We just had our 16th Academic WorldQuest this Saturday. If you are a teacher who brought a team this week, know that we are thankful as we understand you have so many things to handle at this time. Congratulations to the winner of the competition Bishop Seabury Academy but also to each of the teams who participated this year.
Please read below to see how you and your students can get involved with us this month (we have a lot planned for you) and do let us know if you have any suggestions.
Thank you.
Kind regards, Matthew Hughes, Executive Director mhughes@irckc.org • 816-897-6474
From IRC Academic WorldQuest Recap
AWQ Global Sponsors: THANK YOU
We are so very grateful and thankful to all of our sponsors and supporters. In each month's letter, we will specifically thank and focus on some of the work that each of our Global Sponsors is doing which includes the United States Air Force, University of Saint Mary, Rosati's Pizza Overland Park, United States Army, University of Kansas, Leavenworth Walmart, and Kansas City Sam's Club.
CONGRATULATIONS To ALL AWQ 2022 Winners
The winner of the competition was Bishop Seabury Academy Team A. The team members were Josie Kim, Hugh Griggs, Xiang Zhang, and Hayden Slough. The second Runner up was The Barstow High School Team C. This team consisted of Avani Lakkireddy, Liane Bdair, Jack Cuezze, and Paranjay Shama.Finally, the third runner up was Bishop Academy Team C. The team members were Marie Brockhoff, Will Hedges, Katie Eckert, and Darby Harris. Bishop Seabury Academy Team's Teacher Sponsor was Sonja Czarnecki and the Team Teacher Sponsor of Barstow was Angela Guldin.
From IRC Upcoming Events
International Film Club: Queen (India)
The International Relations Council's International Film Club explores international realities and global issues using films of the world and about the world. Queen is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film that follows the story of Rani Mehra, a diffident Punjabi girl from New Delhi who embarks on her honeymoon to Paris and Amsterdam by herself after her fiancé calls off their wedding. Please join us tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. CT via zoom.
Will China Rule the World? In-Person Event
This special lecture program by the distinguished diplomat and former British Ambassador to China, Sir Christopher Hum, is brought to Kansas City in partnership with The English-Speaking Union of Kansas City. Students are granted free registration to this program. Please email Evan Verploegh, our Program Manager to confirm your student status. Please visit here to learn more.
World Quiz Where is this Located?
The answer is at the bottom of the email.
From Kansas City and Beyond Opportunities for You and Your students
2022 CHANGEMAKERCHALLANGE
T-Mobile, the T-Mobile Foundation and Ashoka are having the fourth Changemaker Challenge. Now through March 31, 2022, teens ages 13 to 18 located in the U.S. and Puerto Rico with bold ideas for driving digital empowerment, putting equity into action and mobilizing for a thriving planet can enter the Changemaker Challenge online. Please click here to learn more and apply.
2022 Young Authors and Artists Showcase
In line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, Sister Cities International's official 2022 Young Artists and Authors Showcase theme is Generation Rescue: Sustainable Water for All. Submissions are due April 1. Please click here to learn about eligibility and apply.
We hope to see you at an IRC event soon! You can see the full calendar here.
Quiz Answer: This is Itsukushima Shrine (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii gate.It is in the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan.
