Reach for the Top; the past, present and future of a Canadian staple [Video]

What creation of the Mattel toy company celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2019?

Not sure? Just ask the students on École Lansdowne School’s Reach for the Top team. They’ll be able to tell you, the answer is Barbie.

It’s lunchtime at the Winnipeg school and a group of about 20 students pile into the music room. After eating their lunch, they split into two teams and get to work.

“What botanical technique involves joining a part of one plant to another?” one student asks as three or four hands shoot up into the air.

“Grafting,” another responds with a small cheer from their teammates.

Students on École Lansdowne School’s Reach for the Top team put their trivia skills to the test in Winnipeg in December 2024. (Danton Unger/CTV News Winnipeg)

“It’s fun because you get to work with your classmates in a way that you don’t do a lot,” said …