I'm a Global Citizen Competition - I'm a Global Citizen!

The Competition

The Competition is launched today on December 20th now so you have plenty of time to get ready for it!

The name of the competition is ‘I’m a Global Citizen’ and we would like you to tell us about how you are a global citizen in the following ways:

You can choose from one of the 4 ways of telling us how you are a Global Citizen and if your entry is chosen as one the top three from your country from each category, you will stand a chance to win our top three prizes of 1st, 2nd & 3rd Global Winners!

Here’s what you can do to enter our competition

1. Make a poster

2. Write an article for a magazine or a newspaper

3. Write a poem or a song

4. Make a visual presentation – a PPT or a slideshow or a video

Basic rules of the competition ...

Here are the rules. There aren't many so we hope you will abide by them:

General Rules

1. Only one entry per person choosing one of the categories of entry below
2. You must inform your teacher that you will enter the competition and name that teacher on your Application Form which is also available from the top bar menu from the home page of this website under Competition
3. You must be between the ages of 11-17
4. You must complete your competition task by July 31st 2009 but you may complete it earlier if you wish – this will depend on your teacher’s decision.
5. Competition entries must be submitted in the format described in the ‘Competition Entry Format’ in the next section.
6. When you have completed you entry, you should hand it to your teacher who will send it, together with other entries from students in your class and/or school to the British Council Connecting Classrooms East Asia office at the address indicated below in the 'How to send your Competition Entry' section below

Competition Entry Format ...

Please ensure that your competition entries are in the following format:

1. Poster - the poster should be on A3 sized paper using any materials but please make sure that it can be seen clearly when either digitally photographed or scanned

2. Article for a magazine or a newspaper - this should be typed using MS Word or similar word processing package such as Open Office and may contain images. The must be no more than 3 digital images in your article. The article should be no fewer than 100 words and no more than 500 words

3. Poem or a song. This can be either written using MS Word or similar word processing package such as Open Office or recited or sung and recorded on an audio format electronic file. The only format accepted is MP3. The song or poem must be no longer than 3 minutes in duration when recited or sung.

4. Visual Presentation – this can be an MS PowerPoint or Open Office presentation or a slideshow or a video. The presentation or slideshow must contain no more than 15 slides or electronic images. The video must be no longer than 3 minutes in duration. Accepted formats for the slideshow or video are MPG, WMV, AVI, MOV, or FLV

How to send your Competition Entry

When you have completed your British Council Connecting Classrooms Global Citizen Competition application form and completed your competition task, please hand it to your teacher in the following format:

1. Poster - A3 hard copy format or digital format, either as a digital photo or a scanned digital image on CDROM

2. Article for a magazine or a newspaper - digital format using MS Word or similar word processing package such as Open Office on CDROM

3. Poem or a song. digital format using MS Word or similar word processing package such as Open Office as text or as audio as an MP3 file on CDROM.

4. Visual Presentation – digital format as described in the section above on CDROM or DVD

When your teacher has all of the entries and is ready to send them, they should send them to the British Council Connecting Classrooms East Asia office No Later then July 31st 2009:

British Council
Connecting Classrooms
East Asia

254 Chulalongkorn Soi 64
Siam Square, Phyathai Road
Pathumwan
Bangkok
10330