This year QMC is hosting the EPro8 Challenge again on Nov 1-2. The EPro8 Challenge is a competition in the form of an engineering and problem solving race. Every year over 9000 students from 800 schools from throughout New Zealand take part. We need years 5-8 students to compete!
See here for more information about EPro8. Teams compete to:
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If you are a regular film maker, here is an opportunity for you. The Someday Challenge is for students for any young people up to the age of 24. The challenge is to create a film that is under 5 minutes long and has a sustainability theme. Winning films will be entered into an international film festival, and students also receive prizes of camera equipment, vouchers and a trip to Weta Digital. Entries are open until September 14th 2018. To look at samples of previous winners and to see more details, see here. If you need support for your entry you can see Mrs Gooch at lunchtime in A5 any Thursday or email her on [email protected].
The Create1World competition is run by Massey University and is open to students from Years 9 - 13. The purpose of the competition is to explore ways in which creativity can be used to address global problems. Students are invited to create a work that fits into one of the following categories: media and social studies, speech and drama, creative writing or music. Cash prizes are awarded for winners. Details are here. Don't forget if you want any support, Mrs Gooch has Thursday lunchtimes available in A5 to help you with your entry. Entries are due on October 15th.
ICAS preparation support will continue to be offered in A5 during lunchtimes in Term 3 for any Middle School and Junior School students enrolled in the English and Maths ICAS exams coming up in July and August. However, this slot is also available for any student from Junior, Middle or Senior Schools, who would like support or to chat about any of the competitions and opportunities mentioned on this webpage. Mrs Gooch can help you with getting your entries in, nutting out ideas, getting resources you might need or connecting you with other students who might be interested in the same thing. So Thursday lunchtimes, Term 3, A5 with Mrs Gooch - come on over.
YOUNG NZ WRITERS YOUTH LAUREATE AWARD
Young NZ Writers in conjunction with Phantom Feather Press announce the national Young NZ Writers Youth Laureate Award, a free-to-enter programme intended to develop and publish a New Zealand student novelist. The prize is for the youth author of an unpublished fiction manuscript to be mentored by a New Zealand author/editor to have a novella-length manuscript developed for publication by Phantom Feather Press under an imprint for youth writers. The winning student will receive NZ$200 prize money, an ongoing in depth one-on-one mentorship with a published author/editor to bring the work to publishable standard, and a contract for publication (ebook and print), including five free print author copies. The winner will also receive a bespoke cover for their work illustrated acclaimed Australian artist and author David Schembri with overall design and layout by writer-designer Alicia Ponder. The winner will be announced in January 2019 and a prize-giving and book launch to be held at GeyserCon science fiction and fantasy conference at Rotorua at Queen’s Birthday Weekend in June 2019. Submissions Open 1 July through to midnight 1 December, 2018. Any manuscripts received outside these dates and which do not adhere to the guidelines listed below will NOT be opened. Manuscripts should be sent to [email protected] with your name, title of the work, and LAUREATE in the subject line. Open to: All current New Zealand intermediate and secondary students (includes home schooled) For fiction novelettes/novels: Wordcount 10,000 – 30,000 words [no less than 10,000 words and no more than 30,000 words] Book cover/formatting will be at the publisher’s discretion Youngnzwriters reserve the right not to award the prize if judges consider no suitable manuscript has been submitted. Our judges have a STRONG preference for speculative stories (science fiction, fantasy and horror) and/or stories with a New Zealand flavour. Manuscripts MUST be: The student’s own writing and not plagiarised from any other work. A novel/novelette of no less than 10,000 words and no more than 30,000 words. In .doc or .rtf format. Please do NOT send a googledoc file. Times New Roman, 12pt, double spaced, indented for paragraphs (strictly no TABS or spaces). Page numbers would be helpful. No colours, bold, or odd fonts (you can use italics for emphasis). Checked for spelling, grammar and punctuation. A title page which includes the author name, contact details (including an alternative email address if you are using your school email), and title of the work. Please also include a sentence confirming that the work has NOT been plagiarised and is all your own work. Enter here. The annual QMC creative writing competition is now open. All students are invited to enter. Categories are Junior School, Middle School and Senior School - see the poster attached. Entries are due on Friday 28th September.
If you are interested in design and are between 10 - 15 years old, give this competition a try. The Department of Conservation is wanting a fresh design for a t-shirt that will raise awareness about their Kakapo recovery programme. More details on this link.
See the message below from Ballantynes Department Store in Christchurch.
As part of our annual fashion week, Ballantynes Department Store Christchurch is launching Ballantynes Emerging Designers Competition 2018. The winner of this competition will have the chance to launch their debut fashion collection with Ballantynes Contemporary Lounge. Details are:
The grand prize winner will receive:
Please click here to download a promotional poster, full details of the competition including how to enter, terms and conditions and the judging panel profiles. How to enter: More information on https://www.ballantynes.co.nz/emergingdesigners We look forward to all their entries! All the best Ballantynes Department Store The Aotearoa Social Studies Educators' Network (ASSEN) is the national network of expertise for social studies education in primary and secondary schools in NZ. They started this year, and need a logo! They're looking for a design and visual communication student to put their brilliant skills to work. Your logo for ASSEN needs to be bright, colourful, instantly recognisable, and relevant to social studies education in 21st century Aotearoa. The prize is $500 for yourself, and $500 for your school. Enter online through our Facebook page or email [email protected] for more information. Entries close 5pm, Friday 31 August.
If you are a keen writer, consider entering your writing work into the Re-Draft short story writing competition for teenagers. Winners get their work published. Entries are due on 1 September each year.
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