20 March, 2009
· Filed under competition · Tagged A Level, A2, AS, competition, GCSE, Year 10, Year 11
The Diocese of Westminster is holding a competition to encourage young people to write about their faith. The first prize is a cheque for £200. The competition is for young people aged 16-19. The Diocese website writes:
On the theme of ‘My Faith Matters’, if you are aged between 16 and 19, it offers you a chance to write about what your Catholic faith means to you and why it is important to the way you live your life in the 21st Century. The Writing Competition is open to all Catholic young people aged between 16 and 19 who either live or study in the Diocese of Westminster.
The rules are:
1. You must be over 16 or under 19 years of age on 1 August 2009
2. The title of your article must be ‘My Faith Matters’ and it should be on the theme of why your Catholic faith is important to you.
3. The article must be no longer than 1,000 words and should be typed, include a word count and be submitted on A4 paper.
4. The article must be sent by post, to arrive no later than 1 August 2009, to: WR Writing Competition, Archbishop’s House, Ambrosden Avenue, London SW1P 1QJ
5. The article must be accompanied by a completed entry form which can be found below.
6. If you require acknowledgement of your entry, you must enclose a stamped addressed envelope. Entries will not be returned, so please keep a copy!
7. The Diocese of Westminster reserves the right to publish the winning entries in its newspapers, websites or other media/publications.
8. The winning entries will be announced no later than 30 September 2009.
For more information, and to download the entry form, visit the Diocesan Website.
12 October, 2008
· Filed under competition, news · Tagged Black History Month, competition
There is always plenty going on in the RE department to celebrate Black History Month.
Year 7s are learning what the Bible has to say about racism, and what the Catholic Church has to say about racism. They will also be taking part in the Let’s Kick Racism Out of Football campaign. The weeks of action are 16 – 28 October. Year 7 pupils will be encouraged to write poems and to take part in the Kick It Out Football Tournament. Watch this space for more details!
Year 8s have been learning about either Archbishop Desmond Tutu or Martin Luther King. They have been invited to take part in a competition which will involve them researching the life of a significant black Christian and presenting their findings in a manner of their choosing. Follow the links to find out more!
Year 9s have been studying the life of Rosa Parks, and will have considered which “gospel values” can be seen in her life and actions.
What are you doing to mark Black History Month?
22 May, 2008
· Filed under competition · Tagged art, competition
The deadline for the National Association of Teachers of RE Spirited Arts Competition is 31 July 2008. Follow this link to the website to find out more about the Spirited Arts Competion. You can see examples of previous winners here. This year, the themes to inspire you are:
Vision!
A Fairer World
Spiritual Stories
Giving Thanks
Searching for God
If any of you would like to enter your work, please see Mrs Kambalu for more details.
4 March, 2008
· Filed under competition, website · Tagged art, competition, God, music, poetry
Are you a budding artist? If you think you can reflect artistically on some spiritual themes, then perhaps you should consider entering the NATRE Spirited Arts competition.
Making your entries:
* The competition is open to all pupils aged 5-19.
* Pupils should write briefly about your art work.
* Entries should be not larger than A3 in size. Good digital photos of 3-D entries are welcome.
* Schools may send no more than 8 entries to the national competition. School based or local judging can take place before these are sent.
* No entries will be awarded prizes unless they arrive at NATRE on or before 31st July 2008.
* All entries must have the pupils’ name, age, school address and email address clearly marked on them (on the back is fine).
* Entries via ICT digital video and other multimedia approaches, and group entries, are encouraged – special mention will be made on the website of the best of these.
* Entries become the property of NATRE, the National Association for Teachers of RE. They may be used in web and other publishing.
* Winning and commended entries will be added to the Art in Heaven web gallery.
So if you’d like to see your work on a national website, then look at the website or ask Mrs Kambalu for more details.
The topics are: Vision!, A Fairer World, Spiritual Stories, Giving Thanks and Searching for God.
There is also a poetry competition.
