Juba Primary Schools Mini Competition 2023 Overview

Juba Primary Schools Mini Competition 2023 Overview

1. Juba Primary
Schools Mini
Competition 2023
Unlock Your Potential, Inspire Minds, and Champion Excellence!

2. Overview:
•TheJubaPrimarySchoolsMiniCompetitionwas
designedtodevelopchildren'sconfidence,
presentationskills,andcognitiveabilitiesin
SouthSudan.
•13
th
Septemberto13
th
October2023
•ThecompetitionincludeseventssuchasDebates,
Speech,Quizzes,andSpellingBeesandaimsto
improveliteracyrates,socialskills,andattitudes
towardlearningamongprimaryandsecondary
schoolstudents.
•Theprogramaimstotransformchildreninto
credibleleadersandchangeagentsandtoinstill
valuessuchascharacter,responsibility,
excellence,empathy,anddiscipline.
•Thecompetitionwillbeheldannually,with
eventsstartinginschoolsandculminatingina
championship/grand finalefeaturingthebest
teamsfromacrossthecountry

3. Activities:
Teacher Induction: This involved providing training and support to help the teachers
understand the rules and expectations of the competition, as well as the roles and
responsibilities they will have as competitors.
Spelling Bee: Students competed in a spelling competition to spell the
most words correctly in a given time frame.
Speed Challenge Quiz: Students competed in a quiz competition with questions on science,
math, social studies, religious education, and current events. The aim was to answer the most
questions correctly in the shortest time.
Academic Debate: Students engaged in structured debates on various academic topics
to present a well-reasoned argument and refute the opposing team's arguments.

4. Objectives:
To provide orientation/training to pupils and adjudicators, responsible
teachers in their respective schools to enhance the promotion of debates,
quizzes, spelling, and writing, and provide a skilled foundation to build a
career –therefore reducing the lack of confidence in children.
To empower young people to believe in their dreams and to enable them to
acquire presentation skills (through formal and informal prospects) so that
they can live to realisetheir potential.
Foster a change in community attitudes whereby everybody is allowed to
succeed. Students will develop critical problem-solving skills, learn to think
more creatively and get a chance to test their knowledge in new, real-world
situations.
To advocate for child education in the country

5. Deliverables:
Fifteen (15)
schools
participated in
the
competition,
including:
Bishop MazzoldiMemorial Primary School
CMS Primary School
Saint Philip’s Primary School
Saint Francis Primary School
Diplomatic Primary School (Nyakuron)

6. Deliverables:
Fifteen (15)
schools
participated in
the
competition,
including:
Juba Parents’ Primary School
Friendship Academy Primary School
Glorious Baptist Academy Primary School
LiechPrimary School
AlekmaAcademy Primary School

7. Deliverables:
Fifteen (15)
schools
participated in
the
competition,
including:
Juba One ‘1’ Girls Primary School
FfedaPrimary School
Juba Diplomatic Primary School
Real Hope Primary School
Saint Paul Primary School

9. Deliverables:
Over 200 pupils actively participated in the debates, speech, spelling, and quizzes
from the fifteen teams representing their schools.
More than 3,500 pupils attended the competition rounds from group stages to the
semi-finals and the grand finale.
Fifteen (15) teachers from the participating schools received mentorship sessions on
the academic debate, speech, spelling bee, and speed challenge quizzes.
The winning team received an award worth SSP 7 0,000, whereas the runners-up got
SSP 30,000. All participants received certificates.

14. Challenges
Time constraints: Planning and organizing an event like this can be time-consuming, and the
organization has had to manage competing priorities and deadlines to ensure everything was in
place for the competition.
Bullying of Volunteer Adjudicators: Some team coaches become bitter when final scores are not
to their expectation and start putting so much blames on our volunteer adjudicators which
made two of them to disengage from the activity.
Security: The organisationhas had to consider security concerns and put measures in place to
ensure the safety of participants and staff.
Communication: With multiple schools and teams involved, effective communication and
coordination have been essential to ensure everyone was on the same page and that the event
ran smoothly.

15. Successes:
Participation: The organisationbrought fifteen teams from
fifteen different schools on board for the competition, indicating
interest in and support for the event.
Mentorship: The organisationmentored teachers from
participating schools as team coaches, which likely helped build
capacity and support for the participating teams.
Prizes: The organisationawarded prizes to winners, which likely
provided an incentive for participation and helped to recognise
the achievements of the winning teams

16. Recommendations for future:
Expand participation: The organization could consider expanding
participation in the competition by inviting more schools or teams. This
could help to increase the reach and impact of the event.
Diversify the range of events: The organisationcould consider adding new
events or activities to the competition to diversify the range of skills and
knowledge being tested and to keep things interesting for participants.
Enhance communication and coordination: Improving communication and
coordination among the participating schools, teams, and staff can help to
ensure that the event runs smoothly and efficiently.

17. THANK
YOU