The Spelling Bee is a competition designed to inculcate the basic imperative of effective communication, ultimately impacting improved spelling skills, development of poise, increase students’ vocabulary, pronunciation and accurate word usage and it is organized by Young Educators Foundation; an NGO that promotes literacy and education, and franchise holders of Scripps National Spelling Bee, USA.
The Spelling Bee Nigeria is targeted at students between ages 8 – 13. The 2016 edition began with the training the trainers’ sessions at 2 venues:Abuja and Lagos, where Scripps Certified Linguistic professionals took teachers through an intensive 3-day training. The 2016 edition will be having participation from 8 states and the FCT, Abuja namely Lagos, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Kwara, Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Nasarrawa.
PEARSON EDUCATION has just been unveiled as the official dictionary of the Spelling Bee Nigeria.
50 Spellers representing schools from the 9 participating States successfully made it to the National Final this year. They will arrive Lagos for the 3-day camp with their Chaperones on April 20, 2016.
Schedule of Event at the National Camp April 20 -23, 2016:
April 20, (2pm – 8pm):Arrival and Registration of Contestants
April 21, (12pm – 4pm):Celebrities & Literary Icons Mentorship session
April 21, (5pm – 6pm):Round 1 of the competition (Vocabulary Test)
April 22, (9pm – 5pm):Final rounds of Oral Spelling
April 23, (6am – 11am):Departure of Contestants and closing of Camp
The Grand Finale of the 2016 Spelling Bee is schedule for April 22, 2016 at THE NECA Hall, Plot A2, Akin Balogun Street, CBD Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.
The awards for this year’s winners are 1st Prize, an all-expense paid trip to the 89th Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington DC, USA as a guest, plus a scholarship Fund, whilst the 2nd Prize is an all-expense paid trip to Pearson Publishing House, Harlow UK and a scholarship fund.
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