The Colin Powell Rotary Student Peace Debate was established by the Rotary Club of Jersey in 2014. It provides an important opportunity for Jersey’s secondary school students to speak in the States Chamber and to express their views on a topic decided by Rotary each year, usually relating to current world events.
A team of students from each participating school gives a presentation on an aspect of that year’s topic, followed by a period of questions from other students.
The Peace Debate is primarily aimed at students from Year 10 and older, although secondary school students of all ages are eligible to take part.
Schools are contacted at the beginning of the academic year in September with details of the chosen topic and teams will ordinarily be put together within the schools.
