LAUNCH OF NATIONAL DRAWING/ART & ESSAY CONTEST

NATIONAL ASPnet AND UNESCO CLUBS CONTEST

 TOPIC: the Sustainable Development Goals – Playing my part

Introduction

How do you imagine the world you want to live in? What are your expectations and wishes for the future? What do you think is important in order to live a satisfying and happy life?

In 2015, the United Nations developed a 17-step plan to promoting the sustainable development of our planet. This schedule is meant to address the above-mentioned questions and challenges of current generations all over the world as well as give tools of answers and solutions to them.

In this context, sustainability and development refer to a concept that aims to preserve the world and its resources in a way that those resources can both meet needs of current as well as of future generations in a dignified way. In order to achieve this principal aim, the UN defined the 17 goals, which need to be reached by 2030, in order to guarantee the sustainable development of our planet. The specific goals are designed to balance social, economic and ecological aspects of our environment and make it worth living.

As part of her 60^th Anniversary, the Ghana National Commission for UNESCO is organizing a contest for pupils/students of ASPnet schools and UNESCO Clubs to create awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals and for young ones to point out ways and means of supporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.                                                                              

Expectation

Pupils/students, in participating in this contest, are requested to demonstrate how they can contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, using short essays, poems and drawings/paintings.

Rules

1. Entries are open to ASPnet (Basic Schools) and UNESCO Club (Senior High Schools) fraternity in Ghana.
2. Each school is expected to submit a maximum of five (5) entries.
3. Entries from Basic schools should include the lower and upper primaries as well as the JHS.
4. The length of essays should be between 250 – 350 words (ASPnet) and 450 – 500 words (UNESCO Clubs).
5. Drawings/paintings should be done either on A4, A3 or A2 sheets using crayons, pencils, colour pencils and other colouring materials.
6. All entries should be marked with the topic of the contest, name of pupil/student, age, school, location, region and school head or club coordinator’s contact details.

 Awards

A jury of experts will be constituted to select award-winning entries.

Categories:

Drawing/Art:

1st Prize Winner:

A plaque of recognition

Two sets of Galileoscopes

Art materials

2^nd Prize Winner:

A Certificate of participation

A set of Galileoscope

Art materials

3^rd Prize Winner:

A Certificate of participation

A set of Galileoscope

Art materials

 Short essays/poems:

 1^st Prize Winner:

A plaque of recognition

Two sets of Galileoscopes

Writing materials

2^nd Prize Winner:

A Certificate of participation

A set of Galileoscope

Writing materials

 3^rd Prize Winner:

A Certificate of participation

A set of Galileoscope

Writing materials

Additionally, best entries would be showcased on the website of the Ghana National Commission for UNESCO.

Deadline: All entries must reach the address below by Friday, 9^th November, 2018:

The Secretary-General

Ghana National Commission for UNESCO

Ministry of Education

Accra

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