World School Games is an Olympic style athletic and cultural event for teams or individuals currently enrolled in a secondary school – international, boarding or private – from across the globe. Teams or individual athletes participate as representatives of their school, athletic conference or city.
The six day event consists of medal contending athletic competitions, Olympic style opening ceremony, cultural and social events. Promotion and sharing of cultural ideals by the host city and among athletes is a centerpiece of the Games experience. All athletes and delegates are housed together at a local university.
The inaugural World School Games tookeplace July 16-21, 2009 at beautiful John Carroll University (www.jcu.edu) in Cleveland, Ohio USA, a large multi-ethnic city with a history of hosting major international events.