wUNICEF X EDUCATION Creative Writing Competition

Introduction:

Fortoomanychildren,though,schoolisnotalwaysapositiveexperience.Someenduredifficult
conditions,likemissingorinadequateteachingmaterialsormakeshiftsanitationfacilities.Otherslack
competentteachersandappropriatecurricula.Stillothersmaybeforcedtocontendwithdiscrimination,
harassmentandevenviolence.Theseconditionsarenotconducivetolearningordevelopment,andnochild
shouldhavetoexperiencethem.

UNICEFXEducationCreativeWritingCompetitionisastudentinitiatedeventhostedatRCHK.Theaimof
thiseventistopromoteUNICEFeducationawareness,suchas:

*Qualityofeducation
*Discriminationandharassmentinvolved
*Learningenvironment

Mostchildren/teenagersinHongKongareprivilegedenoughtohaveaccesstoamyriadofknowledge,but
thismaynotthecaseforotherslivinginthirdworldcountrieslikeSyria.AsIBlearners,westrivetospreadthis
messagethroughawritingcompetitionthatisbothenjoyableandmeaningful.Participantscanchoosetheirown
writingtype(shortstory,memoir)andcomeupwiththeirowntopic,aslongasitsrelevanttothetheme.

a. Whatarewedoing?

i.
ii.
iii.
iv.

Aim
Date
PurposeofthisProject
NatureoftheProject(cooperating/jointwithUNICEFEducation)

b. BackgroundoftheClub
i. NatureoftheEnglishWriting(i.e.whatdowewanttoseefromthepiecesofwriting)
ii. OutcomeoftheCompetition(i.e.raiseawareness+distributewriting)
iii. Possible1sentencebackgroundofUNICEFatRCHK(havingaclub/membersinthe
Educationclubworkingonthis,etc.)

1. OverviewofProject

UNICEFSecondaryEnglishWritingCompetition
(howitwillbeorganised)
(AdmissionsGroup)
i.
Willitbefunded?Donations?
SPARC(weonlyneedasmallamountforprizes)
ii.
Howarewesplittingitup?

Thiscompetitionistargetedtowardsecondarystudents.Categorieswillbedivided
accordingtoyeargroups:
Junior:Y79
Senior:Y1013

iii.
CountsasserviceorCAS?
iv.

Creativeand/orserviceifparticipantssuccessfullypromoteawarenessofeducation
issuearoundtheworld(NeedtoconfirmwithMs.KuyperandMs.Paterson.)
v.
Whatwillstudentsdowhentheysignup(anypayment,howmuchtheywill
write)?

Agooglesignupformwillbecreatedpriorthesignupday.Participantsarerequiredto
submittheirdetails(name,yeargroupetc)inadditionasentenceortwobriefly
outliningwhattheywillbewritingaboutintheiressay.

b. SpecificDates+Duration(AdmissionsGroup)
i.
Whenwillsignupsopen
AroundMarch
AfterCNYbreak(14th24thFeb[CPDdayincluded]).Theweekafterstudents
returnfromtheholidayswouldbesuitable,whichisthebeginningofMarch.
ii.
Howlongsignups/submissionswilllast
Twomonths
iii.
Whenwilleverythingbejudged(howlong)
StartingfromearlyMaytoneartheendofMay/startofJune(givearoundamonthfor
judgestojudge)
iv.
Promotiondatesandannouncingwinners
WinnerstobeannouncedinJune
v.
DistributionofEssaystoraiseawareness
1. Postessaysonhubwallsforpublicviewingandtopromoteawareness
2. PostonARC

c. NatureofEssay(ThemeGroup)
i.
Whatwearelookingfor
ii.
Generalexpectations/Rubrics

iii.

Possiblecopyright/plagiarismpolicies(Turnitin)

Wearelookingforcreativewritingpiecesthatcapturetheeducationcrisis(acrisiswhenkids
lackopportunitiestoreceiveeducation,whetherthroughthelensofagrowingchildren,a
youngadultstrugglingtofindhim/herselfqualifiedforwork.Thispieceshouldbewritten
withinthirdworldcountriesinacaptivating,creativeandmovingmanner.Thetypesofpieces
wearewillingseearecreative,persuasiveanddescriptive.Theessayshouldbetalkingabout
eitheroneofthefollowingtopics:

Creative:Talkingabouttheeducationcrisiswithinthirdworldcountriesinthe
perspectiveofachildlivinginthatregion.Talkingintheperspectiveofstudentswho
receivelowqualityeducationinathirdworldcountryhowtheycope,theirfeelings,
theirdreams.(See
BoyOverboard
byMorrisGleitzman).Essentiallywriteastorythat
isfactualandgivesreadersanideaofwhatitistohavenoeducationwhilemixing
creativityintothemix.

Persuasive:Howeverychildintheworldshouldreceiveadequateeducation?with3
validreasons.Includefactorssuchas

Descriptive:Describetherelationsinbetweenthemandeducation,andsomecrucial
momentsoftheirsrelatedtoeducation.

d. JudgesfortheEssay(AdmissionsGroup)
i.
Specifications
AskMr.Harveyforresourcestosetuptherubricafterproposaliscomplete
Preferably,
1. Content
2. Organizationandstructure
ii.
Howwewillfindthem
Mr.HarveywillhelpfindteachersfromtheEnglishdepartmenttomarkthe
essays.

2. TentativeTimelinefortheproject(Hopefullydoneinatableformwithdatesontheleft
column,andtasksontheright)(PromotionsGroup)
a. DatesforPromotions
b. Competition
c. DatesforAssessingtheEssays

Time

Task

21stFebruary

Finishcreatingposterandemailtodifferentyearlevel

25thFebruary

StartPromotion

25thFebruary

Startrecievingwriting

1stMay

Deadlineforhandingin

MayJune

AssessEssay

2ndJune

AnnounceWinner

3. Budget(WhereApplicable)(PromotionsGroup)
a. Ifthereisnobudget,justmentionaboutpossiblefundraising
b. Budgetofpromotions(printing/gettingitsorted)
c. Additionalcosts

4. RolesofIndividualCommitteeTeams(MentionIndividualRolesAccordingto
Group)
a. ThemeGroupStructuringthetitle/themeofessay
b. AdmissionsGroupContactingteacherjudges,settinggoogleform
c. AdvertisementGroup/TimelineGroupAdvertisingtheeventaroundschool(Online,
posters,assemblyannouncement)

5. Promotions
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.

FacebookPagetoallowpeopleoutsideofschooltoknowmoreandparticipate
Emailtoallyearlevel
Posteraroundtheschool
Announcementsineveryyearlevelassembly(yr713)
Getteachersinvolvesotheywillbringotherstoo
Shortvideoforassembly