Poster competition 2021
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For all inquiries please contact the competition coordinator on postercomp.dante.melbourne@gmail.com
General Information (UPDATED closing date Friday 22 October 2021)
Update: 19 September 2021
Posters will be able to be submitted electronically or in hard copy. Details are available in the updated task sheet and conditions of entry document below.
If your school anticipates difficulty in getting posters submitted by the revised due date because of continued remote learning, please be in touch with the competition coordinator via email.
Keep safe
Posters will be able to be submitted electronically or in hard copy. Details are available in the updated task sheet and conditions of entry document below.
If your school anticipates difficulty in getting posters submitted by the revised due date because of continued remote learning, please be in touch with the competition coordinator via email.
Keep safe
The Competition
Students learning Italian in Victorian primary schools and at Community Language Schools (Doposcuola) create an A3 poster on the year's chosen theme. Student work is judged by an experienced panel of teachers and community leaders. The Poster Competition encourages student creativity and interdisciplinary learning.
Sections
Entries for the Poster Competition will be accepted from students from Foundation to Grade 6 in the following sections:
Open Competition: This section is for ALL entries in the competition.
Teacher’s Choice: Each school is invited to nominate one student who has demonstrated a strong work ethic and positive attitude towards the completion of their poster and to Languages lessons more generally. This student’s poster may or may not be entered in the Open Competition. All students entered in the Teacher’s Choice section will receive a certificate, and trophy to be awarded at the Presentation Ceremony.
Please note, an organisation providing Community Language classes counts as ONE school. i.e. one entry in this section will be accepted from Associazione Culturale l'Aurora, and one from VSL.
Award categories
In each grade section, the following prizes and certificates are awarded:
Primo Premio - First Prize
Secondo Premio - Second Prize
Terzo Premio - Third Prize
Certificato di Eccellenza - Certificate of Excellence
Certificato di Pregio - High Distinction
Certificato di Lode - Honourable Mention
Certificato di Merito - Certificate of Merit
Certificato di Partecipazione - Certificate of Participation (Grade 3, 4, 5 & 6 only)
Entry Forms
All entrants must be listed by the teacher on the form provided in the following manner:
All forms must be typed and submitted via email to the Competition Coordinator when posters are submitted. The form should be a Word Document. Entries will not be accepted if an electronic entry form is not provided.
All forms are to be submitted to: postercomp.dante.melbourne@gmail.com
Students learning Italian in Victorian primary schools and at Community Language Schools (Doposcuola) create an A3 poster on the year's chosen theme. Student work is judged by an experienced panel of teachers and community leaders. The Poster Competition encourages student creativity and interdisciplinary learning.
Sections
Entries for the Poster Competition will be accepted from students from Foundation to Grade 6 in the following sections:
Open Competition: This section is for ALL entries in the competition.
Teacher’s Choice: Each school is invited to nominate one student who has demonstrated a strong work ethic and positive attitude towards the completion of their poster and to Languages lessons more generally. This student’s poster may or may not be entered in the Open Competition. All students entered in the Teacher’s Choice section will receive a certificate, and trophy to be awarded at the Presentation Ceremony.
Please note, an organisation providing Community Language classes counts as ONE school. i.e. one entry in this section will be accepted from Associazione Culturale l'Aurora, and one from VSL.
Award categories
In each grade section, the following prizes and certificates are awarded:
Primo Premio - First Prize
Secondo Premio - Second Prize
Terzo Premio - Third Prize
Certificato di Eccellenza - Certificate of Excellence
Certificato di Pregio - High Distinction
Certificato di Lode - Honourable Mention
Certificato di Merito - Certificate of Merit
Certificato di Partecipazione - Certificate of Participation (Grade 3, 4, 5 & 6 only)
Entry Forms
All entrants must be listed by the teacher on the form provided in the following manner:
- Students must be listed in alphabetical order by surname
- First Name, Surname format (i.e. Jack Nguyen NOT Nguyen, Jack)
- Do not use CAPSLOCK (i.e. Jack Nguyen not JACK NGUYEN)
All forms must be typed and submitted via email to the Competition Coordinator when posters are submitted. The form should be a Word Document. Entries will not be accepted if an electronic entry form is not provided.
All forms are to be submitted to: postercomp.dante.melbourne@gmail.com
Poster Submission
Posters should be packaged carefully (preferably flat) and addressed to:
Poster Competition
Dante Alighieri Society
PO Box 1124
Carlton VIC 3053
Posters can be submitted electronically. Please see the updated task sheet and guidelines for more information.
In 2021, posters cannot be hand delivered. We are currently working from home and the office is not staffed.
Cost
A non-refundable fee of $5 per poster must be paid when student work is submitted. This is to cover the administrative costs of the competition. See the Remittance form below for more details.
N.B. If your school requires an invoice in order to authorise payment, fill in the invoice form provided and give it to your bursar.
Posters should be packaged carefully (preferably flat) and addressed to:
Poster Competition
Dante Alighieri Society
PO Box 1124
Carlton VIC 3053
Posters can be submitted electronically. Please see the updated task sheet and guidelines for more information.
In 2021, posters cannot be hand delivered. We are currently working from home and the office is not staffed.
Cost
A non-refundable fee of $5 per poster must be paid when student work is submitted. This is to cover the administrative costs of the competition. See the Remittance form below for more details.
N.B. If your school requires an invoice in order to authorise payment, fill in the invoice form provided and give it to your bursar.
