Letters

The fourth annual Bahrain World Scholar’s Cup Competition takes place on  Friday and Saturday, February 3 & 4 hosted by St Christopher’s at its Isa Town senior school site.

Teams of three students will compete in fun, challenging and competitive activities. Students will undertake debating, collaborative writing and answering quiz-style questions. Each annual competition has a theme – this year’s is called ‘An Unlikely World’ and involves six interrelated subjects – Art & Music, Literature, History, Science, Social Studies and a Special Topic.

There are two age ranges for the competition,14 and below, and 15+. The competition is open to all students in Bahrain, and it is anticipated that there will be some entries from schools in nearby GCC states too.

Students who wish to enter the competition should form a team of three and submit the registration form through their school. Daniel Berdichevsky, founder of the international World Scholar’s Cup Competition, as well as other members of his team, will be flying in to Bahrain to lead, compere and judge the competition.

The competition is one of many regional World Scholar’s Cup events around the world. Teams who perform particularly well are then given invitations to either of the World Scholar’s Cup Global Competitions, which will be held in Hanoi and Capetown in summer 2017. It is anticipated that there will be a strong delegation from Bahrain at these international events.

Approximately 40,000 students take part in the World Scholar’s Cup programme each year internationally and the ‘Tournament of Champions’ is the finale.

Adrian Walker, assistant head, St Christopher’s School.

I’m so glad to be back in Bahrain after a festive break. One friend has been marooned in what she described as Bates Motel in frozen Istanbul following a 27-hour airport delay and another has had a 24-hour delay after her flight from a UK regional airport was cancelled.

Relieved expat, Saar.