Urban Voices Writing Competition
Students write a poem based on a certain subject, and it gets entered into a competition. The winning poems are selected from all the entries in the TDSB, and if you are one of the lucky winners, your poem gets published in a book distributed across the TDSB.
Robotics Competitions
With the use of Science and Technology, the Robotics Teams really show their skills! They go to competitions with their Tyrrell pride. The FLL team consists of 10 students who build/program a robot for a series of tasks. Each year, there is a different theme for the series of tasks. The WRO teams (2 teams of 3) build/program a robot to complete many tasks in order to earn points for the competition. The LEGO Robotics Challenge consists of 4 students who program/build a robot to complete tasks.
The Robotics teams prepare for numerous competitions:
First Lego League
(Qualifier - December and Provincials - January)
Young innovators practice imaginative thinking and teamwork. FIRST® LEGO® League focuses on solving real-world problems such as food safety, recycling, energy, and more using STEM concepts, plus a big dose of fun.
With the guidance of two or more coaches, teams (2-10 members, grades 4-8) apply science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts to solve a real-world problem.
Teams design, build, and program a LEGO® MINDSTORMS® robot, then compete on a themed table-top playing field. Along their journey, students develop critical-thinking and team-building skills, build STEM self-confidence, and gain valuable perspective on the importance of failure in the learning process. (Led by Ms. Tat, Mr. Zedzian and Ms. Wong)
World Robot Olympiad
(April)
The World Robot Olympiad (WRO) is an international robotics competition gathering students from Grade 5 to university from over 50 countries. Year after year, nearly 20,000 teams compete in their home country to be selected for the WRO international final. Teams composed of 2-3 students and assisted by a coach develop their creative and problem solving skills through robotics challenges. WRO challenges are to be solved using mainly LEGO components. (Led by Mr. Zedzian and Ms. Tat)
LEGO Robotics Skills Challenge
(TDSB Qualifier March and Provincials are held in May)
Program a robot to complete tasks using Virtual Robotics Toolkit (TDSB qualifier). Build and program a robot to complete tasks at Skills Ontario (provincials). (Led by Ms. Tat)
Let's Talk Science Challenge
The Let’s Talk Science Challenge is 4 teams of 16 students from grades 7 and 8 interested in science. They study a handbook and prepare for the Let’s Talk Science competition, involving both science trivia and physical challenges. (Led by Ms. Tat - not offered in 2022-2023)
Caribou Contest
The Caribou Contest is a competition where you answer math questions appropriate for your grade, under a time limit of 1 hour. Once you are finished, your results get entered into a database that contains the results of every student who enters the Caribou Contest. Students compete in this contest from all over the world. Contests are held approximately every 6-8 weeks.
Math Gauss Contest
Held each year in May, the Math Gauss contest is hosted by the University of Waterloo. Both grade 7s and 8s are welcome to compete in this math contest. Mr. King is the organizer.
Beaver Computing Challenge
New to our school in 2021, the Beaver Computer Challenge is organized by the University of Waterloo. Students compete in an online contest where they solve logic/computer programming challenges. This year, the competition was held in November.
Science Fairs/Competitions
Science fairs/competitions are held where you can make research and present science fair projects. (Led by Ms. Tat)
Winter Door Decorating Contest
The students at Tyrrell get a chance to decorate their homeroom door during the holidays. After a week of decorating, the whole school votes on which door they like the best on the school notification platform, Edmodo. There is a winner for each grade.The class that wins gets a prize! (Organized by Student Parliament)
Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Each class in the school gets a pumpkin, and the have to decorate the pumpkin without carving it, within a week. Once every class has finished, the pumpkins get displayed, and the school can vote on which one they think is the best, on the school notification platform, Edmodo. There are separate votes for grade 7 and 8. Once the votes are in, the winning class gets a prize! (Organized by Student Parliament)