Academic WorldQuest

Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is a fun, fast-paced annual competition for high school teams to test their collective knowledge of international facts and issues. 

 

This year’s local competition for the World Affairs Council of the Florida Palm Beaches (WACFPB) will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2010.  The national competition will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010.

                           

Who can participate?

Both public and private schools in Southeast Florida are eligible to participate. 

 

AWQ is a team competition.  Teams for the local contest consist of four to eight high school students from the same school.   Teams for the national competition consist of four members.  Teams compete by answering rounds of questions testing their knowledge of world affairs.

 

There is no charge for high schools that are members of the WACFPB at the Benefactor level or higher.  For other high schools, there is a modest fee of $250 per school per team for non-member school teams.

 

The local AWQ competition will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2010, in the 2^nd floor conference Room of Northern Trust Bank at 770 East Atlantic Avenue in downtown Delray Beach.  It will last from 2:00 p.m. until approximately 5:30 p.m.

 

How does a team register to participate?

High school sponsors must register to participate in AWQ 2010 and send their $250 registration fees, if the school is not a member of WACFPB, to the Council’s Schools Director no later than Friday, January 15, 2010.  Contact information can be found below.

 

Registration information may be made by email and must include:

·         School name and address

·         Teacher Sponsor name, email and contact telephone number

 

However, a non-member school’s team will not be allowed to participate if the registration fee is not received by Friday, January 30, 2010.  The address to submit the payment can be found below.

 

How can a team prepare?

Questions asked during competition are categorized into different rounds.  The 2010 categories are:

 

·      Current Events	·      Food Production and Consumption
·      Great Decisions 2009	·      World Cup
·      Pandemics	·      World Music
·      Genocide	·      The Sultan of Oman
·      International Migration Trends	·      The Islands of the Caribbean

 

More information can be found on the World Affairs Councils of America web site at: Click to view additional information. 

 

A study guide can be downloaded:Click to Download Study Guide

 

The New York Times also is a good source for current events and information on many other topics.

 

What is the prize for the winner of the World Affairs Council of the Florida Palm Beaches competition?

The first place team in the WACFBP competition will be eligible to compete in the National Competition scheduled for April 24, 2010, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

 

WACFPB covers the costs of the local competition and pays a stipend toward the cost of airfare to and hotel in Washington, D.C., for the local team winner (four students and one chaperone).  The 2010 host hotel is the Marriott Hotel in Metro Center. 

 

How is the local program funded?

The costs of the local AWQ competition are covered by:

·         Sponsors

·         Additional contributions from members

·         Council members dues

·         In-kind contributions

 

We encourage our members and local companies to consider participating in the program by providing an earmarked or an in-kind contribution to the AWQ program as a program or team sponsor.  More information on these opportunities can be obtained by contacting the Council's School Outreach Director.

 

National sponsorships fund the event in Washington, D.C.

 

2010 Sponsors

Contributors and sponsors for the AWQ 2010 competition hosted by the World Affairs Council of the Florida Palm Beaches include:

 

Taipei Economic & Cultural Office      -Miami	Ellen and Al Perlman Arlene & David Rubin	Marie & Theodore Deckert Mireille Gerard
Diane & Rick Klingman	Moses Sternlieb	David Moulton
Northern Trust Bank	Frank Melograno	Phyllis Greisdorf
Applebee's	Jeannine Merrien	Susanne Kaletsch
Joan Diamond	Joan & Lyle Brundage	Jennifer Chapdelaine
George Johnson	Lurana Campanaro

History of Academic WorldQuest

The Academic WorldQuest program is a Flagship Program of the world affairs council system.  The contest was invented by the Charlotte Council and now is widely played at the adult and high school levels around the nation.  The team game tests the competitors’ knowledge of international affairs, current events, the global economy, geography, world history and culture.  The World Affairs Councils of America started the national competition in Washington, D.C., in March 2003.  Participants come from high schools who have won local competitions sponsored by World Affairs Councils throughout the United States.

 

WACFPB Contact Information

AWQ 2010 Coordinator

          Kim Tisdale              561-308-6393 Email Kim by Clicking Here.

 

AWQ 2010 Schools Coordinator

          Cyrille Lazo              561-998-2002 Email Cyrille by Clicking Here.

 

Registration checks should be made payable and sent to:

 

World Affairs Council of the Florida Palm Beaches

2806 Black Oak Way

Boynton Beach, Florida 33436-6609

[Please note in the memo section:  AWQ 2010 Registration]