ZIS Banyan Award 2022    Competition Theme:   
Strength in the Year of the Tiger 
  Competition Inspiration: 
The arrival of the Year of the Tiger brings anticipation for the new year, and hope for the future.  ZIS students are a part of envisioning and building that future, and the goal of this competition is to hear their voice and ideas, to be inspired by their creative and critical thinking, and to challenge each other to face the challenges of the year ahead. 
  The Competition: 
Students are invited to prepare a response to the theme “Strength in the Year of the Tiger” using a medium of their choice: poetry, prose, audio, video, or visual art. 
  Age Divisions and Guidelines    Banyan Award Word Count Submission guidelines:   
Share your entry with your grade level (PYP) / homeroom (MYP/DP ) teacher.  Original submissions can be brought to the Head of School office.    Entry deadline is Friday, March 4, 2022  English language submissions please. 
  Judging to be completed by a panel based on four criteria:  
i. Exploration of theme
ii. Creative Thinking 
iii. Critical Thinking 
iv. Communication 
  Awards: 
One award per age category.  Certificate of participation to all entries.  Announcement of award winners on Friday, March 11, 2022 
    2022ZIS “榕树奖     比赛主题: 
虎年虎虎生威 
   比赛灵感来源: 
瑞虎迎春,带来了对新年的憧憬,和对未来的希望。ZIS的学生们是展望和构建那个未来的一部分,此次的比赛目的,是要听听他们的声音和想法,接受他们的创造性和批判性思维的启发,并互相激励,来面对新一年的各种挑战。 
   比赛设置: 
邀请学生们通过以下任意一种方式来表达虎年虎虎生威这个主题:诗歌、散文、音频、视频或美术作品均可。 
   年龄组别及指引 
年级  字数不超过  音频/视频长度不超过  美术作品数量 
提交类型  手写、打印或电子档(docx 或pdf)   MP4   MOV   AVI    WMV 格式  原始作品或 JPG / PNG 图像 
 1-3 年级  250   1 分钟  1  
 4-6 年级  500   1.5 分钟  1 
 7-9 年级  750   2 分钟   1 
10年级以上  1000   2.5 分钟   1 
   作品提交指引:    
将作品提交至年级老师(小学部)/班主任(中学部)。     作品的原件可交到校长办公室     提交截止日期:202234日(周五)  所提交的作品的语言为英语。 
   由全体评审员一起根据四个标准评选: 
i. 紧扣主题  ii. 创造性思维  iii. 批判性思维  iv. 沟通表达 
   奖项设置: 
每一个年龄组评选出一个优胜奖  所有提交作品者均获参与证书  2022311日公布获奖名单