Calls for the National Geographic Bee are open to schools

When I was in 7^th grade one of the smartest people in our class was Doug. One of his party tricks, for lack of a better term was his in-depth knowledge of world countries and their capitals. During one slow class I remember him talking about Togo and its capital, Lome. Everyone in the class had never even heard of Togo and here he was schooling us on things about this relatively small African country. The questions that I’ve seen in the National Geographic Bee aren’t all that difficult; but it’s something that Doug would’ve certainly been our school champion at.

The National Geographic Bee is open for schools to submit applications. This is an educational program that challenges kids in grades 4-8 to learn more about the world, its landmarks, how it works and more.  Schools register and then hold their own National Geographic Bee with their winner then going on to the state finals. The winners from each state go to the nationals which will be held in Washington, D.C.

The specific schedule

August 18, 2015-December 18, 2015 is early bird registration, $100

December 19,2015-January 18,2016 is registration, $120

February 5, 2016 is the deadline for School Bee Champs to take an online qualifying test.

March 4, 2016 the State Bee qualifiers are announced.

April 1, 1016 is when every State Bee is held

May 22-25, 2016 is the National Championship, held in D.C.

The registration fee covers all of the contest materials and prizes. If you’re a school that needs financial assistance that is available too. However, what an affordable chance for a local business to be the headline sponsor for a terrific education event. They’ve got a FAQ section that will sort out anything that you or your school will be thinking about.

There are daily questions that can help students train, online resources, apps, a study corner on the National Geographic website, page just for teachers & parents and more tools to help schools get the most out of the experience. For fun you can search Youtube with “National Geographic Bee” to see some great highlights of how excited the students get during their bee, as well as lots of scenes from previous year’s events.