The Motions Committee for the 2015 World Schools Debating Championships in Singapore has informed the organising committee that the motions for the 4 prepared preliminary rounds of this year’s championships will be as follows:
- Preliminary Round 1: This House would ban the use of zero-hour contracts
- Preliminary Round 2: This House would require defendants in criminal trials to be represented exclusively by public defenders
- Preliminary Round 3: This House supports academic tracking in primary and secondary education
- Preliminary Round 5: This House believes that cities with significant immigrant populations should actively break up ethnic enclaves
The motion for the Grand Final will be announced within the next few days.
All other rounds (preliminary rounds 4, 6, 7 and 8, the octo-finals, quarter-finals and semi-finals) will be impromptu rounds for which the motion will be released only 1 hour before each debate begins.
The Motions Committee for the 2015 World Schools Debating Championships consists of the following individuals –
- Members elected by the WSDC Tournament Committee: Charlie Morris (England – Chairman), Branislav Fečko-Čegiň (Slovakia – Vice-Chairman), Hayah Eichler (Israel), Daniel de Kadt (South Africa) & Cindi Timmons (United States)
- Members appointed by the host organising committee in Singapore: Vernie Oliveiro (Singapore) & Samuel Myat San (Singapore)
- Advisers appointed by the Tournament Committee Executive: Joshua Park (Korea) & Claire Ryan (New Zealand)
Best of luck to all teams with their preparations for the preliminary round prepared motions!
Regards,
Mark Gabriel Convenor, WSDC 2015, Singapore