My Road Safety Journey: A Letter Writing Competition
The Letter Writing Question
In your school Road Safety Officials visited and taught you about road safety. Write a letter to your friend who goes to another school, informing him/her about what you have learnt.
In your letter include:
- Why you think your friend should know about road safety rules.
- The categories of road users in the road use environment.
- What road safety rules stood out to you the most?
- How you think, you can help road safety in spreading the road safety message.
- The letter should be 180 – 200 words long.
Justification / Benefits of the Competition
- This will enable the Road Safety Council and Secretariat gauge what learners know about road safety.
- The competition shall serve to create and increase road safety awareness among school going learners.
- This will also involve the learners who are predominantly affected by road accidents.
- The competition may catalyse the formulation of Road Safety School Ambassador Programme in schools.
- This will also create a strong relationship and link between Education and Road Safety.
Rules of the Competition
- Learners over the age of 18 are not allowed to take part in the competition.
- Both Primary and High School learners are eligible to enter the competition.
- Letters can be typed or neatly hand written.
- A School with a lot of entries will receive a prize.
- Children, friends and relatives of Road Safety Council Secretariat employees are not eligible to enter the competition.
- Markers of the scripts to be chosen after the closing date of competition.
- The deadline for submission is 30 September 2019.
Prizes:
The prizes will be divided in categories; Primary school and High School.
Category |
Student Prizes |
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Position 1 |
Position 2 |
Position 3 |
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Primary |
E1, 500 · Trophy Automatic member of Road Safety School Ambassador (on consent) |
· E 800 · Trophy Automatic member of Road Safety School Ambassador (on consent) |
· E 500 · Trophy Automatic member of Road Safety School Ambassador (on consent) |
High |
· E1, 500 · Trophy Automatic member of Road Safety School Ambassador (on consent) |
· E 800 · Trophy Automatic member of Road Safety School Ambassador (on consent) |
· E 500 · Trophy ·Automatic member of Road Safety School Ambassador (on consent) |
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School with most entries |
School Prizes |
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Primary |
E2, 000 |
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High |
E2, 000 |