The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is an annual global competition for students to inspire creative thinking about science. Students ages 13 to 18 from countries across the globe are invited to create and submit original videos (3 minutes in length maximum) that bring to life a concept or theory in the life sciences, physics or mathematics. The submissions are judged on the student’s ability to communicate complex scientific ideas in engaging, illuminating, and imaginative ways. The Challenge is organized by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. Prize: $250,000 post-secondary scholarship $50,000 prize for your teacher $100,000 Breakthrough Science Lab For more information, please click here .
The COBIS art competition is open to students from the Council of British International Schools' member schools. The theme changes each year. There are five categories students can enter: Early Years and Foundation Stage Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2 Key Stage 3 Group Entries For more information, please click here .
The Innovation by Design Awards honour the businesses and designers solving the problems of today and tomorrow. The competition, now in its eighth year, has featured a cross section of blue-chip companies, scruffy startups, and hungry young talents. It is one of the most sought-after design awards in the industry. There are 21 categories and a judge panel consisting of renowned designers from a variety of disciplines and business leaders from some of the most innovative companies in the world. Entries are judged on the key ingredients of innovation: functionality, originality, beauty, sustainability, depth of user insight, cultural impact, and business impact. The innovation by Design Awards have grown every single year, with more than 1,700 designs entries in 2016 from around the world. A panel of 26 expert judges were presented with more than 1,700 entries and selected the best products, services, and ideas. In 2016, there were only 15 winners in the entire competition and...
The CoreNet Global Academic Challenge is a global competition that focuses on raising awareness of corporate real estate as a viable career opportunity amongst college students. The contest aims to connect local chapters and members of the association with future talent and encourage universities to include corporate real estate in their curricula. CoreNet Global is a professional association for approximately 10,000 corporate real estate professionals in over 50 countries. Student teams from universities and academic institutions around the world are invited to compete in this competition. Students will be asked to apply their student experiences to a real-world issue facing companies around the globe: how to attract, retain and motivate the next generation of knowledge workers. There are three teams, with a minimum of three and a maximum of five students each, who were selected to compete onsite at the CoreNet Global Summit in Shanghai, China. This is a professional...
JazWings was established on the premise that anyone could create the next breakthrough sensation, and invites creators to submit their ideas for the opportunity to partner with a global toy company to make them real. The JazWings Creative Talent Challenge is for those with upcoming ideas for a new game, app, film, toy, story book, comics, or animation. JazWings fosters the ability to make these ideas come to life. There are four-phases in the process: Phase 1 - Vote: Join the community and present your Idea for everyone to see. Choose a catchy name, decorate it with visuals to grab people's attention, identify what categorie(s) you believe your idea falls under and what you believe your idea could become. Votes will be gathered from fans, family, friends and the JazWings Community. This will show how well your idea is received thanks to the JazWings 5 point Vote rating system. The sooner you hit 100% of the required votes, the sooner you can have the idea reviewed by the...
Companies and business schools often sponsor case competitions and invite teams of students to solve real-world business problems. These problems include evaluating new ventures and resolving management dilemmas with time-critical deadlines. Using all this information, the teams formulate their recommended action plans, which are presented to the chief executive and board of directors.
Participating in these competitions have many benefits for students, including hands-on experience, networking, recruitment and more. Here are several more reasons why you should consider joining any career related competition; being part of a team allows a single unit to achieve a common goal, it provides an opportunity to integrate and apply knowledge from multiple classes, case competitions allow students to showcase their professionalism through organisation and presentation. They also provides students with the opportunity to present in front of an audience of industry professionals and to...
Throughout secondary school (high school), many schools and outside institutions offer the opportunity for students to participate in sports clubs. Sport is an important aspect high school life and provides numerous benefits for young people. These benefits include opportunities to be social, improve health & fitness, wellbeing and social skills. Partaking in sports can be within a student’s school, or through a social sports club outside of school. Having fun, quality sport experiences are key factors for students to stay interested and involved in sport throughout their secondary school years and beyond. Quality experiences include having safe social and physical environments to play sport in, and consistency of sport delivery and communication among sport providers. This can occur inside or outside of school. It is also a wonderful place for students to meet new people and make new friends. Joining a sports club is great for learning important aspects of teamwork,...
Medview is Australasia’s largest and leading personalized education organisation, helping students from all backgrounds gain entry into medical schools across Australia and New Zealand.
Medview is the only medicine entry prep provider that is run and operated by Medical Students, Doctors and Academic Staff from Medical Schools all Australasia. Over 10 years, MedView is the #1 most trusted and recommended provider for students wanting to get into medicine. The medical school interview is an extremely important component of the admission process and often determines acceptance. It is very important for the interview to develop the right skills and knowledge by preparing sufficiently. At MedView, the interview team is completely qualified medical students, doctors and former interview staff at the medical schools you are interested in applying for. These helpful members have knowledge of the entire interview process, from the range of questions that will be asked, the exact process...
Google Code-in is a global, online contest introducing teenagers to the world of open source development. With a wide variety of bite-sized tasks, it’s easy for beginners to jump in and get started no matter what skills they have. In the fall, Google chooses more than twenty open source organizations to participate. The organizations create a large list of short (3-5 hour) tasks for students to work on. Tasks are categorized as: Code, Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research, Quality Assurance, or Design. Mentors from these participating organizations will also lend a helping hand to participants as they learn what it’s like to work on an open source project. Students will then search for a task that interests them and claim it. They have at least three days to complete it. The student will works on the task, getting guidance from organization mentors, if needed. Once the student is ready, they submit their work for review through the contest website. Mentors from the...
Imagine Cup is a global competition that empowers the next generation of computer science students to team up and use their creativity, passion and knowledge of technology to create applications that shape how we live, work and play. A skill-based competition, the Imagine Cup is open to students around the world and seeks to honor the most innovative, ground-breaking and appealing software built with Microsoft tools and technology. Every year tens of thousands of students from across the globe compete for cash, travel and prizes and for the honor of taking home the Imagine Cup.
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The NCSS Challenge is a programming competition open to all school students and teachers. The Grok Learning team have been running coding competitions like the challenge for over 12 years. The NCSS Challenge is unlike any other programming competition - participants are taught how to program as you go along, rather than expecting you to be an expert already. If you’re a seasoned coder, they have something for you too – the problems range from relatively simple to mind-bendingly hard. Starting on Monday 27th July, 2020 and running for about 5 weeks, t he Grok Learning team will release notes and problems containing the information you will need to complete the week's programming challenges. Learning to code - or Programming is how sites like Facebook and apps like Instagram are made. Knowing how to program is like having a computing super power. Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates have all said that students should learn how to code. It’s a skill that not only teaches...
Mensa, the high IQ society, is a forum that allows for intellectual exchange among its members. There are members in more than 100 countries around the world. Activities include the exchange of ideas through lectures, discussions, journals, special-interest groups, and local, regional, national and international gatherings; the investigations of members' opinions and attitudes; and assistance to researchers, inside and outside Mensa, in projects dealing with intelligence or Mensa. Mensa has many events for members, from the local to the international level. Several countries hold a large event called the Annual Gathering (AG). It is held in a different city every year, with speakers, dances, leadership workshops, children's events, games, and other activities. As a Mensa member, you are entitled to attend Mensa meetings anywhere in the world. Large national and regional gatherings are held frequently in Europe and in the USA. All national Mensa organisations throughout the world...
Founded in 1946 to serve children affected by World War II, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations program that supports and defends the rights of children across 190 countries and territories. While some funding comes from governments, UNICEF also accepts and relies on donations raised by private donors. Global UNICEF High School Clubs help educate, advocate, and fundraise for the programs. The organisation provides many resources for high school students looking to get involved or start a chapter, including guidelines, curricula, activity suggestions via the website. You have the opportunity to become a leader in your school's UNICEF club, allowing you to develop and master leadership skills that will prepare you for success in many areas of your life, both now and in the future. These skills are important for speaking, engaging in respectful debate, managing others, delegating responsibilities, and many other tasks required for personal and professional...
The International Thespian Society (ITS) is an honor society for high school and middle school theatre students. It is a division of the Educational Theatre Association. Thespian troupes serve students in grades 9-12; Junior Thespian troupes serve students in grades 6 through 8. Festivals are held annually at the district, state and national levels. Each June the International Thespian Festival is held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Membership currently stands at approximately 100,000 student members across 4,700 schools. To date there have been over 2.3 million Thespians inducted.Chapters are created in order to support the mission of the International Thespian Society. They are led by a chapter director who is supported and assisted by a chapter board. At the high school level there are various offices possible, including, but not limited to, President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Historian. There are also state and international student leaders elected...
Tri-M Music Honor Society, formerly known as Modern Music Masters, is a high school and middle school music honor society and is a program of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). It is designed to recognise students for their academic and musical achievements and to provide leadership and service opportunities to young musicians. Each school has its own chapter, which is run by the students but supervised by an advisor or sponsor, usually a school teacher. There are approximately 6200 participating chapters in several countries. To be eligible for membership, a student must maintain an A average in their music classes, a C average in all of their academic courses, be presently enrolled in a music course at their school, and be recommended for membership by their school's music faculty. A Tri-M Music Honor Society chapter in your school can give students countless opportunities to perform, lead, and serve the community. Not only will they learn accountability,...
Toastmasters International is a worldwide community with the mission to provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth. Toastmasters clubs are at the heart of a member's journey. It’s the place where members meet to practice, learn, grow, mentor and share. With over 357,000 members, 143 countries, 16,600+ clubs to choose from, opportunities to join are abundant worldwide. Individuals who aim to practice their public speaking, improve their communication and build leadership skills can do so by joining Toastmasters. The values associated with this community includes integrity, respect, service, excellence, experiential communication and leadership skills development. By becoming a member, you become part of a larger international organisation that supports students every step of the way.
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Religious youth groups offer young people the opportunity to strengthen their faith while also having fun and meeting like-minded individuals. Even for adults, helping youths learn and grow in the Christian faith can be an incredibly rewarding experience. Some of the top benefits that these organisations can provide include wholesome recreational activities - youth groups offer everything from volunteer opportunities to games and icebreakers, all intended specifically for young people. Joining these groups can also lead to lifelong friendships - they can offer the opportunity for younger students and teens to meet and spend time with lots of new people. The other attendees who participate in the activities may come from the same faith background and have similar interests, meaning that you can make friends who remain with them for life. This is a great opportunity interpersonal skills such as leadership, communication and get involved with an organisation that you are passionate...
Participation in high school clubs is hugely important for students to include on college applications and even on their résumés when looking for that first job—but it’s also an important and effective way to provide them with a learning environment outside the classroom, foster their passions and interests, teach them leadership skills, and link them with like-minded students and community members with whom they may not have otherwise connected. If you are passionate about animal rights as an important social justice issue, helping to facilitate or joining a school animal rights club is a great way to make a difference! An animal rights club is probably the single most effective way to get students active in animal rights at school and make a difference. It’s a platform that enables educators and students to make the greatest amount of change. Big achievements that can be accomplished through such clubs include changing your school’s policies on animal issues, fundraising to help...
Across the globe, elementary, middle schools and high schools often offer choir as a class or activity for students. Joining a school chorus or choir is an excellent way to meet people from different cultures and backgrounds, and can also cultivate musical skills - which can benefit other areas of study also. Extending choral excellence can develop leadership capabilites as well as contributing to the arts sector and leading to other future opportunities. Joining a musical ensemble creates a comfort zone for students to express their creativity and let it blossom in a place where their peers are having the exact same goals. Additionally, events like extra practices, concerts, and competitions provide that exciting incentive to keep going.
With this at the end of a school day, a student has many reasons to stay bright and interested in their academic world. If anything, the activity allows for an intriguing new area of learning, which is always a good thing.
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Student-led fundraising is a fantastic way to showcase your passion about a specific charity or a social issue. Some of the ways that students are involved in charitable endeavours can include organising quiz competitions, spellathons, charity dinners, cake stalls, fun runs, a gala, or even a raffle. Aside from being given the opportunity to directly support a cause that you are passionate about, organising a fundraiser can demonstrate and develop a number of skills. These include a manifest demonstration of a commitment to your charity's cause, the ability to build and maintain relationships, creativity, imagination and an entrepreneurial attitude towards fundraising. It also involves having good organisational and project management skills, and the ability to motivate others and work as part of a team.