About the Pilot
This pilot event will test the first full version of the International Humanities Challenge.
It is intended as a high-quality launch event for a new regional competition for international schools in Asia.
The pilot will help shape the Founding Season of the competition, planned for the 2027–28 school year.
The International Humanities Challenge was created in response to a simple concern: despite the strength and richness of humanities education in schools, there are relatively few competitions that fully reflect what excellent humanities learning should actually look like.
In many cases, competitions are either too heavily based on memorisation and recall, too narrow in focus, or not academically robust enough to offer the kind of challenge that strong humanities students deserve. In other cases, they can be expensive in ways that make participation difficult for many schools and families.
The challenge was founded by an experienced international school humanities teacher and leader with a background in Geography, Psychology, and Global Politics, and experience across IB, A-Level, IGCSE, and MYP programmes.
Leadership roles have included positions such as Key Stage Leader, MYP Coordinator, and responsibilities connected to supporting academically ambitious and high-attaining students.
