We've moved through another gratifying, successful year of School Outreach programs at NCWA with a wide range of activities, from Academic WorldQuest™ (AWQ) competitions for middle and high school students, to scholarship alumni finding success in their college careers, to selection of an Educator

of the Year -- and certainly not least of all, to note that 14 students received scholarships from NCWA to study in North America and abroad last summer.

And now, we're looking forward to another fulfilling year. Announcements of our plans and programs will be forthcoming soon. Meanwhile, inside the pages of this section, you will find reports and photos of our activities. Special thanks go to the many volunteer members of NCWA! We are pleased to support the promising futures of students and the outstanding and dedicated educators we have been privileged to meet along the way.  
           Mark Walchak
                Chair      

The Middle School Academic WorldQuest event was held March 2 and the high school competition March 23, 2024, both at the Community School of Naples. This season, the Middle School AWQ competition will be on March 1, 2025 and the High School AWQ on March 29, 2025, both at the Community School.

Below, you will find information about our programs this past season and next summer:

For international scholarships for summer study, please click here.

For domestic scholarships for summer study, please click here.

To download a PowerPoint presentation on the recipients of international and North American scholarships for summer study in 2024, please click here. When the document downloads, click on it to begin the presentation. 

For Academic WorldQuest competition information, click here.

For the 2024 Educator of the Year award, click here.

For alumni news, click here.

School Outreach Program

The Naples Council on World Affairs formalized an Outreach Program in 2000 to initiate involvement with both public and independent local schools in the belief that promoting knowledge and understanding of global affairs and issues among young people is of vital importance to our country. 

Over these past years, the Council’s outreach programs have increased dramatically from simply having its lecturers speak at Collier County schools, to offering a wide variety of programs detailed in the pages that follow. The volunteer Council members who comprise the School Outreach Committee meet regularly during the season and virtually over the summer to plan and execute outreach activities. 

As overseen by the committee, NCWA offers scholarship opportunities for current high school juniors to participate in North American and international scholarship programs:

Please watch and listen to some of these talented youngsters who attended programs in prior years as they reflect on what those experiences meant to them.

Alexia Espinosa Vlad at Georgetown

Emma Upson at Tufts University in France

Valerie Orozco at Oxford University

Liam Casco at Georgetown

Members of the School Outreach Committee:

Mark Walchak - Chair
Mikeol Stroh - Collier County Public Schools
Judy Baker, Linda Crescenzi, 
Joyce Fletcher, Jean Foster, Mimi Gregory, 
Robert Roussel, Alan Van Egmond, Martha Williams