World Scholar's Cup 2026

"Are We There Yet?" — Regional Round, Maldives

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days until your regional
📅 Tuesday, 14 April 2026

📚 Scholar's Challenge

6 subject tests · 500 pts each · 3,000 pts total

Master key facts from all 14 guiding question sections.

✍️ Collaborative Writing

1 handwritten essay per student · 3,000 pts

30-min timed. Structure + curriculum examples matter most.

🗣️ Team Debate

3 rounds · 900 pts + 100 win bonus · 1,000 pts max

No devices. Use guiding question knowledge as evidence.

⚡ Scholar's Bowl

Buzzer quiz · all subjects · 10,000 pts max

Highest team points. Speed + breadth of recall.

⏰ 3-Week Countdown Plan

Week 1 (22–28 Mar): Sections 1–3 — Progress, Lists, Endings
Week 2 (29 Mar – 4 Apr): Sections 4, 5, 7, 8, 13 — Art, Projects, Tech, Liminal, Futurism
Week 3 (5–11 Apr): Sections 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 — People, Movement, Philosophy
Final Push (12–13 Apr): Full mock simulations — no new content

📅 3-Week Preparation Plan

Regional: 14 April 2026 · Start: 22 March 2026

Week 1

Progress, Lists & Endings — Sections 1, 2, 3
22–28 March
📚 Scholar's Challenge
GDP, HDI, Gini coefficient • Doomsday Clock history • To-do list methods (Eisenhower, Ivy Lee, Bullet Journal) • Zeigarnik Effect • Caretaker governments • Lame duck presidents • Apocalypse artworks (Dürer, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Bruegel)
🗣️ Debate
"This house believes the arc of the moral universe does not bend toward justice."

"Caretaker governments should become the global standard during elections."
✍️ Writing (30 min, handwritten)
"Is the world growing better? Use at least two socioeconomic indicators and one work of art to support your argument."
⚡ Scholar's Bowl Drill
Rapid-fire: all 9 socioeconomic indicators • doomsday predictions timeline (1844→2012) • apocalypse artworks with dates • to-do list methods

Week 2

Art, Science & Liminality — Sections 4, 5, 7, 8, 13
29 Mar – 4 Apr
📚 Scholar's Challenge
Artist draft pairs (Van Gogh, Munch, Matisse) • Megaprojects: Sagrada Familia, Nusantara, Ryugyong Hotel • Gantt charts & Hoover Dam • Agile vs Waterfall • Iron Triangle • AGI vs narrow AI • Quantum computing / Q-Day • Mechanical Turk hoax (1770)
🗣️ Debate
"Companies must disclose when demos are simulated."

"We should pursue AGI even without safety guarantees."

"Agile is superior to Waterfall in all contexts."
✍️ Writing (30 min, handwritten)
"Is a rough draft fundamentally different from a finished work, or just a matter of degree? Refer to at least two artists or musicians."
⚡ Scholar's Bowl Drill
Rapid-fire: unfinished megaprojects • prototyping vocabulary (MVP, wireframe, mockup) • liminal artworks (Magritte, Dali, Escher) • longevity science terms (organoids, cryonics, senotherapeutics)

Week 3

People & Movement — Sections 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14
5–11 April
📚 Scholar's Challenge
Rites of passage (Quinceañera, Bar Mitzvah, Seijin no Hi, Walkabout) • Polynesian navigation (star compass, ocean swells) • MS St. Louis (1939) • Braess's Paradox • Route 66 • Tourism types (dark, eco, gastro, heritage) • Sunk cost fallacy • Zeno's paradox
🗣️ Debate
"Countries have an absolute obligation to accept refugees."

"Dark tourism is ethically indefensible."

"Knowing when to quit is more important than perseverance."
✍️ Writing (30 min, handwritten)
"Is adulthood a destination you reach or a mask you learn to wear? Draw on at least two literary or poetic works from the curriculum."
⚡ Scholar's Bowl Drill
Rapid-fire: coming-of-age poems & authors • immigration events & poets • navigation terms (astrolabe, sextant, magnetoreception) • entrepots (Silk Road, Malacca, Istanbul)

Final Push

Full Simulation — All Sections · No New Content
12–13 April
📚 Mock Scholar's Challenge
Full timed mock across all 6 subjects — 6 tests, 15 mins each. Focus first on weakest sections from Weeks 1–3.
🗣️ Mock Debate
Two full rounds under competition conditions — no notes, no devices, timed. Debrief each round on structure, evidence, and rebuttal.
✍️ Mock Essay
Full handwritten essay under 30-min timer. Choose any prompt from Weeks 1–3.
⚡ Scholar's Bowl Sprint
High-speed Q&A across all sections. Focus on weakest recall areas. Aim for sub-3-second answers on key facts.

📖 14 Guiding Question Sections

Click any section to expand its key concepts

📚 Scholar's Challenge Quiz

Test your knowledge across all 6 WSC subjects

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🗣️ Debate Practice

16 motions drawn from the 2026 guiding questions · Practice both sides

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✍️ Writing Practice Timer

30-minute handwritten essays — competition conditions

Competition Rules

All essays are handwritten. No devices. 30 minutes per prompt. Use specific examples from the guiding questions — examiners reward curriculum knowledge over general argument.

⚡ Scholar's Bowl

Fast-recall buzzer drill · Highest team points available

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