Experience the Owlypia spirit globally!
Owlypia Globals are exciting international competitions for students aged 9-11 (Owlins), 12-14 (Owlets) and 15-18 (Owlys). At Owlypia Globals, students come together at prestigious institutions to participate in a series of team and individual challenges revolving around a central theme. Owlypia Globals are held onsite in Cambridge-UK and Boston-USA and online as Global Virtual.
The main prerequisite for applying to an Owlypia Global is to receive a medal from either an Online Round or a Local Round.
Global Rounds | Competition Dates | Registration Deadlines |
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Global Virtual-1 | 08-10 May 2021 | 30 Apr 2021 |
Global Virtual-2 | 24-26 Jul 2021 | 16 Jul 2021 |
Global Virtual-3 | 21-23 Aug 2021 | 13 Aug 2021 |
Global Cambridge, UK | 15-19 Jun 2021 | 15 May 2021 |
Global Boston, USA | 01-05 Jul 2021 | 1 Jun 2021 |
HOW TEAM CHALLENGES WORK
- A group of three students form a team and work cooperatively to complete all the challenges successfully.
- All students compete in team challenges in three age categories; Owlins (ages 9-11), Owlets (ages 12-14) and Owlys (ages 15-18).
- All students register their teams online and prepare themselves for the challenges studying the recommended resources.
- The study resources contain several movies and videos to watch, books and articles to read, topics to research, and questions to sharpen their knowledge.
- All team members must compete in all 5 team challenges. For more information, click on each challenge please.
HOW INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGES WORK
- In Individual Challenges, students submit their work in one of the four challenges below. Then, if they qualify for the Owlypia Globals, they need to present their work in front of a jury.
- Students can participate in different Owlypia Globals but they cannot use the same project for each one.
- All entries must be received by the deadlines written on each Owlypia Global page.
- All individual challenge participants must take three challenges below:
- Project Presentation: A five-minute presentation in front of a judging committee.
- Knowledge Challenge: All questions are taken from their favourite subjects.
- Team Spirit Challenge: Teams of two or three are formed by the Owlypia Team.
- The categories below are open to individual participants; however, up to three individuals may participate in Short Film Challenge as a group.