Welcome to the II. REAL Debate Competition! The competition is hosted by REAL School Budapest an international primary school for sustainability and impact entrepreneurship.
The REAL Debate Competition is an English debate tournament in WSDC format for young people ages 12-16 years from all over the world. The competition is held in person in Budapest Hungary.
When? Saturday 27 April 2024 9:00-19:00
Where? REAL School Budapest Záhony utca 7. 1031 Budapest Hungary
How? Please fill in the application form by Friday 5 April 2024. Registration is open on a first-come-first-serve basis. We have room for 12 teams in total.
Registration fee:
- 1 team (3 debaters) + 1 observer: 37000 HUF or 95 EUR
- Any additional debater: 6000 HUF or 15 EUR
- Observer: 6000 HUF or 15 EUR/person
All fees cover the event costs and include a 100% plant-based nutritious delicious warm lunch and an afternoon snack provided by The Planteen. In case the fee is a problem fee assistance is available. For fee assistance please get in touch with us at [email protected].
Register:
www.realschool.hu/debate
Format:
In the World Schools Debating Championships Format a team comprises three to five people who prepare together. Three people speak in any given debate (though they can cycle who speaks between the rounds).
The teams will be the Proposition and the Opposition and each speaker will have six minutes to speak. During the second to the fifth minute of each speech the speaker will also be open to questions or statements from the opposite team known as "Points of information." After the six speeches each team will have the option to deliver a three-minute summary known as a reply speech.
Theme:
The first-round and third-round motion will be announced on the day and the second-round motion and final-round motion will be announced 3 weeks before the event.
If you have any questions please contact us at [email protected] or +36 70 720 3990.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Ildikó Győri and Hien Nguyen
REAL School Budapest
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
REAL School Budapest, Budapest, Záhony u. 7-U2 building, 1031 Magyarország, Hungary