PDWC 2023 Online High School Parliamentary Debate World Conference & Competition
~From Connection to Possibility~
Japan (7 Schools) + Overseas (7 schools)
As part of the WakuPro Foundation’s International Friendship Program, thepurpose of the PDWC 2023 Online Debate Conference is to support youngpeople in becoming successful on a global stage, through providingopportunities for the serious exchange of opinions in a spirit of friendlycompetition with other high school students from abroad. Students will thus develop their ability to make this future global society reality while fostering lifelong friendships. The debate portion of the event will be facilitated by Debate Mate based in the United Kingdom.
During this event, students and participants should understand that they arerepresentatives of their country and school, and that they are expected toactively connect with participants from other schools and countries, as wellas to understand and accept cultural differences so that they can grow theircapacity to make a peaceful world a reality.
The conference will be held online (Zoom). It will not be open to the public.
Participating schools have been decided
Japan (7 Schools)
| School Name | Prefecture |
| Shibuya Junior & Senior High School | Tokyo |
| Clark Memorial International High School | Tokyo |
| Aichi Prefectural Showa High School | Aichi（Nagoya） |
| Kobe University Secondary School | Hyogo（Kobe） |
| Kobe Municipal Fukiai High School | Hyogo（Kobe） |
| Kansai Soka High School | Osaka |
| Okayama Gakugeikan High School | Okayama |
Overseas (7 schools)
| School Name | Country |
| Future Complex High School | Mongolia |
| Janak Nath Memorial Secondary School | Nepal |
| Southland Boys’ High School | New Zealand |
| Cedartown High School | USA |
| Gia Định High School | Vietnam |
| Robina State High School | Australia |
| SMA Negeri 3 Banda Aceh | Indonesia |
Saturday, February 4th 〜 Saturday, February 11th 2023
＊Please see the schedule for details.
1. Opening Ceremony
2. Debate Training
3. Debate Rounds (3 Rounds ）
＊The top 4 schools will advance to the Semi-Final Round.
4. Semi-Final Debate Round
＊The top 2 schools in the Debate Round will advance to the Final Debate Round.
5. Final Debate Round
6. Debate Event (Mix Debate)
7.Cultural Connect Activities
8.Student Connect Activities
9.School introductions
10. Closing Ceremony
The conference will be held online（Zoom)
| Day | Week | Time | Event |
| 1/30 | (Mon) | 9:00 〜 9:30 | Zoom Connection Test 1 |
| 1/31 | (Tue) | 16:00 〜 16:30 | Zoom Connection Test 2 |
| 2/ 1 | (Wed) | 10:00 〜 10:30 | Zoom Connection Test 3 |
| 19:00 〜 19:30 | Zoom Connection Test 4 | ||
| 2/ 2 | (Thu) | 22:00 〜 22:30 | Zoom Connection Test 5 |
| 2/ 4 | (Sat) | 17:00 〜 18:00 | Opening Ceremony |
| 18:30 〜 20:30 | Debate Training Group 1 | ||
| 21:00 〜 23:00 | School Introductions 1 | ||
| 2/ 5 | (Sun) | 9:00 〜 11:00 | Cultural Connect Activity 1 |
| 16:00 〜 18:00 | School Introductions 2 | ||
| 21:00 〜 23:00 | Debate Training Group 2 | ||
| 2/ 6 | (Mon) | 16:00 〜 18:00 | Debate Event 1 ( Mix Debate ) |
| 19:30 〜 20:30 | Student Connect Activity 1 | ||
| 21:00 〜 23:00 | Debate Round 1 Group 1 | ||
| 2/ 7 | (Tue) | 17:00 〜 19:00 | Debate Round 1 Group 2 |
| 21:00 〜 23:00 | Debate Event 2 ( Mix Debate ) | ||
| 2/ 8 | (Wed) | 18:00 〜 20:00 | Debate Round 2 Group 1 |
| 20:30 〜 22:30 | Debate Round 2 Group 2 | ||
| 2/ 9 | (Thu) | 17:30 〜 19:30 | Debate Round 3 Group 1 |
| 20:00 〜 21:00 | Student Connect Activity 2 | ||
| 21:30 〜 23:30 | Debate Round 3 Group 2 | ||
| 2/10 | (Fri) | 17:00 〜 19:00 | Semi-Final Debate Round Group 1,2 |
| 21:30 〜 22:30 | Student Connect Activity 3 | ||
| 2/11 | (Sat) | 10:00 〜 12:00 | Cultural Connect Activity 2 |
| 16:00 〜 17:00 | Student Connect Activity 4 | ||
| 17:00 〜 19:00 | Final Debate Round | ||
| 19:00 〜 20:00 | Closing Ceremony |
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