Family members, coaches, and others accompanying Olympiad students to Paris who are 18 years and older are welcome to apply for an Adjunct Staff discount on registration. To apply for an Adjunct Staff Discount, please email olympiad@iacompetitions.com. The Adjunct Staff Application period will close on June 1, 2025.
Adjunct Staff will be asked to help with the International History Bee and Bowl World Championship preliminary rounds, and other events (not including the pre-trip to Normandy and Brittany and the post-trip to the South of France) as applicable. Adjunct staff will not be needed for Final Rounds or Playoff Rounds. Being able to read quiz questions in clear English, and staffing at least one IAC event prior to the Olympiad (this can be done online this spring) is a prerequisite for being an Adjunct Staff member, as is passing a basic background check. The total time commitment for being an Adjunct Staff member is approximately 12 or 20 hours as follows:
- Adjunct Staff Basic Option
Training Session – 1 hour (during or immediately after the Battery Exam)
International History Bee prelims (reading or scoring; you should be prepared to read) – 3 hours
International History Bowl prelims (reading or scoring; you should be prepared to read) – 4 hours
One field trip or other competition – 1-3 hours
- Adjunct Staff Extended Option
All of the above and…
Additional event 1 (either chaperoning a field trip or reading questions) – 1-2 hours per competition or 2.5-3 hours per field trip
Additional event 2 (either chaperoning a field trip or reading questions) – 1-2 hours per competition or 2.5-3 hours per field trip
Additional event 3 (either chaperoning a field trip or reading questions) – 1-2 hours per competition or 2.5-3 hours per field trip
Additional event 4 (either chaperoning a field trip or reading questions) – 1-2 hours per competition or 2.5-3 hours per field trip
Additional event 5 (either chaperoning a field trip or reading questions) – 1-2 hours per competition or 2.5-3 hours per field trip
A. Basic Adjunct Staff receive a discount of $300.
B. Extended Adjunct Staff receive free Family & Friends Program admission or a discount of $500 if they are not otherwise taking part in the Family & Friends program.
C. Adjunct Staff do not need to be enrolled in the Family and Friends Program.
D. Adjunct Staff would staff the International History Bee and Bowl and any other competition in a different age division than their children are competing in.
E. For field trip chaperoning, this will likely be for events in which participants’ children take part.
F. Which additional events Adjunct Staff would staff are at the discretion of IAC and will be determined by July 20.
G. You must be 18 years old to be an Adjunct Staff Member. Siblings who are 18+ are allowed.
H. IAC reserves the right to reject Adjunct staff members who are unable to read questions at the level expected at our championship tournaments.
I. IAC likewise reserves the right to limit Adjunct Staff numbers, but we encourage everyone who is interested and capable of staffing to take advantage of this opportunity.
J. Remember that the Adjunct Staff Application period closes on June 1.
K. If you are unable to staff any of the events listed in the Adjunct Staff Basic Option, then it is not possible to be an Adjunct Staff member: all 4 events (the training session, the International History Bee and Bowl World Championships, and one other event at IAC’s discretion). These are all required, including both days of the History Bowl prelims).
