Overview
In-Person Presentation Round
Summary
Participants will create a 5-7 minute presentation about their chosen subject. This presentation must be connected to the prompt "At the Table". Participants' presentation abilities and ability to apply their subject to a real-world context will be tested.
When
March, specific dates TBA.
Where
In Europe, specific venue TBA.
Who
The best five participants from each school will advance onto the presentation round.
Cost
Free for all schools. Participants must only cover their accommodation and transport costs.
A Detailed Overview
What
In the presentation round, participants will create and present an oral presentation about their chosen subject. This presentation must be 5 to 7 minutes long and based on this year's prompt "At the Table". Presentation topics can be loosly related to the prompt as long as the participant explains how they are related. Participants are allowed to make and bring the following materials to help them present:
- Index cards with bullet points
- A visual presentation (PowerPoint, Canva, Google Slides…)
- Instructions will be given on how to upload it
Topic Examples
Participants are encouraged to make their topic unique and creative. Last year our prompt was "In the Club...". Feel free to look at the presentations from last year's participants below. Please remember that some of these participants did not explain the relation between the prompt and their topic on their visual presentation, but instead did so with their words.
Where
The in-person presentation round is set in Europe. Specific venue TBA.
When
The in-person presentation round will take place on two days in March, specific dates TBA.
Here is an example of a mock schedule* for both days:
- Saturday
- 11:30 – check-in opens
- 13:00 – opening ceremony starts
- 14:10 to 19:00 – presentations, activities, and fundraisers commence
- 19:10 – dinner
- 21:00 – end of day 1
- Sunday
- 10:00 – doors open
- 11:00 – prize giving and closing ceremony starts
- 13:00 – social event and lunch
- 16:00 – end of tournament
* This schedule is used to give an idea of what the in-person presentation round would look like. This is not the final schedule.
Who
The five best participants with the highest scores in the pilot round from each school will participate in the presentation round.
All presentations are marked by subject-specific professionals. There are specific professionals for specific subjects, meaning that, as an example, the same professional who marks the biology presentations will not mark the chemistry presentations.
Teacher Chaperones
Schools are not required to send a supervising teacher to the DYT presentation round. However, doing so is highly recommended for the following reasons:
- Teacher chaperones can book flights and hotels for participants who are under 18
- Teacher chaperones can supervise your students during the round
- Teacher chaperones can supervise your students outside the tournament’s venue, as we are not responsible for any participants outside of the venue
- Teacher chaperones can have a fun weekend in our host country and connect with other teachers around the world
Each school can bring a maximum of two teacher chaperones to the in-person presentation round. Each teacher must pay a 15$ fee to attend: this fee covers food, costs of running the tournament for teacher chaperones, and a small donation to our charity. This fee can be paid by the teacher chaperones themselves or the school, this is the school's decision.
Cost
Participating in the presentation round of the International Douglas-Young Tournament is free for all schools.
Participating in the in-person presentation round of the International Douglas-Young Tournament comes with extra costs for participants.
Each teacher chaperone must pay a 15$ fee to the International Douglas-Young Tournament to come to the in-person presentation round. This fee covers the teacher's food, costs of running the tournament for them, and a small donation to our charity.
Guests (participants and teacher chaperones) are responsible for their own transport and accommodation in the host city.
Guests can also expect to spend some money on fundraisers and some activites.
The following are free: food (lunch and dinner on Saturday, lunch on Sunday, and drinks), the social event, and some activites.
External Links and More Information
* We are not affiliated with the International Baccalaureate Organisation. We simply restrict our competition to IB DP and Pre-IB students.
