2027 KSDO

The Kilimanjaro World Schools Open is an online competition being hosted in partnership with the European Speech & Debate Academy. The competion is a World Schools Debate format competition and is open to all international national and school teams.

The 2027 edition will take place from January 8th to the 9th online on Zoom feature 4 Rounds of debate (2 prepared motions with 60 minutes of prep time). The out-rounds will feature a quarter finals, semi-finals and grand final. There will be a grand finals for EFL teams.

All participants will receive a certificate and the winning team will receive a physical trophy in the mail.

Participation Fee: 15USD per speaker (10USD early-bird)
Platform: Online (Zoom and TabbyCat)
Eligibility: High School Students
Judge Requirement: N=1 Per Team
Schedule: Coming Soon

Registration Form: Released on October 24th, 2026
Registration Deadline: December 28th

Prepared Motions will released on December 2nd, 2026
Round 1 Motion:
Round 3 Motion: