The journey to find Mzansi’s next spelling champion kicked off in July 2013. Hundreds of spellers ages 9 -14 from Limpopo, Kwazulu Natal, Gauteng, North West and Free State have gone head to head in the quest to be the spellers to represent their provinces in the 2013 Mzansi Spelling Bee.
On the 10th December 2013 the top spellers from Kwazulu Natal, Limpopo and Gauteng will be taking part in the National final to be Mzansi Spelling Bee 2013 champion. The love of words and education is the one gift that South Africa can offer her children. Through words we can raise confident children with the power to dream, create, break boundaries and explore the world.
The Mzansi Spelling Bee is a Non Profit initiative by young South Africans to contribute to the development of South Africa through education, one word at a time, one child at a time. The Mzansi Spelling Bee is an English spelling competition for children ages 9 -14 or in grades 4-8 in private, public and home schools. Children from across the South African rainbow spectrum put the Mzansi Spelling bee shirts, take to the stage to spell and emerge as spellers – a unique and special kind of kid. Children challenge themselves stand as equals struggling over vowels and consonants.
The word Bee was used to describe those moments when people would come together for a common purpose and work. Communities would have bees for harvest time, quilting, house building. This year hundreds of people across South Africa have joined forces with us in encouraging children to spell and have faith in their abilities. literacy rates in South Africa at a low – the spelling bee is an inspiration, a show of what is yet possible for South Africa.
At the heart of the spelling bee is a desire to help South African children learn to enjoy reading and the possibility that words have to offer.
This will need every single one of us to help them, encourage them and offer the loudest cheer in saying we believe in them. The Mzansi Spelling Bee is an incredible opportunity for parents and the society to get involved in a fun activity for the whole family. This is a community event where spellers increase their vocabulary, gain greater knowledge of the English language, improve their public speaking skills and make lifelong friends.
It has been a year in the making and now all of Gauteng, Limpopo and Kwazulu Natal helping us stage this unique event that will unite South Africa around the love of words. Come with your children and help us cheer the best spellers as they struggle with words – to be the last spellers standing.
Venue: Joburg Theatre
Time: 10th December 2013
Entrance fee: R50 each person
Age: all (children are welcome)
Contact: info@mzansispellingbee.org or call 0116163856
Website: www.mzansispellingbee.org
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