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Name and address of School:
Contact Teacher:
Email:
Telephone:
Entry For (tick as appropriate):
Junior Section (P6 & P7 Pupils)
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Name(s) of pupils, if known:
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Name(s) of pupils, if known:
Please return your completed entry form to:
Your Council heat will be held on:
* 2 entries per school
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Senior Section (Yr 8 & Yr 9)
Key Dates
Closing date for entries
Fri 2nd March 2012
Local Heats
See Application Form overleaf
Grand Final
Thurs 26th April 2012
Environmental Youth Speak, now
in its 14th year is an annual public
speaking competition open to pupils
throughout Northern Ireland.
At the local heats, one pupil from
each section will be chosen to go
through to their Regional Final.
www.rethinkwasteni.org/EYS
The competition encourages environmental
awareness among young people by giving
them the opportunity to research and debate
environmental issues.
There are two entry categories:
Prize List
Junior Section (For P6 and P7 pupils)
• Each participant at local heat to receive
certificate and green goodie bag.
Shrink Your Bin… One Less Bag To Landfill
Participation in Environmental Youth Speak enables
pupils to improve their communication skills,
develop self confidence and articulate reasoned
arguments based on environmental facts.
In line with the National Curriculum, Councils are
committed to encouraging the development
of young citizens and building awareness
of environmental sustainability.
•£20 gift voucher for all regional finalists.
Senior Section (For Yr 8 and Yr 9 pupils)
WEEE* Waste, Big Problem - What Can We Do?
(*Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
THE RULES:
1. Each pupil should speak for between a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 5 minutes. 2. Please note a school may enter a
maximum of two pupils in each category. 3. All pupils must wear school uniforms, where applicable. 4. No electronic media allowed. Hand held
props may be used but there will be no facility for posters or other wall displays. 5. Entries from single pupils only - No Duets.
• Winners of regional heats win perpetual
trophies and environmental education
prizes for their schools.
• Grand Final Winners receive £50 voucher,
£500 voucher for their school and a
perpetual trophy.