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ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST™The World Affairs Councils of America’s flagship youth education program is a fun, fast-paced team competition for high school students. Academic WorldQuest tests players’ knowledge of current international politics, geography, global economics, history, and world cultures.
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ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST
The CWAC 2022 AWQ Competition
Competition Date: TBD
AWQ 2022 TOPICS
1. Where Climate and Migration Meet
2. Afghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention
3. A Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work
4. CDC and the Global Health Agenda
5. Technology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?
6. Great Decisions
7. 21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies
8. Working for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam
9. Insecurity in China’s Neighborhood
10. Current Events
1. Where Climate and Migration Meet
2. Afghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention
3. A Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work
4. CDC and the Global Health Agenda
5. Technology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?
6. Great Decisions
7. 21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies
8. Working for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam
9. Insecurity in China’s Neighborhood
10. Current Events
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What is it?
Academic WorldQuest™ is a fun, friendly, and powerful team-based knowledge competition designed for high school students keen to learn about international affairs. This flagship program involves both our CWAC locally sponsored AWQ contest as well as the AWQ championship in the nation's capital. Students, with teacher guidance, need to be prepared for the increasingly interconnected and complex world of the 21st century and Academic WorldQuest lets them show what they know!
Originating as a global trivia contest created by the World Affairs Council of Charlotte, Academic WorldQuest has been developed by the World Affairs Councils of America as a flagship youth education program, now in its 20th year. WACA has expanded the program to some 50 Councils that host local AWQ competitions annually that engage nearly 5,000 high school students nationwide. The program culminates in the Carlos and Malú Alvarez Academic WorldQuest National Competition in the spring in Washington, DC.
Prepare yourselves for the increasingly interconnected and complex world of the 21st century and show what you know!
Purpose
Preparing the next generation of leaders, scholars, and decision-makers to thrive in a complex and rapidly changing world - where our national interests are intertwined with the global community - is one of the greatest challenges facing our country. It requires a renewed enthusiasm for global studies in our high schools. Too many American students today fall behind their counterparts from other countries in their knowledge and understanding of world history, geography, and current international events.
The mission of Academic WorldQuest is to close the gap.
Participation
The Columbia World Affairs Council invites you and your high school to be a part of the 2022 Academic WorldQuest competition. Last year, we had teams from Chapin, Dutch Fork, Lexington, and River Bluf High Schools. We are excited about this year’s competition and we want you and your students to be a part of it!
Teams consist of four students plus alternates who are passionate about current international politics, geography, global economics, history, and world cultures. Typically, teams prepare in an after-school setting over the course of several months.
Do you think your high school has what it takes to become the CWAC’s 2022 Academic WorldQuest champions?
For more information and to register a team, please contact:
Ria Kim
Program & Membership Director
Columbia World Affairs Council
Email: programs@columbiaworldaffairs.org
Phone: 803.252.2197
AWQ Study Guide and Topics
Click here to download the 2022 AWQ Study Guide
The World Affairs Councils of America’s AWQ 2022 Official Study Guide is the primary resource to help you and your students prepare for the topics covered in the timed question-and-answer AWQ local competition hosted CWAC.
The AWQ Study Guide is also an essential resource for the Carlos and Malú Alvarez Academic WorldQuest National Competition. Winning teams are invited to represent their high school, city, and local Council at the national AWQ championship weekend, which includes the competition, unique programming planned to enhance the global education experience, and an opportunity to meet and engage with more than 250 like-minded peers from around the United States.
Academic WorldQuest™ is a fun, friendly, and powerful team-based knowledge competition designed for high school students keen to learn about international affairs. This flagship program involves both our CWAC locally sponsored AWQ contest as well as the AWQ championship in the nation's capital. Students, with teacher guidance, need to be prepared for the increasingly interconnected and complex world of the 21st century and Academic WorldQuest lets them show what they know!
Originating as a global trivia contest created by the World Affairs Council of Charlotte, Academic WorldQuest has been developed by the World Affairs Councils of America as a flagship youth education program, now in its 20th year. WACA has expanded the program to some 50 Councils that host local AWQ competitions annually that engage nearly 5,000 high school students nationwide. The program culminates in the Carlos and Malú Alvarez Academic WorldQuest National Competition in the spring in Washington, DC.
Prepare yourselves for the increasingly interconnected and complex world of the 21st century and show what you know!
Purpose
Preparing the next generation of leaders, scholars, and decision-makers to thrive in a complex and rapidly changing world - where our national interests are intertwined with the global community - is one of the greatest challenges facing our country. It requires a renewed enthusiasm for global studies in our high schools. Too many American students today fall behind their counterparts from other countries in their knowledge and understanding of world history, geography, and current international events.
The mission of Academic WorldQuest is to close the gap.
Participation
The Columbia World Affairs Council invites you and your high school to be a part of the 2022 Academic WorldQuest competition. Last year, we had teams from Chapin, Dutch Fork, Lexington, and River Bluf High Schools. We are excited about this year’s competition and we want you and your students to be a part of it!
Teams consist of four students plus alternates who are passionate about current international politics, geography, global economics, history, and world cultures. Typically, teams prepare in an after-school setting over the course of several months.
Do you think your high school has what it takes to become the CWAC’s 2022 Academic WorldQuest champions?
For more information and to register a team, please contact:
Ria Kim
Program & Membership Director
Columbia World Affairs Council
Email: programs@columbiaworldaffairs.org
Phone: 803.252.2197
AWQ Study Guide and Topics
Click here to download the 2022 AWQ Study Guide
The World Affairs Councils of America’s AWQ 2022 Official Study Guide is the primary resource to help you and your students prepare for the topics covered in the timed question-and-answer AWQ local competition hosted CWAC.
The AWQ Study Guide is also an essential resource for the Carlos and Malú Alvarez Academic WorldQuest National Competition. Winning teams are invited to represent their high school, city, and local Council at the national AWQ championship weekend, which includes the competition, unique programming planned to enhance the global education experience, and an opportunity to meet and engage with more than 250 like-minded peers from around the United States.
The Carlos and Malú Alvarez
2022 Academic WorldQuest
National Competition
APRIL 29-30, 2022
Event Details
The World Affairs Councils of America 20th annual Academic WorldQuest National Competition for high school students is scheduled to be held in person at the iconic headquarters of the United States Institute of Peace in Washington D.C.
The national competition is attended by more than 250 of the nation's most promising high school students each year, along with their parents, teachers, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation's capital, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. See highlights from last year's Academic WorldQuest in the video below!
Hotel Block
Details coming soon!
For more information, please contact Ria Kim at programs@columbiaworldaffairs.org | 803-252-2197
The World Affairs Councils of America 20th annual Academic WorldQuest National Competition for high school students is scheduled to be held in person at the iconic headquarters of the United States Institute of Peace in Washington D.C.
The national competition is attended by more than 250 of the nation's most promising high school students each year, along with their parents, teachers, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation's capital, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. See highlights from last year's Academic WorldQuest in the video below!
Hotel Block
Details coming soon!
For more information, please contact Ria Kim at programs@columbiaworldaffairs.org | 803-252-2197
Congratulations to our past local competition winners!
2019: Ridge View High School
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2018: Dutch Fork High School
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2017: Ridge View High School
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Watch the AWQ 2021 USIP Keynote and announcement of the winning teams!
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