2012 International Education Competitions

Bringing The Philippines to the Classrooms of Memphis in 2012

While each of Memphis in May’s educational competitions are judged on differing criteria, every Memphis in May competition encourages a show of creativity and demonstrated knowledge of the honored country. Competitions are geared to specific age groups and grade levels, with involvement opportunities available for all grades. Competitions are open to all students attending public, private, or homeschool within Shelby County, Tennessee. Applications are made available on the Memphis in May website as well as via mass mailings to schools. Judging committees are comprised of local educators, writers, and artists who kindly volunteer their time to examine entries. Competition winners are awarded certificates and savings bond prizes at an awards ceremony in the spring.

With its rich cultural legacy, the Philippines will provide your students with uncounted opportunities to discover civilizations, art, and culture!

International Teacher Competition

All Grades and Subject Areas

 Now teachers have the chance to win alongside their students! Whether you always celebrate the honored country with Memphis in May, or whether you are considering incorporating Memphis in May into your classroom for the first time, this competition is for you! Memphis in May will recognize the teachers with the most outstanding “global classrooms,” teachers who utilize international programming to supplement their curriculum and introduce a foreign culture to their students. The "International Teacher" Grand Prize Winner will receive $1,000, and one Runner Up will receive $500.  Click here to enter!

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Best School-wide Salute to the Philippines Competition

All Grades and Subject Areas

Plan a fun and creative salute to our honored country that extends far beyond the single classroom - involve the whole school and let us know about it! Memphis in May will present a $1,000 Target gift certificate to the school that presents the best school-wide salute or celebration of this year's honored country. The salute can be a play, an assembly program, an outdoor festival, an evening program for parents, a parade...the ideas are limitless, but the salute must be educational in nature and must involve all students throughout the school as participants or audience members. The salute can be held during school hours or during an evening or weekend. Any public or private elementary, middle, junior high, or senior high school located within the Memphis and Shelby County area can participate.  Click here to enter!

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Best Filipino Classroom Competition

All Grades and Subject Areas

Teachers, you can win a $1,000 Target gift certificate just for your school by incorporating our honored country into your classroom decoration! Involve your students in decorating your classroom with a theme based on this exotic and exciting country of contrasts and extreme beauty. This competition is open to any public or private elementary, middle, junior, or senior high classroom teacher in the Memphis metro area, including all of Shelby County. Teachers should submit a completed entry form along with a minimum of three photographs that show the components incorporated into the classroom design. The entry form should also include the teacher's description of the design and the teaching goals that the decorations accomplish.  Click here to enter!

Smucker's PowerPoint Presentation Competition

6-12 Grade Students

Middle and High School Categories

Due to the interest expressed by middle school teachers and administrators, a 6-8 grade category has been added to the Smucker's PowerPoint Competition! Allow your middle school students to learn about international culture and gain increasingly valuable computer program technology with this fun program.

The Smucker's PowerPoint Presentation Competition promotes design creativity and allows students to incorporate what they have learned about the honored country through overall presentation, graphic design, and written word. This competition is a wonderful tool to acquaint students with PowerPoint, an increasingly valuable program in the business world, all while exposing them to international culture. First, second, and third place winners will be chosen in two grade categories: 6-8 grade, and 9-12 grades.

The competition is open to students attending any public, private or home school within the Memphis metro area.

Competition closed

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Creative Writing Competition

4-12 Grade Students

The Creative Writing Competition promotes literary creativity and allows students to incorporate what they have learned about the honored country through the written word. Creative Writing Competition entries can include any type of literary, fictional or non-fictional work, including but not limited to poems, essays, short stories, plays, narratives, scripts and biographies.

The competition is open to students in grades 4-12 attending any public, private, or home school within the Memphis metro area. First, second, and third place winners will be chosen in three grade categories: Upper Elementary, 4th & 5th grades; Junior, 6th- 8th grades; Senior, 9th - 12th grades.

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International Children's Poster Competition

K-6 Grade Students

This competition promotes the creative artistry of students in grades K – 6. Patterned after Memphis in May’s Fine Art Poster Program, the student’s work must depict some aspect of the honored country through the medium of drawing and coloring. One student will become the Grand Prize winner, and his/her work will then be printed and sold by Memphis in May as the 2012 International Children’s Poster. The Grand Prize winner will sign and number 100 of the prints. Since there will be a limited number of signed and numbered prints, this lucky young artist’s poster has the potential of becoming a unique collector’s item. First, second, and third place winners will also be chosen in three grade categories:K - 2nd grades; 3rd - 4th grades; and 5th - 6th grades.

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