International High School Tournament in Slovenia

Finalists in 2006: Germany vs. USA

From Bojana Skrt:

INTERNATIONAL DEBATE WEEKEND

Ljutomer, Slovenia, 6th – 9th November 2008

Please, do not wait with applications,

the deadline is approaching fast.

The application form is at the end of this email.

ZIP, Za in proti, zavod za kulturo dialoga, Slovenia and Gimnazija Franca Miklošica Ljutomer kindly invite you to our traditional annual INTERNATIONAL DEBATE WEEKEND and International High School Debate Tournament in Ljutomer.

The debate format is Worlds School Debate Format. Majority of debate rounds in English. However, to celebrate a year of intercultural dialogue one of the debate rounds will be multi – lingual. Pairings will be done on the basis of common language – should not be English - two teams are sharing. Hopefully, there will be possible that lots of teams will be able to debate in their native language. That is why it is essential everybody when applying, including judges, lists all the languages they can communicate in. We will invite Slovenian members of European Parliament and the Ambassadors of all participating countries to come and listen to these debates.

PREPARED MOTIONS

TH values majority learning minority languages. Multilanguage debate. Finals.

TH believes the state should pay for the education in the ethnic minorities languages.

TH believes there should be no religious holiday recognised as the national holiday.

TH would recognised a status of independent country to South Osetia and Abkhazia.

Semi – finals.

We expect 40 teams to participate at the tournament. Please, have in mind that one team means 3 debaters. Everybody who comes needs to debate all the debate rounds. In case you have an extra debater, they will be put in the mixed debate teams – the vital issue is that everybody debates all the time. Teams (3 debaters) need to be accompanied by a judge. The rule is one or two teams one judge, three teams two judges.

As we would like to host debaters from as many countries as possible, we are limiting the number of teams per country to 3. However in case there is bigger interest in your country, please, contact us and we will see what can we do about it. Because ZIP can not make a selection when more teams apply from one country, we will accept only the applications sent by national debate organisations in cases where such organisation exists. We are going to close the registration when we reach the team cup, so please do not wait and register as soon as possible.

For all guests from other European countries the arrival day is Wednesday or Thursday the 5th or the 6th, the departure day is Sunday, the 9th of November.

The tournament will be held on Friday and Saturday, the 7th and the 8th of November. The participants from oversees are invited to come earlier being guests of Slovenian debaters.

It is expected that the teams coming on Wednesday participate in the classrooms on Thursday morning. There will be also some sight seeing organised and the optional practice debates and introductions to Worlds School Debate Format for the ones who are not so familiar with it.

Debaters will be offered home stays by Ljutomer debaters, judges will be placed in nearby hotel. The participation fee for person (debater and judge) is 30 EUR. The payments should be made in cash on the arrivals.

All the inquiries about the tournament and registration, please, address to me at bojana.skrt@siol.net

All the questions about Ljutomer, school, home stays, travel to Liana Miholic, the coach of the Ljutomer English Debate Club at the liana.miholic@guest.arnes.si

At the end of this message please, find enclosed the tentative schedule and the application form. Please, copy and paste the application into an email, fill the application form, and send it to bojana.skrt@siol.net as soon as possible but no later than 15th of October.

Looking forward to seeing you in Slovenia.

Bojana Skrt, ZIP

Liana Miholic and Martina Domajnko, Gimnazija Franca Miklošica Ljutomer

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SCHEDULE

Friday, 7th November 2008:

8.30 - Round table discussions in the classrooms, debaters from other countries and Ljutomer students, Ljutomer debaters are moderators, topics multiculture dialogue, safe school, drugs and alcohol abuses, education in mother tongues. Judges meeting.

10.00 - Opening of the tournament Special guests: Slovenian members of EP and invited Ambassadors from the participating countries, round table discussion with tournament participants and Ljutomer students about migration, enlargemnent and multicultural dialogue, education and work in other EU countries.

11.30 - ROUND 1 MULTI LANGUAGE DEBATE prepared

13.00 to 14.00 - Lunch

14.00 - Announcement of impromptu motion

15.00 - ROUND 2, impromptu

17.00 - ROUND 3, prepared

18.30 - Snacks

19.30 - ROUND 4, prepared

Saturday, 8th November 2008:

8.45 - Announcement of impromptu motion

9.30 - ROUND 5, impromptu

11.15 - Announcement of impromptu motion

12.30 - ROUND 6, impromptu

13.30 to 14.30 - Lunch 1

14.30 - SEMI FINALS prepared

16.00 - FINALS prepared

17.30 - Closing ceremony

Saturday night party

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APPLICATION FORM FOR

THE INTERNATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL DEBATE TOURNAMENT

Ljutomer, 7th – 8th November 2008

NAME OF THE DEBATE CLUB/SCHOOL:

ADRESS OF THE SCHOOL:

COUNTRY:

CONTACT PERSON:

CONTACT PERSON EMAIL, MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:

ARRIVAL TIME&place:

DEPARTURE TIME&place:

DEBATERS INFORMATION

Name and surname:

Birth data: Gender:

Nationality:

Passport number, date of issue, date of expire

Special needs:

Languages being able to communicate in:

DEBATERS INFORMATION

Name and surname:

Birth data:

Gender:

Nationality:

Passport number, date of issue, date of expire

Special needs:

Languages being able to communicate in:

DEBATERS INFORMATION

Name and surname:

Birth data: Gender:

Nationality:

Passport number, date of issue, date of expire

Special needs:

Languages being able to communicate in:

DEBATERS INFORMATION

Name and surname:

Birth data:

Gender:

Nationality:

Passport number, date of issue, date of expire

Special needs:

Languages being able to communicate in:

DEBATERS INFORMATION

Name and surname:

Birth data: Gender:

Nationality:

Passport number, date of issue, date of expire

Special needs: Languages being able to communicate in:

DEBATERS INFORMATION

Name and surname:

Birth data:

Gender:

Nationality:

Passport number, date of issue, date of expire

Special needs:

Languages being able to communicate in:

COACH/JUDGE INFORMATION

Name and surname:

Birth data: Gender:

Nationality:

Passport number, date of issue, date of expire

Special needs:

Languages being able to communicate in:

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Bojana Skrt
direktorica
Za in proti, zavod za kulturo dialoga
Svetosavska 24, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
www.zainproti.com
+386 (0)41 423377