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L o cal Virtu al Inspire a culture of learning - Owlypia
Local

          V irtu al

Inspire a culture of learning

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L o cal Virtu al Inspire a culture of learning - Owlypia
What is
Owlypia?
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L o cal Virtu al Inspire a culture of learning - Owlypia
Owlypia is an            think
international
platform where
participants                     discuss
                 enjoy

                                    write

         communicate                 collaborate
                         share

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L o cal Virtu al Inspire a culture of learning - Owlypia
Who can join?
Owlins           Owlets        Owlys
(Aged 9-11)     (Aged 12-14)   (Aged 15-18)

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L o cal Virtu al Inspire a culture of learning - Owlypia
Owlypia aims to

01   Inspire intellectual curiosity    Build an innovative mindset
                                                                             04
02   Discover their true potential     Gain confidence in their abilities
                                                                             05
03   Advance their critical thinking   Develop research skills
                                                                             06
                                       and communication skills

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L o cal Virtu al Inspire a culture of learning - Owlypia
Benefits of Owlypia
    for young minds
                                                     ● Begin planning your career path
                                                     ● Set goals for yourself
                                                     ● Brighten up your CV
 ● Develop research skills                           ● Get international medals and
 ● Gain academic confidence                            certificates
 ● Inspire intellectual curiosity
 ● Broaden subject knowledge
                                    OWLYPIA
                                    CAN HELP
                                      YOU
       SOCIAL                                               ● Practice four language skills
● Develop 21st century skills                                 with authentic materials
● Gain knowledge about different cultures                   ● Acquire useful public speaking
● Inspire to become agents of change                          techniques
● Improve team building skills                              ● Improve your accuracy and fluency
                                                            ● Expand your vocabulary

                                      ● Make new friends all over the globe
                                      ● Make lifetime memories
                                      ● Foster diversity and tolerance
                                      ● Travel and have fun

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L o cal Virtu al Inspire a culture of learning - Owlypia
OWLYPIA FLASHBACK

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L o cal Virtu al Inspire a culture of learning - Owlypia
Owlypia has a different theme each year.
The theme of the academic year 2020/2021 is

     A C H I E V I NG   T O G E T H E R

    The past themes of Owlypia were
    Leadership: Inspire the change
    Creativity: Beyond Borders
    Failure: Road to success

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L o cal Virtu al Inspire a culture of learning - Owlypia
Owlypia subject
Owlypia subject-based competition
that covers all curriculum subjects.
These five main subjects are;
                                       ART & DESIGN

                     SCIENCE &                           LITERATURE
                   TECHNOLOGY                            & CULTURE
                                       SUBJECTS

                            SOCIAL                    ECONOMICS
                          SCIENCES                    & BUSINESS

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L o cal Virtu al Inspire a culture of learning - Owlypia
How to Prepare

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          Select your favourite
          subject and explore it

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Owlypia Rounds

             GLOBALS
         ONLINE   LOCALS

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Local

     V irtu al

Owlypia          Owlypia Local Virtual Rounds are exciting national/regional
                 events held online and open for students in various
 Local           schools/cities/countries taken from safety and comfort
                 of their home.

 Virtual             Two-day event
                     Choose your own favourite subject
                     Form a team of 3 with your friends
                     Study the resources together with your team
                     Take the challenges during the competition

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TEAM Challenges

                      4
                                       KNOWLEDGE (multiple choice knowledge test)

                          Challenges
                                       SPEECH-CRAFT (debating)
              host                     IMPROMPTU SPEAKING (public speaking)
Would like to                          TEAM SPIRIT (quiz show)
              ocal
an Owlypia L
    competition
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 in your count

                      1   TEAM
                                                                     3

                                                                            FRIENDS
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Tentative programme schedule

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You have a change to qualify
for our spectacular
Owlypia Global Rounds

• Cambridge
• Boston
• Global Virtuals

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HOW TO TAKE THE CHALLENGES

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All necessary
links for
challenges

You will receive an e-mail
which contains all the
necessary links.

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1. Impromptu Challenge
                                    It is a public speaking challenge where students give a speech
                                    on a certain topic without preparation. The students have one
                                          minute to prepare their speech and 2 minutes to deliver it.

Students                                                       Topics
1   Andy Ford                                                    1   .......... ..........
2   Angelica Candy                                               2   .......... ..........
3   Blessing Osei                                                3   .......... ..........
4   Joseph Audu
                      Steps                                      4   What is your dream job?
                      1) Choose a number in the table
5   Lora Davis                                                   5   .......... ..........
                      2) Get your topic that you will talk about
6   Samirah Saadatu                                              6   .......... ..........
                      3) 1 minute of preparation
7   Samrat Halilou                                               7   .......... ..........
                      4) Talk about your topic for 2 minutes
8   Yin Ying                                                     8   .......... ..........

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2. Speech Craft Challenge
               This is a debate team challenge, where each team receives a topic and takes
                    10 minutes to brainstorm ideas on that topic. Each team member has to
             use his/her persuasive speaking skills to support his/her views about the topic.

Go to your Challenge Room at the scheduled time
(Max 10 teams in a room)
Debate on a certain topic between 2 teams (Affirmative vs Negative)
10 minutes preparation as a team in breakout rooms
(Affirmative Room - Negative Room)
2 minutes talk for each team member
1 debate per team

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2. Speech Craft Challenge

                                                                Breakout Rooms
Challenge Room 1 (Zoom)
                                                      Affirmative                      Negative
 Topic                Affirmative   vs   Negative      Room                            Room
 Homework should be
 banned                Team 1 vs Team 2               Steps
                                                       Receive the topic
 ..........            Team 3 vs Team 4                Go with the team to Break out room
                       Team 5 vs Team 6                After 10 minutes of preparation get
 ..........
                                                       back to Challenge Room
 ..........            Team 7 vs Team 8                Start the debate between the two teams
 ..........            Team 9 vs Team 10
                                                       (The next two teams will be sent to breakout rooms
                                                       before starting the debates.)
3. Knowledge Challenge
                Students study several articles, books, videos and films. Students take a 60-minute
           multiple-choice test and answer 50 questions based on the materials provided to them.

                                                     Dear Student,
Click on “Knowledge Challenge Link” which            ...
                                                     Main Hall Link:
is provided in the email at the scheduled            https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86058437288
time.                                                Challenge Room Link:
                                                     https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84724540468

Answer multiple choice style questions.              Pen Down Link:
                                                     https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JQyeeVN-wZ28IVD-
60 minutes to answer 50 questions.                   tA7wypsY1yeXUhLOi-ZSajF5uGBQ /edit?usp=sharing

                                                     Knowledge Challenge Link:
Do not forget to refresh the page to start           https://www.onlineexambuilder.com/owlypia-science-technolo-
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the competition.                                     zA _cq558F_97L2Fb3keoKIUu6 WAWYLlMzfhIO25&e-
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4. Team Spirit Challenge
                   It is a fun quiz show with different rounds. The key to this challenge is working
                         together. Students will answer several questions from the given resources.

1) Go to Main Hall at the scheduled time.
2) Join at www.buzzerpad.com with your second device.
3) Enter the Pincode (to be provided during the challenge) to join the challenge
4) Each student must register individually. Average score will be the Team Score
We advise you to have 2 devices:
First one to view the questions
(Our screen on Zoom meeting)
Second one to pick your answer
(Screen of your second device)

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4. Team Spirit Challenge

Read questions from our screen   Pick your answer from
in the Zoom Meeting              your second device

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Hoo’s Got Talent Challenge
An event where you can show off your talent
You will be able to register for it before the competition
Live performance or prepared (pre-recorded video)
performance depending on your talent

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Students receive
Medals
Certificates
• Certificate of Excellence
• Certificate of Achievement
• Certificate of Participation

Overall Best three Teams and Individuals in Owlins,
Owlets and Owlys get 25% -20% - 15% discounts
Anyone who gets a medal, qualifies for
Owlypia Globals

                                 Prepare yourself for Owlypia Globals!
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Owlypia in Summary

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                                   you!

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