On Saturday 18 November, the 2023 RSC Belgium Top of the Bench (TOTB) regional heat was held at the British School of Brussels (BSB). Teams from BSB, the International School of Flanders (ISF) and St. Johns International School (St Johns) participated in the competition to represent Belgium at the UK final.
The TOTB
heat 'kicked off' at 13h30. This year the contest was in three parts and was
devised by RSC committee members Susan Schamp and Rita Woodward. The initial
task was a group challenge involving a 30-minute written Chemistry Quiz
involving creative thinking exercises. All group members worked together on this
activity.
Joining
Rita and Susan in observing and judging the event were Olivier Schamp and RSC
Belgium Chair Bob Crichton with section secretary, Tim Reynolds, also there to take the photos.
Also present throughout the day were RSC committee member and Head of Chemistry
at BSB, Jonathan Norris, RSC committee member and Head of Chemistry at St. Johns, Julie Tuppeny, and chemistry teacher Beatriz Rocha from ISF.
A close
result
The
competition was extremely keen and it was a very tight contest. In terms
of determining the final winner of the event, the weightings for the three
components were: Group Challenge – 20%, Practical Activity – 50%, and Multiple
Choice – 30%.
After an extensive consultation by the judging panel, Team Baekeland from BSB were declared the winners and received the coveted Keith Price Cup (see below - the team are pictured with, from left to right, Rita Woodward, Susan Schamp, Bob Crichton and Olivier Schamp).
The Baekeland team will now represent the Belgium section at the UK National finals of TOTB that will be held on Saturday 16 March 2024 at Edinburgh Napier University. We wish them the best!Our thanks
as ever to Susan and Rita for developing the written and practical tasks for
our Top of the Bench event and all the teams for their enthusiasm and hard
work. Congratulations to the winners and everyone who took part.
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