History Competition for Schools
October 10, 2013
The ‘Decade of Centenaries’ all-island history competition for primary and post primary schools
The Department of Education and Skills in Ireland and the Department of Education in the North of Ireland are working together to mark the ‘decade of centenaries’ with an all-island schools history competition.
Students at all levels of primary and post primary schools across the island of Ireland are invited to submit a project that identifies a particular event or person from the decade 1912 – 1922 and examines the impact of that event or person on their local area. A project may focus on any event or personality from the period 1912-1922, or alternatively, it could focus on the impact of the decade as a whole on the local area.
The three best history projects in each province will receive prizes. At least one prize in each province will be reserved for primary schools / pupils. This means that there will be twelve winning projects in total. One of these twelve projects will be selected as the overall winner.
Other projects that are considered by the judging panel to have particular merit may also be recognised, either through publication on the scoilnet website or by other means.
The deadline for receipt of completed projects is 04 April 2014 with the winners being announced, and prizes awarded, before the end of May 2014.
Further information is available on www.education.ie.
