Participants must be students from an ESU member school, or from a school that has never been a member. AGES 16-20. If not sure, write to esu@esu.cl.
Participants must be passport holders or permanent residents of Chile.
Participants may enter the competition only ONCE.
This year’s theme for ESU Chile and all other country’s national competition is:
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
– James Baldwin
All participants will be required to deliver a prepared, original 5-minute speech on the theme on video, which is sent to esu@esu.cl for judges to view. Video submission and registration deadline is 16 April 2027, for judges to begin their viewing. Round 1 judging will be virtual.
30 April 2027: Semifinalists will be announced, plan to attend final heats in person (venue to be announced)
13-14 May 2027: Workshops + Semifinal & Final Heats. Venue TBA.
Note, this year’s PSC and IPSC National Competition will include impromptu speeches.
IPSC theme for ESU Chile winner to prepare a new speech for the IPSC competition:
“We are stronger when we listen, and smarter when we share.”
-Rania Al Abdullah
IPSC week in London 5-9 July 2027.
The ESU Chile website updates are ongoing for the current academic school year.
Please reach out to esu@esu.cl for any specific information that you require that is not yet found on our site.
