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Primus Hutchinson
Thursday, May 13, 2004 - Primary schools students island-wide from grade
4 to 6 are being targeted for an Effective Public Speaking Competition. The
competition is being organised by the Water Resources Unit (WRU) of the Ministry
of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, as part of its Schools Water Network and
in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development,
Youth and Sports
The participating students will be expected to speak on the topic “Water and
Disasters,” the theme for World Water Day 2004, which is observed on March 22nd
annually.
Communications Assistant, Jeanne Joseph says the district level of the
competition got underway on Monday, May 10th and ended this Friday, May 14th.
However, schools have been given until the 20th to prepare for the finals on
Friday, May 21st where they will choose one school to represent their particular
district.
According to Ms. Joseph, the aim is to offer primary schools students the
experience of speaking on a public platform, the incentive to formulate ideas on
an important subject, in that case, “Water and Disasters”, and the discipline in
dealing with a topic in a limited time.
The adjudicators will attach great importance to the content of the speeches and
the logic and weight of the arguments developed, along with the impact created
on the audience.
Prizes will be awarded to both the participating schools and students. The
winning school and student will receive the MAFF-WRU Trophy, while each member
of the wining, second and third place teams will receive an individual award and
an award for their school. Some of the prizes will include book vouchers, a
TV-VCR, Internet Cards and Dinner Vouchers.
This first ever Effective Public Speaking Competition for Primary Schools will
above all, provide the participants the opportunity of learning and practising
high standards of expression and presentation.
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