Women as Agents of Change
young people, this extraordinary project gives young people a voice by promoting literacy, academic excellence, story telling, reflection, awareness and creativity. Across the Commonwealth, the Competition generates huge amounts of good will, loyalty and enthusiasm.
Established in 1883, the Commonwealth Essay Competition - 'Write around the World' - has evolved into a unique education project with over 50,000 students participating annually in schools around the globe.
Writing is a universal mode of expression: no matter what their scholastic or social background, young people all over the world have access to pens and paper or a computer.
The essay topics for 2011 are based around this year's Commonwealth theme: Women as Agents of Change.
AGE, CLASSES AND WORD COUNTS Class A - 16-18 years (Born between 2 May 1992 and 1 May 1995). Word count 1400-1750. Class B - 14-15 years (Born between 2 May 1995 and 1 May 1997). Word count 1200-1500. Class C - 12-13 years (Born between 2 May 1997 and 1 May 1999). Word count 500-700. Class D - Under 12 years (Born after 2 May 1999). Word count 300-600.
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CLASS A (AGE 16-18) AND CLASS B (AGE 14-16) EITHER Tell us about a woman who has been an agent of change in your community or country OR Discuss the statistic that 51% of the world are women but only 8% of countries have an elected female leader. And so she made her case… 'If you educate a boy, you educate an individual but if you educate a girl you educate the whole nation.' Do you agree? EITHER Girl power! OR, Boy power! JUBILEE QUESTION: A day in the life of… Pick a day from the last sixty years and tell us what happened in your family, in your community or your country.
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CLASS C (AGE 12-14) AND CLASS D (UNDER 12)
TOPICS Write an adventure story set on an island or at sea involving a sister and a brother EITHER
Established in 1883, the Commonwealth Essay Competition - 'Write around the World' - has evolved into a unique education project with over 50,000 students participating annually in schools around the globe.
Writing is a universal mode of expression: no matter what their scholastic or social background, young people all over the world have access to pens and paper or a computer.
The essay topics for 2011 are based around this year's Commonwealth theme: Women as Agents of Change.
AGE, CLASSES AND WORD COUNTS Class A - 16-18 years (Born between 2 May 1992 and 1 May 1995). Word count 1400-1750. Class B - 14-15 years (Born between 2 May 1995 and 1 May 1997). Word count 1200-1500. Class C - 12-13 years (Born between 2 May 1997 and 1 May 1999). Word count 500-700. Class D - Under 12 years (Born after 2 May 1999). Word count 300-600.
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CLASS A (AGE 16-18) AND CLASS B (AGE 14-16) EITHER Tell us about a woman who has been an agent of change in your community or country OR Discuss the statistic that 51% of the world are women but only 8% of countries have an elected female leader. And so she made her case… 'If you educate a boy, you educate an individual but if you educate a girl you educate the whole nation.' Do you agree? EITHER Girl power! OR, Boy power! JUBILEE QUESTION: A day in the life of… Pick a day from the last sixty years and tell us what happened in your family, in your community or your country.
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CLASS C (AGE 12-14) AND CLASS D (UNDER 12)
TOPICS Write an adventure story set on an island or at sea involving a sister and a brother EITHER