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Puzzle Day🧩
What is Puzzle Day?
A one-day live event for secondary school students with the opportunity to work together in teams and solve logic-developing puzzles. The format of the event is adapted from Puzzle Day, a community initiative of Harvard University’s CS50 computer science course, to get young people interested in computer science.
What is the target audience?
Secondary school students (grades 10-12), who are divided into teams of 2-3 members.
What are the goals?
- develop problem solving and creative thinking;
- create the impression that computer science is more about problem solving than just programming;
- foster a sense of community and student engagement with the sciences;
- develop teamwork, communication skills, and cooperation among the students, while also encouraging collective problem-solving and creativity.
What is the process?
- Students are given ~10 logic problems to complete in-person, with a time limit of three hours.
- Each problem has one word as the answer.
- Internet or any other resource can be used.
- Teams may not share answers or other useful information related to the problem with each other.
- The team with the most correct answers wins.
Contacts:
- Elīna Norniece-Muthukrišnana, Communications Coordinator, elina.norniece-muthukrisnana@rbs.lv
- Linda Sinka, Content Coordinator, linda.sinka@rbs.lv
“It gives me great satisfaction to see that Riga high school students – logically thinking and erudite young people – gather today to test and improve their skills together. This is not only about solving logic problems but also about cooperation and teamwork, which is becoming more and more important in this changing world. I am glad that in this matter Riga can be an example for schools in other municipalities, which also have the desire to organize something like this. Thank you to every young person who accepted the challenge to participate – your willingness to develop your skills today is shaping you into tomorrow’s leaders. Thanks also to our organizers, supporters and teachers, who can gather around 300 students in one place and allow them to enthusiastically solve logic tasks borrowed from the prestigious Harvard University and fight for victory,” says Riga Vice Mayor Edvards Ratnieks.
Linda Markus-Narvila, Head of the Education Department of Cēsis Municipality: “I was very pleased to see so many young talents of Cēsis secondary school students together. Since he signed up for the team, he has been daring and unafraid of the unknown and the competition. I think it is important that today’s youth is open to different opportunities and offers. During the logic game, I liked to see how the cooperation within the teams was formed and how the information was selected, processed, and evaluated. This kind of event also trains concentration, attention, and stress resilience, which is very important. I would definitely recommend other municipalities to try organizing a logic game as it is a great opportunity for young people to think, do, learn, and experience together.”
Edgars Bajaruns, Director of Sigulda Technology Education Centre: “We are pleased that together with the Riga Business School team and with the active involvement of the Sigulda Regional Education Authority, we implemented the logic game “Sigulda Puzzle Day,” in which almost 130 10th grade students from all secondary schools of Sigulda region participated. This international experience will definitely be a successful stepping stone for the start of secondary school, not only for those students who have chosen to study STEM subjects in depth in secondary school but for everyone, as this event format develops cooperation, logical thinking, creativity, and decision-making skills. We would also like to thank the event sponsors – Luminor Bank, Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Acer Baltics, and Baltic Information Technologies, as well as Sigulda Primary School No 1 for providing the event venue.”
Interested in something else?
Puzzle Day🧩
Upon a request
In-person
Language: Latvian
What is Puzzle Day?
A one-day live event for secondary school students with the opportunity to work together in teams and solve logic-developing puzzles. The format of the event is adapted from Puzzle Day, a community initiative of Harvard University’s CS50 computer science course, to get young people interested in computer science.
What is the target audience?
Secondary school students (grades 10-12), who are divided into teams of 2-3 members.
What are the goals?
- develop problem solving and creative thinking;
- create the impression that computer science is more about problem solving than just programming;
- foster a sense of community and student engagement with the sciences;
- develop teamwork, communication skills, and cooperation among the students, while also encouraging collective problem-solving and creativity.
What is the process?
- Students are given ~10 logic problems to complete in-person, with a time limit of three hours.
- Each problem has one word as the answer.
- Internet or any other resource can be used.
- Teams may not share answers or other useful information related to the problem with each other.
- The team with the most correct answers wins.
Contacts:
- Elīna Norniece-Muthukrišnana, Communications Coordinator, elina.norniece-muthukrisnana@rbs.lv
- Linda Sinka, Content Coordinator, linda.sinka@rbs.lv
“It gives me great satisfaction to see that Riga high school students – logically thinking and erudite young people – gather today to test and improve their skills together. This is not only about solving logic problems but also about cooperation and teamwork, which is becoming more and more important in this changing world. I am glad that in this matter Riga can be an example for schools in other municipalities, which also have the desire to organize something like this. Thank you to every young person who accepted the challenge to participate – your willingness to develop your skills today is shaping you into tomorrow’s leaders. Thanks also to our organizers, supporters and teachers, who can gather around 300 students in one place and allow them to enthusiastically solve logic tasks borrowed from the prestigious Harvard University and fight for victory,” says Riga Vice Mayor Edvards Ratnieks.
Linda Markus-Narvila, Head of the Education Department of Cēsis Municipality: “I was very pleased to see so many young talents of Cēsis secondary school students together. Since he signed up for the team, he has been daring and unafraid of the unknown and the competition. I think it is important that today’s youth is open to different opportunities and offers. During the logic game, I liked to see how the cooperation within the teams was formed and how the information was selected, processed, and evaluated. This kind of event also trains concentration, attention, and stress resilience, which is very important. I would definitely recommend other municipalities to try organizing a logic game as it is a great opportunity for young people to think, do, learn, and experience together.”
Edgars Bajaruns, Director of Sigulda Technology Education Centre: “We are pleased that together with the Riga Business School team and with the active involvement of the Sigulda Regional Education Authority, we implemented the logic game “Sigulda Puzzle Day,” in which almost 130 10th grade students from all secondary schools of Sigulda region participated. This international experience will definitely be a successful stepping stone for the start of secondary school, not only for those students who have chosen to study STEM subjects in depth in secondary school but for everyone, as this event format develops cooperation, logical thinking, creativity, and decision-making skills. We would also like to thank the event sponsors – Luminor Bank, Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Acer Baltics, and Baltic Information Technologies, as well as Sigulda Primary School No 1 for providing the event venue.”