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| The Official China Licensee For USA E.W.Scripps Spelling Bee |
| CCS 2011 China Regional Spelling Bee Competition Information for Schools |
Which Schools Are Eligible to Participate?
This year, the CCS Spelling Bee is still "By Invitation" only. By September 1st, 2009, CCS will send out email invitations to your school to participate. If your school has received an invitation, please respond by logging onto www.spellingbeechina.com, and register to attend the information session to be held in Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou.
If your school would like to participate, but have not received an invitation from CCS by Sept 5th, 2009, please contact CCS at spellingbee@communitycenter.cn, or call 021-3382-1770, and let us know your interest to attend. If there is still availability, CCS will contact you to let you know about your participation.
Attend the Information Sessions
It is very important that your school send a representative to attend the FREE information session held by CCS in all 3 cities. Each school is allowed to send up to 2 people. We recommend either the Middle School Principal, the Academic Director, the English Department Head, or an English teacher to attend. Don't miss this opportunity to hear the competition rules and have all your questions answered!
Shanghai Info Session: 9/15/2009, 9 - 10:30am
Address: CCS Pudong Center, Green Hills Club House, 2nd Floor. 418 Jinxiu East Road, Pudong, Shanghai, China
Beijing Info Session: 9/17/2009, 9:00 – 10:30am
Park Hyatt Beijing
2 Jianguomenwai Street,Chaoyang District Beijing, 100022,China
Tel: +86 10 8567 1600
Guangzhou Info Session: 9/18/2009, 3pm – 4:30pm
Guangzhou Westin Hotel,
No.6 Lin He Zhong Lu, Tian He District Guangzhou, China
Tel: 020-2886-6868
Please register the attendee's names at www.spellingbeechina.com
School Spelling Bee Registration – Deadline 10/10/2009
The Registration deadline is strictly reinforced by E.W. Scripps. As a China regional participant, your school must register with CCS. To register,
Registration Fee – Deadline 10/25/2009
There is a registration fee of 10,000 RMB for each school participating in the competition. The payment deadline to complete your registration is 10/25/2009. The registration fee covers the Scripps fee for each school enrolled, the "Spell It" books for each student participating in the competition, the venue, judges, prizes, and other operation costs of the competition. Please send in your payment via wire transfer to:
Community Center Consulting Company
COMPANY NAME( 户名):上海众途文化交流策划有限公司
BANK NAME(开户银行): 工商银行上海市金桥支行
ACCOUNT NUMBER(帐号):1001281209006780141
Fee Waiver
CCS encourages all eligible schools to participate in the "Spelling Bee". If your school is not able to pay the registration fee, please fill out the "Fee Waive" request on the Registration Form before sending it in. Last year, we waived fees for all public schools enrolled in the competition. The general guideline for fee waiver is if your school does not charge tuition, CCS will waive the fee. If your school has other special circumstances, please indicate that on the "Fee Waiver" Application section. We will review your request and notify you about CCS's decision. Once your request is approved by the CCS , we will find a sponsor for your school.
Lock in 4 Dates on your School Calendar
Once you have registered, it is important that you block off four dates in your school calendar. Because the Spelling Bee Competition test content is given by the United States E.W. Scripps Company, they require that all competitions in the China region to be held on the same day, at the same time, to avoid leaking of test information.
Jan 19th, 2011: Round 1 - School-wide Spelling Bee Written Test
Feb 23rd , 2011: Round 2 - School Champion Competition
Feb 27th, 2011: Round 3 - City Finalists competition (Beijing competition begins on Feb 28th)
March 19th, 2011: Round 4 - China Regional "Spelling Bee" Final Competition and Award Ceremony
Appoint a School "Bee Coordinator"
Each school that participates in the Spelling Bee Contest must appoint a school "Bee Coordinator" as a point of contact for CCS, and the Bee Coordinator will be the school representative to:
- Participate in CCS "Bee Coordinator" meetings
- Receive test material before the tests are held in your school, and guard confidentiality.
- Accompany your school winners to the City Level Semi-final competition.
- Help with the Press Conference arrangement for city winners
- Coordinate the travel for your school champion to Shanghai to participate in the China Regional Final "Bee".
Competition Format:
There are four rounds to the competition: The school competition, the inter-school competition, the citywide competition, and the final China Regional competition
- School Level: School-Wide Spelling Bee Written Test-January 19th,2011. This is a written Spelling Test issued by USA's E.W. Scripps Company specifically for China's Bee competitors. All students in participating grades will participate in this competition. The test is administered via an audio CD and will take 20 minutes. Grading guidelines will be given to your school. The top 15 students from each school will move on to the inter-school competition.
- Inter-school competition: School Champion Competition(Test B)-February 23rd, 2011. Only the top 15 students from each school can enter this competition. CCS will administer Test B to find the top 3 students from each school. Your school can also administer your own live Spelling Bee to find the top 3 students. However, the teacher administering the live Spelling Bee must be a native English speaker.
- Semi-Finals: City Finalists Competition-February 27th, 2011 (Beijing competition begins on February 28th). Only the champion from each school can attend this competition. The competition will take place at a sponsored school in each city. Each city will have a media event and award ceremony at the end of the competition. The top 3 students from each school will receive prizes from the CCS. The top 5 students from each city will move on to the final of the China Regional Spelling Bee. Local news media will cover the event with live reports and interviews. Parents are welcome to attend and participate.
- China Regional Competition: Date of competition: 3/20/2011. A total of 15 finalists; 5 from Beijing, 5 from Shanghai, and 5 from Guangzhou, will compete in the final competition. The Champion of the China Regional Final will go to the USA representing China to compete in the final Bee in Washington DC.
Prizes
Each school that participates in the Bee will receive the following:
- One copy per student of the "Spell It" book that contains 1200 vocabulary words with study guides, published by Merriam Webster Company in the USA.
- Prizes for the Top 3 winners at the School Level Bee, valued at 100 RMB
- Prizes for the Top 5 winners at the City Level Bee, each prize valued at 500 RMB.
- Prizes for the China Regional Competition top 3 winners will be gifts and cash valued at below level:
- Champion: Cash and gifts up to 5000 RMB, plus two, round trip airfare and hotel package to send him/her to the USA competition, total value 40,000 RMB
- Runner-up: Cash and gifts up to 5000 RMB
- 3rd Place winner: Cash and gifts up to 3000 RMB
For more updated information on prizes and the competition, please visit www.spellingbeechina.com |
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