I am Gillian-OKAVANGO JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

Posted by Gillian Kebadirang on 14 July 2016 11:20 AM CAT

Wow!The first ever African Spelling Bee and I am a participant!ME!...its an experience I will never forget...we are so taken care of its lovely in South Africa and yes....it is my first time here so I have to be grateful to them for making my first time in South Africa an unforgettable one.The bus ride was long and tiring but I guess I survived.I have met new people and I have a mentor,GHAMI She is very nice and really pretty and so is Robin.I like them a lot and I cant wait for the bee on Saturday

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Lathitha Beyile from Discovery Primary Full Service School

Posted by Lathitha Beyile on 14 July 2016 11:20 AM CAT

Woah!I cant believe I am here.I am a young,13 year old girl from Soweto,South Africa.I have always been fascinated by the world of poetry but I never knew that I would become a teenage author.I grew up in a home where books were embraced.To me books were a place where I could have awesome adventures while sitting in my bedroom.I thank all my teachers who nurtured my talent especially Mrs .M.Glade and Mrs.C.Mclean and wonderful principal Mr.R.Peters.I would also thank my mom,Mary Beyile and family for all the support.

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Firstly I would like to introduce myself as Lesego Kgatitswe my age is 12 im born in 2004  today is a very special day for me and i  wish myself  all the best  I am at Monash University today at the spelling bee and Im meeting quite a lot of people and they are actually interesting.

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AFRICAN SPELLING BEE ITINERARY 13-17 JULY 2016

Posted by Roger Dickinson on 12 July 2016 8:25 PM CAT

Itinerary

Wednesday, 13 July – Sunday, 17 July 2016

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

13:00               Arrival of Spellers, coordinators and chaperones – Collection at airport

                        Transfer to accommodation at Krugersdorp High School

18:00               Dinner – Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund

Thursday, 14 July 2016

07:00 – 09:00  Breakfast at KHS

09:00 – 11:00  Preparation, rules, orientation and t-shirt fitting at KHS

11:30 – 15:00  Lunch at Monash, tour, presentation and exhibition (Monash, ABA, Ducere & ASB)

15:30               Leisure time at Clearwater Mall

17:45 – 19:30  Movie 

19:30               Dinner at Clearwater Mall

Friday, 15 July 2016

07:00 – 09:00  Breakfast at KHS

09:00 – 12:00  Mandela Day Celebrations at Nelson Mandela Children’s fund

13:00 – 15:00  Mandela House and Hector Peterson - Soweto

16:30 – 18:00  Rehearsal/Dry Run at Riverstone Lodge

18:30               Dinner

Saturday, 16 July 2016

07:00 – 08:00  Breakfast at KHS

09:00 – 14:00  African Spelling Bee Championship and light lunch

15:00 – 18:00  Leisure time

19:00               Dinner - Braai

Sunday, 17 July 2016

07:00 - 09:00   Breakfast and Departure       

09:00 – 13:00  AGM – Monash SA

                        Coordinators depart

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1st Annual African Spelling Bee approaching Fast!

Posted by Roger Dickinson on 01 July 2016 1:15 PM CAT

With less than 2 weeks to go - its all sysytems go for the 1st Annual African Spelling Bee.

Nine Spelling Bee organisations from across the continent have joined together to establish the African Spelling Bee Consortium in order to host the first ever AFRICAN SPELLING BEE to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 16 July 2016. Together the Spelling Bee organisations have run national competitions impacting well over five million young people.

The African Spelling Bee Consortium has partnered with Monash South Africa (MSA) to organise and host the African Spelling Bee Championship. MSA is proudly sponsoring the grand prize of a fully paid undergraduate tuition scholarship to the spelling champion. Professor Alwyn Louw, Monash South Africa Academic President, said "Our collaboration with Spell It over the years has provided sponsorships for 14 learners to attend Monash South Africa and we are pleased to continue this support for promising young learners".

 The competition delegates will meet in Johannesburg for the final event hosted by African Spelling Bee Consortium and their partners the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, Fleet Africa, Nedbank and Monash South Africa. South African Airways has also partnered with the African Spelling Bee Consortium to be the official carrier for delegates from across the continent.

The African Spelling delegation consists of 27 learners – the top three finalists from nine of the participating countries – their chaperones and competition coordinators. The participating African countries include Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, Botswana, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Uganda and South Africa.

The Africa Spelling Bee Championship will take place on Saturday, 16 July at the Nedbank Auditorium. The programme will begin at 9:00 and will consist of four distinct rounds. After a challenging first three rounds where contestants will have to spell multi-lingual words, the remaining finalists will battle it out in the final fourth round as they attempt to spell the ‘25 Championship’ words.

The winner of this round will be named the first 2016 Africa Spelling Bee champion, and will be presented with the MSA undergraduate scholarship prize.

During their stay, delegates will participate in an educational tour starting on 12^th July that will include a visit to the MSA campus, a visit to Vilakazi Street, the Hector Pieterson Museum, Sandton Square and number of other points of interest.  In addition a mini-African Union session will be hosted by staff and students of MSA

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