In order to increase interest in reading poetry among students in grades 7-9 of NIS in Nur-Sultan has launched a poetry contest. This contest will be a platform to demonstrate the skills acquired by students in the Unit of Voice in Drama, Unit of Poetry in English, and Unit of Introduction to Poetry, and to introduce students to independent writing through poetry.

 

The contest, in celebration the 30th anniversary of RK Independence, accepts work on the themes of Independence, Motherland, Nature, Personality, Friendship, Family, Development, Dream, and Values.

 

Contest requirements:

– To register for the contest, fill out Google Forms: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSeb0gwCLvZ…/viewform…

– Expressively recite your work or original poems by other authors in English and Korean and submit a video work at the following link: https://drive.google.com/…/1wyZI60…

– Before performing the poem, be sure to indicate the author and theme of the poem;

– When performing the poem, do not read from the sheet or other sources of information;

– The ideological composition of the poems nominated for participation in the competition must carry a positive message/lesson/motivation. Rude words are forbidden in the work;

– If performing the poem in Korean, use English subtitles on the video.

 

The results of the contest will be announced on May 4. Videos of the winning students will be uploaded to the school’s social media channels and website.