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Journalism of Courage
School days are indeed golden days. After a month long Diwali vacation, it8217;s time for the Christmas vacations. So, what are your plans then? How does a Poster Competition on wildlife and environment sound? Posters are a good way to let people know of the threats to our environment and wildlife. If you are enthusiastic enough to organise a poster competition, first find out where it can be held. Big posters usually are more attractive than smaller ones, so decide on a standard size for everyone. 40 x 30 cm or 50 x 40 cm should be big enough. Card paper can be bought and cut into required sizes.
The participants will obviously belong to different age groups. For judging and advertising, split the competition into age groups, such as 7 to 9 years, 10 to 11 years or 12 to 14 years.
Now draw up some rules for those entering the competition:
1. The title or subject of poster, example, Save our Wildlife.
2. Mention the size of card paper to be used.
3. Give a closing date and place to hand in entries.
4. Mention about the entry fee and give details about the first, second and third prizes.
5. Make sure that everyone writes their name, age and address behind their poster.
After making the above guidelines, publicise the competition either on your locality8217;s notice board or make banners and put them up in your area8217;s shopping complex. Get two or three people to judge the entries; perhaps an art teacher or an expert from BNHS can help. If the competition has been sponsored, get the owner of shop involved. For the prize distribution ceremony, you can call any eminent personality from the field of Art or Environment. For all the above work you can involve some older people who can help you in organising the above event.
