CHINA NOW 100 Words Schools Competition

We were very proud to be at the annual British Council HSBC Education Conference on Tuesday where Simon Heale , Chief Executive of CHINA NOW, launched the CHINA NOW 100 Words Schoools Competition. Taking the theme of ‘cultural similarities and differences’, the competition is open to secondary schools in China and the UK which are already working in partnership together. Students in each linked school are encouraged to write 100 word plays, one in English to be filmed by the Chinese school and one in Chinese to be filmed by the British school. The films are then posted onto a secure website where the partner schools will be able to see each others’ plays and make suggestions for changes up until the entry deadline. Schools have just under three months to write and make their films, which will be judged by a panel of experts drawn from China and the UK. There are two first prizes, which will enable up to five students and one member of staff from two Chinese schools to visit the UK in October 2008 for a week-long programme with their partner schools. Further information about the competition is available from office@chinanow.org.uk

The CHINA NOW 100 Words Schools Competition has been generously supported by HSBC and is part of CHINA NOW’s education programme. CHINA NOW – the UK’s largest ever festival of Chinese culture – takes place in 2008 to coincide with the Chinese New Year and continues through to the Beijing Olympics. With over 800 events across the UK, CHINA NOW will showcase the very best of modern Chinese society and culture, and offer an insight into China ‘s history. For more information check out www.chinanow.org.uk