“The Ocean’s Genius” is a Blue School contest for the 2020/21 school year, directed at students aged between 10 and 15 years to test their knowledge about the Ocean. The first stage was contested at a regional level:
• Northern Portugal – 12 april
• Central Portugal – 13 april
• Southern Portugal – 14 april
• Madeira and Azores – 15 april
• Lisbon Metropolitan Area – 16 april
• Northern Portugal (second round) – 19 april
The final was contested between the winners of the regional stage, who competed for the fantastic prizes offered by OstraSelect, Mares Circulares, Oceanário de Lisboa and Blue School.
The final took place on 5 May, and was streamed live in the Blue School YouTube channel.
Congratulations to the winners!
10 to 12 years
1st Place Laura Teixeira (Escola do 2º e 3º Ciclo do Caniço - Madeira)
2nd Place Tomé da Costa Cunha (Escola Básica das Naus - Lagos)
3rd Place Rita Encarnação (Colégio S. Filipe - Setúbal)
4th Place Gabriel Farinha (Agrupamento Escolas de Pedrogão Grande)
5th Place Ruben Murphy (Escola Básica das Naus - Lagos)
13 to 15 years
1st Place Sara Silva (Escola Básica e Secundária da Ponta do Sol - Madeira)
2nd Place Guilherme Gonçalves (Colégio S. Filipe - Setúbal)
3rd Place Lourenço Oliveira (Escola Secundária Camilo Castelo Branco - Carnaxide)
4th Place Ana Beatriz Santos (Agrupamento de Escolas D. Pedro IV - Vila do Conde)
5th Place João Gomes (Externato de Penafirme - Torres Vedras)
To prepare for their participation, the students registered in the Mares Circulares (https://aprendecommarescirculares.com/) and had fun with lots of different questions and games about the Ocean.
This contest is developed by Alexandra Aguiar, Beatriz Condeço and Mónica Vieira, three students from the Instituto de Educação - University of Lisbon, who are collaborating with Blue School throughout the 2020/21 school year.
* “The Ocean’s Genius” contest was developed exclusively in Portuguese.