Local Students Think 'Outside the Box' to Solve World Problems
Twelve Peachtree Corners students earn honors at international conference held June 9-12.
A dozen students from Peachtree Corners have taken the concept of thinking "outside the box” to a whole new level – an international level…with honors. Future Problem Solving Program International (FPSPI) is a program founded in 1974 by creativity pioneer, Dr. E. Paul Torrance. The program, now part of the Gifted Student curriculum in Gwinnett County Public School's Norcross cluster, is designed to engage students in creative problem solving. Students utilize a six-step problem solving process to explore challenges and propose action plans to complex societal problems. Norcross High School student Allison Fisher, a rising 11th grader, has been participating in the program since she was in 4th grade. This summer she was one of the 12 …
