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Spelling Competitions in

the USA and Georgia

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History of the U.S. Spelling Competition

• Started in 1925 by a newspaper

• Called the Scripps National Spelling Bee

• A “bee” is when people get together to do a specific action, in this case—spell words.


U.S. Spelling Bee Today• Anyone 15 or younger may

compete

• About 280 children compete every year in the national competition

• Several rounds in the national competition, the final rounds shown on national television


About the National English Spelling

Competition (NESC) in Georgia

Created in 2012 by a group of volunteers throughout Georgia

Rewards students and teachers for their hard work and celebrates their achievements in a public forum

Goals:

Improve the English language learning experience

Increase students’ motivation to learn


Mission Statement

The National English Spelling Competition (NESC)

Georgia’s mission is to support and enhance the

educational experience of students and teachers

in Georgia.


How It Started

The idea for a spelling competition began with a Peace Corps Volunteer in education

Why? Hard to motivate students to learn English

Certificates and competitions are good motivators

Competition doors are open to all students in Georgia

… Thus was born the idea for a National English

Spelling Competition.


How It Works

All public and private school students in grades 8-12 have the opportunity to participate

Compete in two groups:

Group 1: grades 8-9

Group 2: grades 10-12


Important Dates

Competitions held in several stages:

Registration 15-27 September

Local 28 October – 2 November: held in local schools

Regional 9-14 December: held in regional centers

National 28-30 March: held in Tbilisi


Competition Format

Local Round

Competition word spoken by teacher

Students write down the word they hear.

Students with top scores will advance to the

regional round.


Competition Format (cont.)

Regional Round The regional competition is composed of two stages:

The first stage is composed of written exams, similar to

the local-round competition.

Written tests will be graded after the completion of the first

stage, and the top 15% of students from each age group

will advance to the second stage.

The second stage is done verbally. The students take

turns spelling the words letter by letter.


Sample of 8-9th Grade Word List from

2012 Competition

accident beach cathedral foundation jacketmiracle

quality rush tuskwheat poet onion


Sample of 10-12th Grade Word List

from 2012 Competition

advertisement attract challenge desperate elevator flight

speech televise uninhabited valuable knowledge oxygen


2012-2013 Competition

Accomplishments

171 schools registered from 9 regions; 2,460 students participated.

Over 4.700 internet hits on free social media sites - Facebook and Tumblr.

30+ partners, supporting organizations and donors.


Example Prizes from the 2012-2013

Competition

ETAG Membership for teachers of finalists

T-shirts for finalists

Free Cambridge Test for winner of each tier


2013 National Competition

How You Can Participate

Talk to your teachers or director about registering your school between September 15- 27. Go to nescge.wordpress.com to register.

Check out our Facebook page and website

Tell your friends

Study the word lists

Ask your teachers for help studying or study with friends!


How to Register Your School

A teacher or director should go to http://www.nescge.wordpress.com/registration/ Click on the American Flag for English or the Georgian Flag for

Georgian.

Fill out the form completely and click on the “Submit” button. Please only press submit once.

You will need the following information to register: school name, number, address, town, and region; the director’s name,

phone number, and email; local round facilitator and their phone number and e-mail.

Register early! You can do it today!


http://www.nescge.wordpress.com/registration/



Spread the Word About

NESC!Promote the NESC to other schools and

communities by:

Sharing past NESC experiences and successes

Sharing our social media outlets and contact

information

Giving out brochures

Giving out FAQ sheets and information by

word-of-mouth


Contact Us

[email protected]

www.facebook.com/NESC.Georgia (ENG)

www.facebook.com/martlweris.konkursi (GEO)

Like us on Facebook!

Thank you!

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