Six fun competitions for SA teachers and their classes

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Submitted by Fiona Beal</i><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are a number of competitions available for SA teachers at the moment. I will advertise them here by their closing dates:</span></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. (21 June closing date): Sub-Saharan Africa Schools Olympic Truce Competition</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t7p-TGvjyRU1K0cyNUqx7J0tznqJ9kDgjd2ZUlcMSCJeMWG04hdQAk9ExKFsjb2qSyhoGWIIRcEVk-IXe7ctfA6AGPphKqUWkR5anCOQe3xaMEMr-oYM1y8RFGSLQ6sNv2dEGL7apf0/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5m24rG7E2ecujUa5NW_07h6pDGDAee41W5z2y5ZTbIlJOyshIZTEbvcXbYhELUaf3ujartcNUJgmWPLyKo93dqkx4cUBXXYfIXUC0szaIoG6BuxkGH3aUECThdj2DLf_RkfzEm7bfp2U/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click </span><a href="http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/warm-up-for-the-games/warm-up-for-the-games-competition" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">here</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> for more information on the Olympic Truce competition</span>.</span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The competition is simple and flexible, to meet the needs of any classroom. It gives students the opportunity to go beyond sport and learn about the ideals behind the Games. Pupils will work together as a team, participate in exploratory learning and engage with the spirit of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Winning entries will be selected from each of the following regions - Eastern Africa, Western Africa and Southern Africa. The winning schools will receive £500 to run an international event for pupils, teachers and the school community. The winning class will receive a certificate, and you’ll also get the opportunity to show your work to a wider audience. Winning entries will be displayed in a special online gallery and in exhibitions at the British Council office in your country</span>.<br /><br /><b><u>C<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">ompetition formats</span></u></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />Entries to the competition should be in one of the following three formats:<br />Poster - A3 size, scanned or digitally photographed<br />Digital presentation - PowerPoint, slideshow, Photo Story or any other digital format<br />Newspaper or magazine article - digital text format (MS Word, Adobe PDF or similar) with or without photos</span><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Getting started</u></b><br />We’ve got a range of great ideas to kick start your school’s work on the Games. Download our free <a href="http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/warm-up-for-the-games/resources">project templates</a>, get inspiration from the Olympic Truce Project Templates, or take a look at our <a href="http://getset.london2012.com/en/get-set-goes-global/get-set-for-the-olympic-truce">Olympic Truce learning resources</a>. And find out what other teachers from around the world are doing in our <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#inbox/137a258718f4f7e9">discussion forum</a>.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. (</span></b><b>19 May 2012 to 1 September 2012):</b> </span><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Global Rockstar competition</span><br /><a href="http://www.global-rockstar.com/?ct=t%28New_Contest6_12_2012%29" title="http://www.global-rockstar.com/?ct=t(New_Contest6_12_2012)">http://www.global-rockstar.com/?ct=t(New_Contest6_12_2012)</a></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFauYu_D33lyRxDeSlnfIsE_MGl5p-QHQ126kgdujmW9nphxtdXMfCNQ1AUU2P32IU1Bw_nBfPIlt__YCCeRnD_3pPS1EVR8WLCXf4rpl7skHMWVcTiPoaGvugbSNJWaQRmI2zAnJDDGM/s1600-h/image%25255B7%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3QWBd7qfvkbO-vCK9wuk_Ot9shK92CqKfYFGTwPa-Ru2kfa5BFBwYE7gM3U6w8Q3JEc_uq8GDXVmc_JA_sXWYjGMs0NcWYrvdBV5FhLsnGb1vK2itugUzpPCwFMwr1QERNiHokc2qxE/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After the great success of <a href="http://www.global-rockstar.net/">http://www.global-rockstar.net</a><br />we launched <a href="http://www.global-rockstar.com/">http://www.global-rockstar.com</a> today<br />to give musicians and bands great opportunities to promote their careers globally</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Become Global Rockstar 2012 & get featured on the new album.<br />Go to <a href="http://www.global-rockstar.com/">http://www.global-rockstar.com</a>. to find out more. </span><br /><b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">It is simple!</span></b> <br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. upload your video or share a YouTube Link on Global Rockstar from 19 May 2012 to 1 September 2012 </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. get people to vote for your video from 1 September 2012 to 1 December 2012.</span></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">3. (6 September - closing date): <a href="http://e-classroom.co.za/cartoon-network-animation-generation-competition-2012/">Cartoon Network Animation Generation Competition 2012</a></span></b></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Go to <a href="http://e-classroom.co.za/category/competitions/">http://e-classroom.co.za/category/competitions/</a> for more details plus the entry form. This competition is for 6 – 14 years old students</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9wtcWo2XrTEp7MK0mUzwFiIPY2QkWmoAU5aOeSXjJyPPn6d32Vx4yYCWiULuhe_qrTFRS-g8YZnfFo9P1jgfuO1dBMm2g8KyQamB-AyR1FS5almBhLBzitDBsW9znEivhvcPNqadANM/s1600-h/image%25255B25%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FcHPhk9dYM-xDDlj2mBI7Ek4M3TX2audMtuWkLcYxGEkqubqEUl4dltg8TfgdbI4yhxQeAde2OinmkPasuekIHMwTANXaPEsA7ZyU-EJQ6P2Jm9Ra0U0_ozOoMgScVEw66NEACTDo1w/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="282" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To enter the competition, all learners need to do is draw a NEW character for “The Amazing World of Gumball”, and to incorporate their character into a colourful poster design. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are only two conditions: the learners’ work must be original (so no tracing); and as imaginative and original as possible! </span></div><br /><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">4. (21 September 2012 - closing date): Classroom of the Future Grade 6 competition</span></b><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Go to <a href="http://e-classroom.co.za/category/competitions/">http://e-classroom.co.za/category/competitions/</a>  for more details plus the entry form</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2FJIuJkEaFNX-faAK3N2yEfjAS7smmAo9y5oEupoHbkoOqusBDTqalyx6DrXTse6Tb1ElWa-EbX9IwC5yyWGOP81yyrXQJ8kK_3qiOZ1gGsSDqSBwmz3QNPM6trngBc9E4_6x6iDmtA/s1600-h/image%25255B10%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHm7S80hKIwnGRSwtiMQAdqwi35onFzxBD93k8EIZbcGPviZcMuZVr_yYx2ihnQddccx1O8uEDYLInv-MJ5luB-99ysCuFqzTNBX3Zm1jZwjLky6Ed8gWtIzdgQH_SZMXdFlxs35F22QI/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What should teamwork, originality, communication, and critical thinking look like in a classroom of the future? What tools and systems should today’s teachers use to prepare their students for tomorrow?</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">5. (30 September - closing date ) Lucky Star competition</span><br /> </b><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go to <a href="http://e-classroom.co.za/category/competitions/">http://e-classroom.co.za/category/competitions/</a> for more details plus the entry form</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKv3F7Q2BoBdgVnwASrYXhH4h_tBAgWTmRWA-HYsyfXsKdVW_pgq4i_d8xxiNVSLJc_S_WqRPli0-GWaFM0iTC4gKxxePTnyptQ8na8tQ5Si_HnACywk_vy1cytJW2vMCynxKFts6vcU/s1600-h/image%25255B14%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOxm6y9drGjmWhcum_j-Vhe11B0pgIY-rwmxa8OqsIDmpakrshU4vNeQ8sZ5eXrq74-dvylu1z8mfezJkUwOPhWKyLrGep2SEIPC-8Q56vLYi0iUBZwKaHu3kIIrhxb0HBQ9-JLcrKQg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="332" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Learners need to create their very own unique and delicious fish dish and submit their entries. Your entries should include: The recipe of your fish dish typed or written out Photos showing us your delicious fish dish Open to all Schools and Age Groups. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">6. (31 October 2012 - closing date): Collect-a-can 2012 Schools Competition</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Go to <a href="http://e-classroom.co.za/category/competitions/">http://e-classroom.co.za/category/competitions/</a> for more details plus the entry form</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzIhOWVsqx6QdBY8aek7ZuCCu6N_hbpfbHss6Q-Gq51v3tsUVYClnGlLpOzykQmeajxFa0u-YNDy482GobpMtfNk2q2tizqWRsGYhSigC24knL_Si7tAU2hcXJBX0sgjd2s6mJKpar_4/s1600-h/image%25255B22%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmxlokEybo0UfeQ5HTCeruCKBIAtiCm198HH2VEC6Hhtbkx5iElbcEc43B9a9fUvLzcYsixkCOe_Tgc-9s5odUNNqdSErFIvTLZnXmKGBEkrTLn63PIZzJJQ-YF9pC-mujzYfhe5zZZ0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="304" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Competitions Six fun competitions for SA teachers and their classes

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