{"id":10,"date":"2014-05-21T06:49:33","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T05:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wsdc.wpengine.com\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2015-01-17T07:50:05","modified_gmt":"2015-01-17T07:50:05","slug":"take-part","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/v2.schoolsdebate.com\/take-part\/","title":{"rendered":"How to take part"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Schools Debating Championships is a tournament for high school students who meet certain eligibility criteria, representing countries rather than individual schools. \u00a0If you would like to take part as a debater or to organise a team of debaters, you should start by contacting your national debate association if one exists.<\/p>\n<p>If not, please read our guide on <a title=\"Start a team\" href=\"https:\/\/v2.schoolsdebate.com\/take-part\/start-a-team\/\">starting a team<\/a>. \u00a0We also have information for those wishing to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Judge\" href=\"https:\/\/v2.schoolsdebate.com\/take-part\/judge\/\">Judge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Host\" href=\"https:\/\/v2.schoolsdebate.com\/take-part\/host\/\">Host\u00a0the WSDC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Membership\" href=\"https:\/\/v2.schoolsdebate.com\/take-part\/membership\/\">Join the membership association<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Connect with other alumni<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See also our list of resources on <a title=\"Debating at home\" href=\"https:\/\/v2.schoolsdebate.com\/resources\/debating-at-home\/\">debating at home<\/a>, including starting a debate club and debating in the WSDC format.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Schools Debating Championships is a tournament for high school students who meet certain eligibility criteria, representing countries rather than individual schools. \u00a0If you would like to take part as a debater or to organise a team of debaters, you should start by contacting your national debate association if one exists. 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