World Affairs Challenge

This is NOT your parents' Social Studies course!
The World Affairs Challenge encourages young people to discover and explore exciting new content as they work with peers on a collaborative project.

Middle and high school students who participate:

Sharpen research and presentation skills
Learn to formulate and defend an argument
Develop leadership and negotiation skills, and
Collaborate to propose viable solutions to real-world problems

The program challenges young people to think about their relationship to the rest of the world while taking part in a fun, day-long competition. Three events based on specific themes assess students' knowledge about what's going on in the world and highlight students' creative, analytical, and presentation skills.

Click here for program details

Register Now! The 2010 Registration Form

Early registration (before February 1st) equals a 10% discount!

Prep Material can easily accessed at our new MDG Resource Site

UNA Presents the "United Nations MDGs for Peace: Dream or Reality" Seminar. 02/20/10

Hosted at the Denver Center for International Studies on February 20, 2010, this seminar will explore the eight Millennium Development Goals laid out by the United Nations in 2000. This is a GREAT opportunity for World Affairs Challenge educators looking for more information about the MDGs. Click here for the Registration Form and more information.

The World Affairs Challenge and the Video World Affairs Challenge are both programs of the Center for Teaching International Relations.

Grants Available!

The Denver Council on Foreign Relations (DCFR) and the Colorado Springs World Affairs Council (CSWAC) have both generously decided to continue sponsoring World Affairs Challenge teams in 2010. DCFR will be offering two grants for rural Colorado schools of up to $300.00, to defer the costs of participation (including travel and overnight expenses).

Additionally CSWAC will be accepting applications from high schools and middle schools in El Paso and Teller Counties. Schools can apply for as much as $500.00 to defer the cost of participation. If your school qualifies for either of these grants download the application forms today:

For the Denver Council on Foreign Relations Grant click HERE for PDF | HERE for Word

For the Colorado Springs World Affairs Council Grant click HERE for PDF |
HERE for Word

e-mail: wacinfo@du.edu
fax: 303-871-2456

Many Thanks to the 2009 Colorado Challenge Sponsors: Read about teams that participated as part of the 2007 Janus Foundation grant!

The Denver Council on Foreign Relations
Colorado Springs World Affairs Council and the Cameron Foundation