The ARTESOL Annual Spelling Competition is a national spelling event for nonnative English speaking students under the age of 15 sponsored and organized by Argentina TESOL. ARTESOL organized the first local Spell Event in 2009 sponsored by Franklin Electronic Publishers in association with TESOL International.
ARTESOL Annual Spelling Competition for 2015 will consist of a national event that will be held in Buenos Aires, resulting in the selection of four place winners.
Venue: Centro Cultural Borges, Sala III, Viamonte 500, Buenos Aires
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2015
Prizes:
1st Place Winner: trophy, and a tablet; courtesy of ARTESOL; a round trip to Tandil, Pcia. de Buenos Aires, two nights for 4 people, courtesy of Fase2; a dictionary and readers courtesy of Cengage Learning – National Geographic Learning.
2nd Place Winner: plaque; Franklin Electronic Merriam – Webster’s Dictionary & Thesaurus, courtesy of ARTESOL; a dictionary and readers courtesy of Cengage Learning – National Geographic Learning.
3rd & 4th Place Winners: plaque; Franklin Electronic Merriam – Webster’s Dictionary & Thesaurus; Merriam – Webster’s Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary, courtesy of ARTESOL; a dictionary and readers courtesy of Cengage Learning – National Geographic Learning.
1st Place Winning School: a round trip to San Rafael, Mendoza, three nights for 2 people, courtesy of Fase2.
Spelling Bee team:
Master of Ceremonies: ARTESOL Board Member, Mr. Ricardo Ramirez
Pronouncer: ARTESOL Board Member, Ms. Nila Clemente
Judges: US Embassy Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer, Ms. Linda Talluto; ARTESOL President, Ms. Graciela Martin
Score Keepers: ARTESOL Vice President, Ms. Ana María Rocca, and ARTESOL Board Member, Ms. Graciela Encina
Time keeper: ARTESOL Board Member, Ms. Alejandra Cappa
Participating Schools:
Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, CABA
Escuela Argentina Modelo, CABA
Instituto Social Militar “Dr. Damaso Centeno”, CABA
Escuela del CAE, Parana, Entre Rios
Nueva Escuela Argentina 2000, CABA
Colegio Modelo Lomas, Pcia. de Buenos Aires
Escuela Integral Piacentini, Resistencia, Chaco
Colegio Del Carmen, San Rafaela, Mendoza
If your school is interested in participating in the 2015 ARTESOL Spelling Competition, please contact us at ARTESOLSpellingBee@gmail.com
For further information on school / student eligibility, and contest rules, please check the 2015 ARTESOL National Spelling Competition Rules.
Read about The challenge of Spelling English
Learn about 2014 ARTESOL National Spelling Competition here
