The Department of Education in partnership with STI, its network of schools, and the STI Foundation will launch the first ever Voice of the Youth – National Oratorical Competition on November 18, 2010 at the STI Academic Center , Fort Bonifacio, Global City Taguig. This competition is intended to be an annual academic competition that aims to promote critical thinking and fluency in the use of English amongst select high school students from different private and public schools nationwide.
The Voice of the Youth – National Oratorical Competition gives the younger generation of Filipinos a venue to express their thoughts and opinions especially on this year’s theme“Change I Want to See Begins with Me: Becoming the New Filipino.” Participants are asked to write original orations on how they perceive the theme and what is relevant, helpful and inspiring to them. They are then encouraged to deliver these orations with confidence, passion and zeal to inspire others with their cause.
Asked about the participation of STI at the said event, Mitch Andaya, Vice President for Academics of STI said, “We at STI are very proud to have partnered with the Department of Education and the STI Foundation in this endeavor. As an educational institution, we aim to develop necessary skills among students which will help them become competitive professionals and globally proficient communicators of their time…”
More than 1.5 Million worth of prizes will be given away. The National Champion for this competition will win Php 100,000 in cash and shall also receive Php 800,000 and Php 30,000 worth of prizes for his/ her school and coach respectively.
The much awaited competition is to be divided into three levels: Divisional or the first level competition, Cluster or the second level competition, and the National level which is to be participated by the champions and 1st runners- up from the Cluster level. The Divisional leg of the competition is set to happen on November 16 - 26, 2010, the Cluster leg from January 17 - 26, 2011 and the National Finals on February 28, 2011.
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