Components

"FPS helped me develop critical thinking and problem solving skills that I use to teach in my classroom and in running our family business. Community Problem Solving helped me understand the value of those skills through real-world application which is why I have worked so hard to develop and maintain the program in my own school district. I am a first generation college graduate and the skills and experiences I had in FPS largely contributed to my interest in pursuing my college degrees."

- Elizabeth Hill, Texas FPS

Action-Based Problem Solving (AbPS)

AbPS is designed for integration into the classroom curriculum and can be used with the primary level (K-3) and up through grade 9. AbPS teaches a simplified version of the problem solving process, providing guidance in the writing of ideas. The materials may be used with a few students or with an entire class; either the teacher or the students may record the ideas that are generated; the work may be completed with complete teacher guidance or independently in small groups.

Some Affiliates offer AbPS as a non-competitive component. In these Affiliates, registration provides two additional problem solving scenes for students to address, and the registration entitles the teacher to submit the students’ work for evaluation twice during the year. Contact your Affiliate for more information.

Competitive Components

Global Issues Problem Solving

Community Problem Solving

Scenario Writing

Scenario Performance

Curricular Components

Action-Based Problem Solving (AbPS)

The Problem Solving Experience Curriculum

Problem Solving Across the Curriculum