NEW! FOBISIA EVENTS 2021-22 Sustainability: SDG's Pop-Up Book Challenge 1 September - 12 November 2021 Hosted by Prince of Wales International Island School, Penang This new online competition, launching in September, will invite students from years 5 to 9 to design and make a short pop up book to promote awareness of one or more of the UN sustainability goals or SDGs. The book will need some short narrative and should aim to encourage others to care for and protect the planet and take sustainable actions in everyday life, such as recycling. Students will be able to make their prototype book from cardboard, paper or any other sensible materials. They will be able to use origami, simple mechanisms or utilize printing processes. The hosts will be hoping to see student’s artistic talents, but with an option to include computer aided design or computer graphic skills as well as storytelling.
Race4Good Journalism Competition 30 September - 25 November 2021 Jointly hosted by International Teacher Magazine & Race4Good The FOBISIA 2020 Race4Good was one of the most recent competitions held in the Race4Good format. A variety of races have been held in the last ten years, all of which have made a difference to competitors and to village communities around the world. The competition has generated so many stories of success, bravery, resourcefulness and sheer stubborn determination. These stories have been talked about, but not necessarily written down. We would now like to change that, and capture some of the stories to be told while developing the journalistic skills of young people. This competition, launching in September 2021, will help budding secondary aged writers at FOBISIA schools to learn more about investigative journalism; sources; research; writing and producing stories that stand up to scrutiny. The winners' articles will be published in International Teacher Magazine and in THE FOBISIAN.
FOBISIA Virtual Orchestra September 2021 - June 2022 Hosted by The FOBISIA Music Committee After the success of FOBISIA Voices, we are keen to make sure that our young instrumentalists are not left out. The committee is busy finding a suitable piece for orchestra that can be arranged and sent out to schools who are interested in taking part. The aim is to create a virtual rendition of the piece involving as many students as we can. This is an exciting challenge for all and will again cement the wishes of FOBISIA that Music is for all, no matter where you might be or what is happening around you. 12
