With the last days of summer upon us it is high time to look foreward to next summer and some warmer climates. Next year's World Schools Debating Championship will take place  from 23rd July - 2nd August in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 

In order to determine which 3-5 students will have the honour of representing Germany at this prestigious competition we will conduct a multi step team selection. More information on the whole selection process aswell as some ideas on what can be expected when becoming part of the national squad or team can be downloaded here.

Everyone is welcome to apply for the national team. Registration is open until 23rd September 2018.

As the first step of the process  all applicants will meet for a weekend of debates, impromptu speaking tasks and interviews. This selection weekend will take place on 29th -30th September 2018.

The coaches and a team of experienced judges will then narrow down the applicants to the National Squad consisting of approx. 8-10 debater, who will then be trained by the national coaches Konstantin and Matija and attend several international tournaments together throughout the winter.  

On top of the National Squad we will also be selecting the so called Developing Squad, a team of young and promising debaters, who will receive special training from Maike and Louisa and also attend international competitions to help them further their skills and hopefully make it to the National Squad and even the National Team in future years.