This site is the home of the West Virginia Future Problem Solving Program. WVFPSP is an affiliate of the Future Problem Solving Program International and supports all of its missions and goals. WVFPSP became an affiliate program in 1987. To learn more about the history and components of Future Problem Solving, visit the International Office site.
WVFPSP offers the following components: Global Issues Problem Solving (formerly Team Problem Solving), Scenario Writing, and Community Problem Solving. All components are divided into the following divisions: Junior Division - grades 4-6; Middle Division - grades 7-9; Senior Division - grades 10-12. Descriptions of these components can be found on the FPSPI website (link above).
To see the due dates for the 2011-12 school year, click here.
Topic descriptors for the 2011-12 school year can be found here.
To see how our students have done recently, click here.
To see results of the most recent problem, click Fuzzy Winners.
Important forms for Global Issues Problem Solving (formerly Team Problem Solving) can be found here.
Students can participate in community service projects and enter them in the Community Problem Solving competition.
Interested in a creative writing option? Check out Scenario Writing.
For more information, contact Dana Thomas, Affiliate Director, at dethomas@access.k12.wv.us.