School Registration
Registering for Walker Model Congress is a simple four step process. If you need an extension on the deadlines below, please contact the Director of External Relations, Asha Iyer, and we would be glad to accommodate you. If you have missed these deadlines and are still interested in attending, please email us as soon as possible. Please note that delegates choosing to attend without being part of a school delegation should refer themselves to the Individual Delegate Registration section of this website. Fortunately, this year, delegates will be able to submit their fees electronically.
Step One: Register Your School
Walker Model Congress is open to all middle and high schools. Begin the registration process for your school by filling out the forms below and sending in a non-refundable $30 school deposit to the address listed on the Deposit Form.
Registration Form
Responses must be submitted by February 5th, 2016.
Deposit FormThis form is due by February 5th, 2016.
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Step Two: Register Your Delegates
Walker Model Congress welcomes delegations of any size. Collect a group of interested students at your school, take a survey of their committee preferences, secure $20 per delegate, and submit your survey results below and payment online. Please note that middle schoolers will only be allowed to select House or Special committees, and high schoolers will only be allowed to select Senate or Special committees. While we will do everything we can to uphold delegate committee requests, sometimes these requests cannot be honored. These are assigned on a first come, first serve basis, so sponsors should expect to receive an email with the school's committee assignments from the Director of External Relations within a few days after submitting the request. After you receive this email, please email us back with which delegate will be in which role.
Committee Request FormThis form must be submitted by February 5th, 2016. Online registration for full delegate payment has closed. Fees must be submitted by snail mail to the following address:
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School attn: Dr. Jeff McGee 1000 N. Lombardy Street Richmond, VA 23220 |
Step Three: Train Your Delegates, or Have Us Train Them For You
One of the key ingredients to a successful and informative debate is preparation. In committees, we typically adhere to a system of parliamentary procedure in order to keep a fruitful debate flowing. Since this may seen cumbersome and daunting for new delegates, we are in the process of creating flow-sheets and videos to help explain the progression of debate both in Congressional and Special committees.
Additionally, this year we are requiring that delegates come to the conference with some form of preparation beyond reading the briefings posted on committee pages. Delegates in Congressional committees should write a position paper on both of the designated topics in their committee. Position papers give delegates an introduction to the issues they are debating and the party they are representing. In addition, delegates should also outline solutions to these issues in their paper. Delegates should bring a copy of their position paper to the Friday night session of Walker Model Congress. Sample position papers will be posted in late October. Preparation for special committees varies from committee to committee, so please check their respective pages for more information. Please emphasize the importance of coming prepared to your delegates.
Since many soon-to-be delegates have never used parliamentary procedure before or written a bill, it is very important to give them a starting ground from which to work. In addition to the materials that will be posted on this website, you as the sponsor could host mock sessions in your classes or after school. Additionally, members of the Board of Directors are willing to come to your school in the afternoon to host a training session on parliamentary procedure and/or bill writing. If you are interested, please sign up in the link below and we will contact you with further information.
Please submit this form by January 23rd, 2016 for priority training scheduling.
Additionally, this year we are requiring that delegates come to the conference with some form of preparation beyond reading the briefings posted on committee pages. Delegates in Congressional committees should write a position paper on both of the designated topics in their committee. Position papers give delegates an introduction to the issues they are debating and the party they are representing. In addition, delegates should also outline solutions to these issues in their paper. Delegates should bring a copy of their position paper to the Friday night session of Walker Model Congress. Sample position papers will be posted in late October. Preparation for special committees varies from committee to committee, so please check their respective pages for more information. Please emphasize the importance of coming prepared to your delegates.
Since many soon-to-be delegates have never used parliamentary procedure before or written a bill, it is very important to give them a starting ground from which to work. In addition to the materials that will be posted on this website, you as the sponsor could host mock sessions in your classes or after school. Additionally, members of the Board of Directors are willing to come to your school in the afternoon to host a training session on parliamentary procedure and/or bill writing. If you are interested, please sign up in the link below and we will contact you with further information.
Please submit this form by January 23rd, 2016 for priority training scheduling.
Training Session Sign Up Form
Refund Policy
Walker Model Congress expects schools and delegates who register to uphold their commitment to attend. However, we understand that in extenuating circumstances a delegate or even an entire school may need to cancel their registration. In such cases, the $30 school deposit fee will not be refunded. However, depending on the date of cancellation, delegate fees may be partially refunded. The following schedule will apply to all cancellations and refunds:
- Students will be refunded 50% of their delegate fee if notice of cancellation is received on or before January 23rd, 2016.
- Cancellations received after January 23rd, 2016 will not receive any refund.
Please send all requests for cancellations and refunds to the Undersecretary of Conference Preparation, Andrew McCullough.
- Students will be refunded 50% of their delegate fee if notice of cancellation is received on or before January 23rd, 2016.
- Cancellations received after January 23rd, 2016 will not receive any refund.
Please send all requests for cancellations and refunds to the Undersecretary of Conference Preparation, Andrew McCullough.