Geographic Alliance of Iowa

National Geographic Bee

Schools with students in grades 4-8 in the United States are eligible to participate in this annual competition.  Principals can find out how to register their schools by going to:  www.nationalgeographic.com/geographicbee. 

Schools that register by the deadline to conduct a school level Bee, receive all of the contest materials and information they need.  The school contest, with a minimum of six students participating, produces one school winner.  That one school Bee winner takes a qualifying test to determine the top 100 scoring students in each state who are invited to the state level Bees.  The winner of the (insert state name here) Bee represents (state name)  at the national finals in Washington, DC.  Check with your school to see if they participate in this annual event.  Registration normally ends October 15 every year,  the deadline is sometimes extended, so check with the website if it is after October 15 and you have not yet registered.