Teachers

Welcome to the 2023 We the People National Finals!

Congratulations to you and your students on your qualification for the We the People National Finals! Educators are integral to the mission of the Center for Civic Education. Thank you for giving your time, talents, energy, and resources to your students to help prepare them not just for this competition, but for their future roles as educated and engaged citizens.

Below, please find a variety of useful documents pertaining to the structure of the competition and the agenda for the National Finals weekend.

**Please note, we will need you to fill out and submit the National Finals Class Roster, and the Student Model Release Form, both linked below under Forms for Teachers.**

All student travel will be coordinated through WorldStrides. Please see the WorldStrides National Finals Event Page for further travel details and to begin the process of arranging your class trip to Washington, D.C.

We look forward to seeing you and your students soon.

Forms for Teachers

National Finals Class Roster (Return to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Student Model Release

Digitally Sign Here

Competition Information

Rules of Competition
Tips for Teachers
Hearing Score Sheet
Hearing Questions
Division List
Hearing Schedule (all times EST)

Hearings

Students' opening statements for all three days of the competition are four minutes in length. Student notes are appropriate during opening statements. Judges' follow-up questioning on Saturday and Sunday is eight minutes in length and 10 minutes for the Top Twelve on Monday. During follow-up questioning students may not use notes.

Scoring

The scoring team is responsible for tabulating the judges' electronically submitted score sheets for each of the classes. Each score sheet includes six criteria, and each criterion is worth ten points. The highest possible score for each score sheet is 60 points. Each unit is judged by three judges; therefore, the highest possible unit score is 180 points. Because there are six units, the highest possible class score is 1,080 points. Because classes testify on two days, the highest possible total class score is 2,160 points.

Classes qualify for the Top Twelve by earning combined scores from the first two days of competition. Those twelve classes advance to round #3 on Monday where one of the questions from previous days will be repeated with longer follow up questioning.The national winner is determined by doubling the third-day scores and adding them to the total scores for the first two days. The highest score possible for the National Finals is 4,320 points.

If I have any questions, who do I contact?

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2023 National Finals Awards Ceremony

Awards