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TheModernCommo
nwealth
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Competition
Aims
4
Prizes
5
Topics
6
Rules
8
Guidancefor
Candidates
9
HowtoEnte
r
10
EntryForm
11
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TheCommonwealthisauniqueglobalfamilyof53membercountries,encompassingamu
ltitudeofcultures,relig
ionsandinstitutions.FromAfricatoAsia,fromthePacifictotheCaribbean,fromEuropetoNorthAmerica,theCommonwealths1.8billionpeoplemakeupaquarteroftheworldspopulation.Moreover,halfofthepopulationoftheCommonwealthisaged25orunder.Commonwealthcountriesref
lecteverystageofeconomicdevelopment,fromleastdevelopedandhighlyindebtedtowealthyandindustrialised,andrangeinsizefromaPacificislandlikeNauru,withapopulationof10,000,toIndia,whichis1000millionstrong.YetmembersemphasiseEnglishasacommonworkinglanguageandsharesimilarsystemsoflaw,publ
icadministrationandeducation.ThemodernCommonwealthevolvedoutofBritainsimperialpast.ThisprocesswassetinmotionwithIndiaandPakistansindependencein1947andsealedbytheLondonDeclarationof1949,wherethewordBritishwas
droppedfromtheassociationstitletoreflectthenewreality.Inthefollowingtwodecades,theCommonwealth,withitscommitmenttoracialequality
andnationalsovereignty,becameanaturalassociationofchoiceformanynewlyindependentnations.Issuesofracial
justicebecamekeyastheCommonwealththrewitsweight
behindthecauseoffreedomandequality.
TheCommonwealthhasthusbecomeavibrantandgrowingassociationofstatesintunewiththemodernworld.In1991,theHarareCommonwealthDeclarationsettheassociationfirmlyonanewcourse,
promotingdemoc
racy,goodgovernance,humanrights,theruleoflaw,andsustainableeconomicandsocialdevelopment.Today,theCommonwealthcontinuestobeanactiveforceinglobalaffairs,helpingtobuildconsensusaroundtheworld.Fromaclubofformercolonies,ithasgrownintoamoderninternationalassociation
proudofitsdiversityandreadytomeetthechallengesofthefuture.
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Everyyear,theCommo
nwealthEssayCompetiti
oninspires
thousandsofyoungwrit
ersfromalloverthewo
rld.Organisedby
theRoyalCommonwealth
Society,theCompetition
hasbeen
runningforover100yearsandisfirmlyesta
blishedasahighly
regardedandpopularin
ternationaleducationpro
ject,enjoying
muchesteemandsuppor
tthroughouttheComm
onwealth.
TheaimsoftheCom
monwealthEssayCo
mpetitionare:
Toprovideauniqueopportunityforschools
throughoutthe
Commonwealthtotake
partinaglobaleducatio
nalproject.
TopromotetheuseofE
nglishasaleadingworld
languagein
afun,attractiveway.
Toenableyoungpeople,whatevertheirs
ocialorscholastic
background,tocompete
onequaltermswiththeirpeersfrom
aroundtheworld.
Toencourageyoungpeo
pletoaspiretohighstan
dardsof
academicscholarshipan
dcreativewriting.
Tostimulateyoungpeopleintogoodutilisat
ionofmodern
informationtechnologya
ndcommunicationskills.
Tohighlightimportantlo
caland
globalissuesandencour
agetheir
discussioninapositivem
anner.
Toraiseawarenessofth
e
ethicalandhumanitarianvalues
whichlieattheheartof
the
Commonwealthsethos
.
TheCompetitioniso
rganisedinfourageb
ands.
Theseare:
ClassA 16-18years
ClassB 14-15years
ClassC 12-13ye
ars
ClassD under12yea
rs
DEADLINEFOREN
TRIESTOREACHT
HEROYAL
COMMONWEAL
THSOCIETYIS1M
ARCH2009
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ClassAAges16-18
1st 500
2nd 300(Stephe
nKempMemorial)
3rd 150(British
CouncilAssociation
Prize)
4th 120(Marga
retBestEndowment)
ClassBAges14-15
1st 350(Patricia
KelseyPrize)
2nd 200(Sheila
RamsayLochheadMe
morial)
3rd 150(Cambri
dgeUniversityCom
monwealthSociety)
4th 100
ClassCAges12-1
3
1st 250(Boba
ndBettyThorpPrize
)
2nd 1503rd 1
20
4th 100
ClassDUnder12
s
1st 200
2nd 1503rd 12
0
4th 100
SpecialPrizes
IneachageClassther
eisaspecialprizeav
ailableforadisabled
entrant(SirAlwynEzr
aEndowment).Thev
alueoftheprizeis
equivalenttothatoft
he4thprizeineacho
ftherespectiveClass
es.
CharltonAthleticCommunityTru
st Prize
CharltonAthleticCom
munityTrustusestheuniversallanguage
of
football,sportsanda
rtstocreateabetter
society.Thebestentry
answeringtheCharl
tonAthleticCommu
nityTrustQuestionwi
ll
win250forequipm
entandaCharltonA
thleticFootballKitfo
r
theirschool.
Entrantswillalsobe
eligiblefortheindivid
ualclass
prizes.
CommonwealthQ
uestionPrizes
Theseareawarded
inallfourClassestoth
ebestentrywritten
on
theCommonwealthQuestion.
Thevalueofthepriz
eisequivalent
tothatofthe4thpr
izeintherelevantClass.
LocalPrizes
Thefollowingcountr
ieshavelocalprizeso
rganisedalongsideth
e
mainprizes:AN
TIGUA,AUSTRALIA
Queensland,
SouthAustralia,Victoria,WesternAus
tralia,CANADA
BritishColumbia,Qu
ebec,Toronto,Ontario,DOMINICA,
FALKLANDISLANDS
,KIRIBATI,MAURIT
IUS,
NEWZEALANDAu
ckland,Christchurch,
Wellington,
PAPUANEWGUIN
EA,ST.HELENA,ST.
KITTS&NEVIS,
SAMOA,SEYCHELL
ES,SOLOMONISLA
NDS,TONGA,
TUVALU,UKJersey,Oxfordshi
re,Scotland,VANUA
TU.
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ClassA Born1990-1992 1400-1750words
Allquestionscanbeansweredbywritinganessayorastorywhichexploresthetopicinaninterestingorrelevantway.1 CanIhelpyou?
2 BullyingisanissuewhichconcernsyoungpeoplethroughouttheCommonwealth.Whydoesitmatterandwhatcanbedoneaboutit?
3 Itis200yearssinceCharlesDarwinwasbornand150yearssincethepublicationofOntheoriginofSpecies.Inyourview,whatevolutionarydevelopmentsareneededtoensurethecontinuingsurvivalandwell-beingofhumanity?
4 EITHERUnlikelyfriendsORAnunexpectedfriendship.5 Thematch.
6 CommonwealthQuestionORCharltonAthleticCommunityTrustQuestion.
ClassB Born1993-1994 1200-1500words
Allquestionscanbeansweredbywritinganessayorastorywhichexploresthetopicinaninterestingorrelevantway.1 Tracks.
2 Whatmakesagoodteacher?
3 Whosthebossinyourfamily?4 Sport~ loveitorloatheit?5 Thelongwayhome...6 CommonwealthQuestionORCharlto
nAthleticCommunityTrustQuestion.
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ClassCBorn199
5-1996500-700
words
1 Yourassignmentis
tointerviewananimal
foryourlocal
newspaperorradi
ostation.Sendusth
etranscriptofyour
interview!
2 Whatthreeplants
ortreesaremostimp
ortantforlifein
yourcountry?Why?
3 WhatIdontwant
todowhenImgrow
nup.
4 Adistantcousinwhol
ivesinaverydifferent
Commonwealth
countryiscomingtovisitforthefirst
time.Writealetter
introducingyourselfan
dyourhome
5 Writeastoryabou
ttheseaoramounta
inorboth.
6 CommonwealthQ
uestionORCharltonA
thleticCommunity
TrustQuestion.
ClassD Born1997o
rlater300-600
words
1 Thereisafuelsho
rtageinyourarea.
Howdoesyourfamil
ycope?
2 Youhavedecidedt
ostandforleaderofy
ourcommunity.
Writeashortspeechs
tatingwhatyouwilldo
toimprove
whereyoulive.
3 Thedaywasperfe
ctforaswim...
4 Themostexciting
dayofmylife.
5 Writeaboutwhaty
ourlifewouldhaveb
eenlikeifyou
hadbeenbornahund
redyearsago.
6 CommonwealthQuestionOR
CharltonAthletic
CommunityTrustQu
estion.
CommonwealthQ
uestion
Overhalfofthe1.8
billionpeopleinthe
Commonwealthare
aged25orunder.W
hatchangesinyourc
ountrywouldenhanc
e
thelivesofyoungpeople?
CharltonAthletic
CommunityTrus
t Question
TheBeautifulGame
:Whydoesfootballinspiresuc
hpassion
aroundtheworld?
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1 TheCompetitio
nisopentostude
ntswhoareacitizenofor
residentinaCom
monwealthcountr
yorterritory.
2 Allentriesmust
besubmittedthro
ughaschool,colle
georyouth
organisation.
3 Allentriesmust
beaccompaniedbyacopyofthe
entryform
whichhasbeence
rtifiedbyamembe
rofstaffoftheschool,
collegeororganisa
tionsubmittingthe
entry.
4 Allentriesmust
bewritteninEngli
sh.
5 Candidatesmayonlysubmitone
entrywhichmust
bewrittenon
asingletopic.
6 Schoolsmayon
lysubmitsixteene
ntriesintotalandN
OMORE
THANFOUREN
TRIESPERAGEB
ANDORCLASS.
7 Candidatesshou
ldcalculatetheag
etheywillbeon3
1December
2008andselectatopicfromth
eClassthatcorres
pondswiththeir
ageonthatdate.
8 Entriesareliable
fordisqualification
onthefollowingcr
iteria:
theentry
isnotcertified.
nodateofbirthisgiven.
thecandidateis
toooldfortheClassentered
.
theentryistoolo
ngortooshortin
relationtothe
specifiedwordcou
nt.
theschoolhass
ubmittedmoreth
anfourentriesper
Class.
9 Allentriesbecomethepro
pertyoftheRoyal
Commonwealth
Societywiththerig
httopublish.
CheckList fo
rEntrants
Haveyou...
Attachedtheen
tryformtothefro
ntofyourentry?
Madeanaccur
atewordcount?
Writtenyourn
ame,thetitleoft
heentryandthetopic
numberattheto
pofthefirstpage
?
UsedA4pape
r(whereverpossi
ble)?
Numbereda
llthepagesclearly
?
Kepttothep
ointandansweredthetop
ic?
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1 ItistheessenceoftheCompetitionthatcandidatestakefull
responsibilityforwhattheywrite.Teachersandfamiliesmust
notinterveneinanyway,whichcompromisesacandidates
responsibilityorthetrustonwhichtheCompetitionisbased.2Candidatesmust
payattentiontothetopicswhichhavebeensetandensurethat,withinthespecifiedwordcount,theyfully
answerwhattheyhavebeenaskedtodo.Otherwisethe
examinerswillnotconsiderthemeligiblefortheprizesand
awards.
3Examinersexpectcandidatestoshowacompetentcommand
ofEnglishasawrittenlanguage.Thisincludesagoodstandard
ofspellingandpunctuation,neatpresentationandclearhand
writingorwordprocessing.Examinerstakeintoaccountwhether
Englishisthefirst,secondorthirdlanguageofthecandidate.4 Prize-winningentriesmayvaryen
ormouslyinthewaytheyare
written.Howevertheywillinvariablyengagethereaders
attentioninanentertaining,interestingorthoughtfulmanner.
Qualitiesshownbycandidatesmayincludeoriginality,imagination,
creativewritingskills,clarityofthought,sincerityofvoice,skilful
storytelling,soundscholarshiporwell-documentedresearch.
5WhengivingCommendedorHighlyCommendedawards,examinerswillusuallychoosethoseentrieswhichhaveshapeandstructure,keeptothepointanddemonstratecareandeffortonthepartofthewriter.
6Whereappropriate,candidatesareencouragedtocarryoutresearchby
readingsuitablebooksandarticlesand/orbymakinguseoftheinternet.Itisexpectedthattheyconsultmorethanoneidentifiablesource
ofinformation,attributequotationsbymeansoffootnotesandlist
theirsourcesattheendoftheentry.7Candidate
smustnotplagiariseorcopymaterial.Rememberthat
examinershaveaccesstotheinternetandcaneasilyidentify
materialpublishedon-line.8 IntheyoungerClasses(CandD),examinersenjoyentrieswhich
areillustrated,byhandorbyusingcomputergeneratedimages
andphotographs,providedtheillustrationsarerelevanttothe
subject-matteroftheentryanddonotdetractfromthewriting.
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BYPOSTPleasecompleteyourentryforminblockcapitalsandattachittothefrontofyouressay.
Sendentriesto:
COMMONWEALTHESSAYCOMPETITIONTHEROYALCOMMONWEALTHSOCIETY25NORTHUMBERLANDAVENUE
LONDONWC2N5APUK
VIATHEINTERNETFulldetailsandanelectronicentryformaregivenontheCompetitionwebpageoftheRCSwebsite:www.rcsint.orgPleasereadalltheinformationandfollowtheinstructionscarefully.
Pleasemakesurethatyou givethenameofyourschoolasthesubjectofyouremail. submitBOTHyourentrydetailsANDyouressay/storyasaSINGLEATTACHMENTtotheemail. useafontwhichisbetween11and14pt. checkthaty
ourpagemarginsarenomorethan3cminwidth.Pleasedonotsendyouressay/storyasanemail.Senditasanattachment.Thismakesprocessingyourentrymucheasier.
CONTACTDETAILS
Telephone + 44(0)2079306733Facsimile + 44(0)2079309705Email [email protected] www.rcsint.org
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Candidate Details (to be completed by student)
Country:
Family name:
First name:
Date of birth:
Gender M F
Essay Class A B C D
Topic number 1 2 3 4 5 6
Exact number of words used:
I understand that by submitting this form I take full responsibility for
my entry. I certify that it is my own work and does not contain
material copied or plagiarised from another source.
Signature: Date:
Information from Schools
I certify, as a member of staff of the school, that:
(a) the entry details given here are correct.
(b) the student composed and hand-wrote or word-processed this essay.
(c) a maximum of 4 entries have been submitted by this school for this
Class in the Competition.
Name (in capitals):
Signature:
Name of School:
Full School Address:
Email:
Is English the first, second or third/fourth language of the candidate?
First Second Third/fourthSpecial prize: Is there a relevant disability which would entitle the candidate
to be considered for one of the Special Prizes?Yes NoIf so, please specify:
Please write clearly in black ink and tick the appropriate boxes
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Acknowledgements:
Front and Back cover:School children in Tamil Nadu, South IndiaPicture credit: Claire Anholt, RCS
Commonwealth Essay Competition
The Royal Commonwealth Society
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London WC2N 5AP
UK
Telephone: + 44 (0) 20 7930 6733
Facsimile: + 44 (0) 20 7930 9705
Email: [email protected]
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With special thanks to Charlton Athletic
Community Trust
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