Fifth edition of Spelling Bee contest launched
The fifth edition of Spelling Bee, a programme, which improves spelling and literacy and important life skills of pupils, has been launched in Accra on Friday.
The programme that seeks to help school children to become responsible and well-balanced adults would be televised from December 2011 to February next year.
More than 120 basic schools nation-wide are expected to compete for the enviable title of “The Spelling Bee 2012 Champion”.
The Spelling Bee, organised by Young Educators Foundation (YEF), is the local version of the internationally acclaimed “Scripps Spelling Bee”, based in the United States of America (USA), and Ghana continues to be the only African country eligible to participate in event.
Mr Stephen Adu, Acting Deputy Director General of Ghana Education Service (GES), launching the programme, lauded YEF for extending the contest to include all the 10 Regions in the country, saying it would afford the less-endowed schools an opportunity to exhibit their intellectual prowess.
He said the dwindling reading habits among school children needed to be arrested by educational authorities, schools, corporate organisations, international agencies, parents and guardians.
Mr Adu called on schools participating in the contest to include strategies learnt, and study materials used in the teaching of English Language.
“That Ghana is the only African country participating in the international version of The Spelling Bee (Scripps Spelling Bee in USA) says a lot about our educational system,” he noted.
Mrs Eugenia Tachie-Menson, Country Director of YEF, said as part of the programme, it had organised workshops on spelling techniques for teachers and pupils of participating schools to create a better understanding as well as equip them for the contest.
She said there would be regional competitions where three pupils would be selected from each participating school and brought to compete for the grand finale out of which the top three would be honoured.
Mrs Tachie-Menson said “The prize package for the top three includes GH¢1,500, GH¢1,200 and GH¢1,000 savings accounts from ECOBANK Junior Saver Account.
The top prize is an all-expenses paid trip to USA to participate in the Scripps Spelling Bee competition in May, 2012, sponsored by title sponsor; Indomie Noodles”.
Source: GNA
Fifth edition of Spelling Bee contest launched
The fifth edition of Spelling Bee, a programme, which improves spelling and literacy and important life skills of pupils, has been launched in Accra on Friday.
The programme that seeks to help school children to become responsible and well-balanced adults would be televised from December 2011 to February next year.
More than 120 basic schools nation-wide are expected to compete for the enviable title of “The Spelling Bee 2012 Champion”.
The Spelling Bee, organised by Young Educators Foundation (YEF), is the local version of the internationally acclaimed “Scripps Spelling Bee”, based in the United States of America (USA), and Ghana continues to be the only African country eligible to participate in event.
Mr Stephen Adu, Acting Deputy Director General of Ghana Education Service (GES), launching the programme, lauded YEF for extending the contest to include all the 10 Regions in the country, saying it would afford the less-endowed schools an opportunity to exhibit their intellectual prowess.
He said the dwindling reading habits among school children needed to be arrested by educational authorities, schools, corporate organisations, international agencies, parents and guardians.
Mr Adu called on schools participating in the contest to include strategies learnt, and study materials used in the teaching of English Language.
“That Ghana is the only African country participating in the international version of The Spelling Bee (Scripps Spelling Bee in USA) says a lot about our educational system,” he noted.
Mrs Eugenia Tachie-Menson, Country Director of YEF, said as part of the programme, it had organised workshops on spelling techniques for teachers and pupils of participating schools to create a better understanding as well as equip them for the contest.
She said there would be regional competitions where three pupils would be selected from each participating school and brought to compete for the grand finale out of which the top three would be honoured.
Mrs Tachie-Menson said “The prize package for the top three includes GH¢1,500, GH¢1,200 and GH¢1,000 savings accounts from ECOBANK Junior Saver Account.
The top prize is an all-expenses paid trip to USA to participate in the Scripps Spelling Bee competition in May, 2012, sponsored by title sponsor; Indomie Noodles”.
Source: GNA