📊✨ Celebrating Young Data Storytellers Across Trinidad! ✨📊
WiDS Trinidad and Tobago, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, proudly hosted the Data Storytelling Competition 2025, a nationwide initiative inviting post-S.E.A. Standard 5 students to explore real-world topics and present their findings through creative, data-driven video stories.
Between May and June 2025, 14 teams from over 10 primary schools collected and analyzed data from their own communities and transformed their findings into engaging narratives. Their work was creative, thoughtful, and insightful—covering everything from snack choices and screen time to graduation fashion and even hamster adventures!
On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, the Ministry of Education and WiDS TT hosted the Prize-Giving Ceremony at the UTT Point Lisas Campus to honour all participants.
🏆 Top 3 Winners:
🥇 Mastermind Readers – Curepe Presbyterian Primary School
🥈 Data Alchemists – Kubairsingh Penal Rock Hindu School
🥉 BAPS All Stars – Barataria Anglican Primary
🎖 Special Award Winners:
✨ Best Video Presentation – Mastermind Readers (Curepe Presbyterian)
✨ Best Graphic Display – Data Alchemists (Kubairsingh Penal Rock Hindu)
✨ Most Innovative Data Collection & Analysis – Super Snack Smackdown (Ascension AC Primary School)
✨ Most Interesting Topic – Quad Squad (Rochard Douglas Presbyterian)
✨ Best Teamwork – Recess Rangers (Siparia Road KPA School)
✨ Best Inspiring Message & Most Creative Style – Alpha Squad (Rochard Douglas Presbyterian)
🎒 Participating Schools Included:
Curepe Presbyterian Primary (3 teams), Rochard Douglas Presbyterian (2 teams), Barataria Anglican Primary, Kubairsingh Penal Rock Hindu School
Ascension AC Primary, St. Joseph T.M.L Primary, Guayaguayare R.C. School
Siparia Road KPA, Torrib Trace Presbyterian, Jordan Hill Presbyterian
Flannagin Town RC
Video Playlist here: https://lnkd.in/eihKCqGx
Prize-giving ceremony recording here: https://lnkd.in/e26EvwNb
Media Release: https://lnkd.in/e4Q7QkgJ
Thanks to sponsors:
Gulf Insurance – for trophies, medals & book vouchers
IEEE Trinidad & Tobago – for tote bags & support tokens
RBR Ramjattan’s AV/IT Services Ltd. – for professional AV production
Cassie’s Creations – for delicious catering
WiDS TT – for mini stationery sets
Learn more about the initiative: https://lnkd.in/eQyWz-j9
When students learn to tell stories with data, they’re learning to lead with insight. Don’t just seize the day—seize the data!
Very special thanks to our WiDS Team for your commitment and teamwork including: Letetia Addison (PhD, SFHEA), Mercedes Quammie, Malini R., Julie Koon Koon, Priya T. Ramdial, Haddiyah Ali, Shannon-Rae Hackett and a huge thank you to Lesley-Ann Jurawan and Daria Hypolite who assisted at the Prize Ceremony.
