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Learners from Western Cape schools achieved great success in all categories in the 2002 Heritage Competition. |
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The prize for the overall national winners was a trip to Cape Town for the 2003 Freedom Day celebrations, hosted by the National Department of Education. The winners participated in interactive workshop sessions, which included leadership training, a trip to Robben Island, IT computer skills training, and an internet conference with young learners from Palestine and Northern Ireland. |
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PROVINCIAL CLOSING DATES FOR 2003 |
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The entry forms and reply slips for the 2003 competition (Our roots are speaking) are in the national Department of Education’s guideline booklet, Celebrating Our Heritage, which was sent out to all schools earlier this year. This booklet sets out the various categories and provides teachers with full details of the competition. |
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Arrangements for the provincial competition in the Western Cape are being managed by WCED. Please note that while the reply slips in the DoE booklet indicate a cut-off date of 11th April 2003, schools should not assume that it is now too late to participate. EMDC co-ordinators should continue to encourage schools to enter. The closing date for the provincial competitions is 24 July 2003. |
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The WCED wishes to encourage as many schools as possible to enter for this year’s competition because of the valuable and rich cross-curricular experience to be gained through celebrating our heritage. |
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ADJUDICATION: EMDC COMPETITIONS |
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Schools should be made aware that 10 learners selected from the national winners of the Heritage Competition will be invited to visit Mali as part of their prize.
North: Adinda Vermaak
South Cape-Karoo: Roselle Smith
Central: Valdi van Reenen
West Coast-Winelands: Naomi Meyer
South: Spencer Janari
East: Andrew Isaacs
Breede River-Overberg: Michael Willemse |
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EMDC competitions will take place between 27 July and 1 August 2003. Participating schools will be informed of the details beforehand so that they can make the necessary arrangements. |
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The criteria to be used for adjudication in the four different categories are attached. (See Annexure A.) These criteria will also be placed on the WCED Curriculum Web Site. |
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EMDCs will nominate adjudicators who have expertise in the separate categories to adjudicate the entries for the EMDC competitions. |
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EMDC heritage co-ordinators will ensure that all work submitted for the EMDC and provincial competitions is returned to the participants. |
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The decision of the EMDC adjudicator is final. |
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The EMDC heritage co-ordinator will arrange a suitable venue or venues in which the entries for the four categories will be adjudicated. |
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ADJUDICATION: PROVINCIAL HERITAGE COMPETITION |
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Provincial adjudication will take place between 11 and 15 August. |
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The decision of the WCED provincial adjudication committee is final. |
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A Heritage Competition entry form is attached. (See Annexure B.) We look forward to receiving your entries for the competition and to a fun-filled celebration of Heritage Day 2003. |
SIGNED: P.A. VINJEVOLD
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2003:06:05
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