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International Essay Contest for Young People

This annual essay contest is organized in an effort to harness the energy, creativity and initiative of the world’s youth in promoting a culture of peace and sustainable development. It also aims to inspire society to learn from the young minds and to think about how each of us can make a difference in the world.

*This program is an activity within the framework of the UNESCO Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).

Theme: “The Change I Want to Make”

What is the one thing you would like to change the most to make your school, workplace, community, country or the world a better place? How would you bring about that change? Please share your concrete ideas.

Essays may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old (as of June 15, 2018) in one of the following age categories: a) Children (ages up to 14) b) Youth (ages 15 – 25)

Essays must be 700 words or less in English, French, Spanish or German, or 1600 characters or less in Japanese, excluding essay title and cover page. Essays may be typed or printed.

Deadline: Entries must be received by June 15, 2018 (23:59 your local time).

Awards:

The following awards will be given in the Children’s category and Youth category respectively:

1st Prize: Certificate, prize of 100,000 Yen (approx. US$900 as of February 2018) and gift … 1 entrant

2nd Prize: Certificate, prize of 50,000 Yen (approx. US$450 as of February 2018) and gift … 2 entrants

3rd Prize: Certificate and gift … 5 entrants

Honorable Mention: Certificate and gift … 25 entrants

For More Information & Essay Submission: CLICK HERE

XXII Children’s Drawing Contest 2018

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Institute of Mexicans Abroad (IME) is pleased to invite you to participate in the XXII Children’s Drawing Contest “Este es mi México”, with the subject “Éste es mi México: History, traditions, gastronomy, beaches, music”.

TO PARTICIPATE:

Make a drawing.
Send your drawing to (Embassy of Mexico) or the nearest Embassy, Consulate of Mexico or Delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Be between 6 and 14 years old.
Make your drawings or paintings with brush, pencil, acrylics, watercolors, crayons or any other material of your choice.
Draw or paint on a square cardboard (30 x 30 cm / 12×12 inches).
Paste the registration format with all the requested data on the back of your drawing.

International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2018

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International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2018

On International Mother Language Day 2018, celebrated every year on 21 February, UNESCO reiterates its commitment to linguistic diversity and invites its Member States to celebrate the day in as many languages as possible as a reminder that linguistic diversity and multilingualism are essential for sustainable development.

UNESCO has been celebrating International Mother Language Day for nearly 20 years with the aim of preserving linguistic diversity and promoting mother tongue-based multilingual education.

Linguistic diversity is increasingly threatened as more and more languages disappear. One language disappears on average every two weeks, taking with it an entire cultural and intellectual heritage.

How to celebrate Mother Language Day in your school

School Teachers

Encourage children to use their mother languages to introduce themselves and talk about their families and culture
Celebrate culture by having them read poetry, tell a story or sing a song in their mother tongues. Paintings and drawings with captions in mother languages can also be displayed.

Students

See how many mother languages your fellow students speak. Make a survey of the languages by interviewing them and publish the results on internet.
Help organize cultural activities such as films, plays and music that celebrate different languages.

PT GLOBAL EDU supports UN’s Global Sustainable Goals.

More information : UNESCO

The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2018

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The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2018

Building upon the 2017 theme of ‘A Commonwealth for Peace’, this year’s theme ‘Towards a Common Future’ and its topics ask young writers to explore how the Commonwealth can address global challenges and work to create a better future for all citizens through sub-themes of sustainability, safety, prosperity and fairness, in line with the theme of the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London.

Topics

Senior Category
Born between 2nd June 1999 and 31st May 2004 (14-18 years of age)

The road to a safer future.
How does education contribute to a fairer future?
‘Healthy, Wealthy, Happy, and Free’: is one more important than the others?
Future generations have rights too, which must be defended. Discuss.

Junior Category
Born after 31st May 2004 (under 14 years of age)

What does a ‘safer future’ mean to you and your community?
Write a recipe for a common future: what ingredients will you need? What is the best method for making it? What will it look like?
‘A Day in the Life’. Imagine you are your country’s Head of Government for the day: how will you build a better future for young people?
Our Common Earth.

Judges described entries to the competition in 2017 as ‘emotive’ ‘hauntingly assuring’ ’striking’ and as having ‘powerful narratives’, that ‘this letter should be read by everyone’. We expect a similarly high caliber of writing for 2018.

The competition is open to all citizens and residents of the Commonwealth aged 18 and under until 1 June 2018. All entrants receive a Certificate of Participation and one Winner and Runner-up from the Senior and Junior categories will win a trip to London for a week-long series of educational and cultural events.

Download the 2018 Flyer

Source: The RCS, UK

Peace begins with us

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We believe that love, kindness and solidarity can change the world. Join all of us in observing an International Day of Peace today.

PT GLOBAL EDU support’s UN’s Global Development goals: Goal 16 Peace and Justice Strong Institution

Embrace Love and Solidarity and Quit attacks, terrorism and conflict to make the world more peaceful than ever before.