RSL Schools' ANZAC Competition

Dee Why RSL Northern Beaches

Schools' ANZAC Competition

 6 x $1,000 in prizes to be won

The Dee Why RSL Northern Beaches Schools’ ANZAC Competition is designed to encourage local primary schools to engage in the learnings for the ANZAC tradition, war time history and to encourage schools to commemorate not only the original ANZACs in the First World War but all service men and women who served, suffered or perished in all wars, conflicts and peace keeping missions.

The competition encourages creativity in the way that students commemorate ANZAC Day.

Opening date for 2017: Wednesday 8 February 2017

Closing date for 2017: Friday 31 March 2017

How to enter

To enter Dee Why RSL Northern Beaches Schools’ ANZAC competition, complete an entry form, provide submission material and ensure that the school Principal endorses your entry.

Before sending, check that your entry includes:

• a completed entry form with full contact details
• a description of the entry (up to 500 words)
• a list of reference or source materials used
• all items clearly labelled with the school’s name.

What qualifies as an entry?

Any of the following activities that demonstrate story telling around an event or person in any war, conflict or peace keeping missions that the Australian military participated in.

Activities include:

• 3 A4 page: Historical Journal Entry
• A4 Page: Poem (Any type of Poem)
• 1 A0 Size (841 x 1189 mm) :  Artwork
• Sculpture (to be submitted as high resolution images)

No bigger than 2m tall and weighing no more than 50kg

Bring your entry to school with your completed entry form and your teacher will arrange submission to the RSL.

Judging guidelines

The guidelines below reflect the learning and research skills that this competition aims to instill in local primary school students. These guidelines may help your students benefit from their involvement in the competition and also give their entries a better chance.

Entries are judged on a range of considerations:

• Relevance to the war, conflict or peace keeping mission researched
• Accuracy of content
• Use of story/narrative telling
• Research undertaken
• Referencing and sourcing
• Creativity
• Understanding of the ANZAC tradition
• Connections with the primary school curriculum/ key learning areas
• Evidence of student learning and/or development

Guiding questions for historical journal entry:

• Who are you? (actual historical character or fictional)
• Why do you have a story to tell?
• Are you male/female? Old/young?
• Where and how you live?
• What is your daily routine like?
• How does the event/development affect your life?

 

 

To help your school’s entry to be nominated for one of the 6 winning awards, consider the following criteria which will be considered by the judging panel.

• The entry will utilise suitable materials (e.g. paint, cardboard, clay, wood, paper etc);
• If the artwork is a sculpture please submit a series of high resolution photos to give judges a sound understanding of its size and creativity;
• Each design is accompanied by a brief description of its meaning (less than 500 words);
• Please do not frame artwork.
• If artwork is inspired by other recognised works of art, please reference.
• Student(s) have effectively communicated their knowledge and understanding of relevant war, conflict or peace keeping missions.
• The entry uses innovative and creative ways to demonstrate the learning of students.

 

Prizes for the Dee Why RSL Northern Beaches ANZAC Schools' Competition

Every participant(s) in the competition will receive a Certificate of Achievement in recognition of their hard work and contribution to the commemoration of ANZAC. The teacher(s) coordinating the entry will also be acknowledged with a Certificate of Appreciation.

The six winners will be awarded a winning trophy, certificate and a $1000 cash contribution to their School.

The winners will also have their entries displayed on the boardwalk between Dee Why Beach and Dee Why Rock Pool in the lead up to ANZAC Day and will be on display at Dee Why RSL Club from ANZAC Day, Tuesday 25^th April 2017.