World Scholars Cup Visit

We are delighted that all of the students have qualified for the next round in Doha and hope to see as many of them there as possible! One of our scholars, Athikha in Year 7, has written us a first-hand report on the experience:

Most people think that The World Scholar’s Cup is like a two-day exam, where you must study lots. To be completely honest, that’s what I thought too. I mean, sure, there was a lot to study, but it had fun-filled events, with quizzes, debates and writing events (which resulted in sore fingers), but most of all, it was nothing like a two-day exam.

The staff were very friendly (and funny) and made us confident for the events. They weren’t serious and did not make any long speeches. Their anecdotes really broke the ice. If a non-scholar was with us during the opening ceremony, they would have never guessed that Daniel was the host at all. I think that the events were designed to reduce stress in scholars.

In the debate, scholars who win are paired with other scholars who win, and the same goes to the ones who did not win. The Scholar’s Challenge allows scholars to pick all 5 options if they do not know, automatically earning them 0.2 points. You can scream with joy at the Scholars Bowl. If bored during the Collaborative Writing, scholars can draw alpacas (this is the best!).

Those were the academic events. The Scholar’s Show made people stare in awe or crack up laughing. There were talents such as singing and gymnastics, and also (un)talents such as singing Old McDonald or a very high pitched opera about potatoes.

It felt good that we could represent the school. This truly is an event everyone should participate in. Something that really made me happy was not just qualifying to the Global Rounds - that is a reason too. But how the WSC staff never addressed us as children, or students. They only called us scholars. And anyone can be a scholar.

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