National Latin Spelling Bee 2024
27 March 2024
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred, RM16 6SA
Wishing to keep it simple, please see below some of main rules of the competition.
- This event will open for KS3 (ideally Year 7-8) students and promises delightful surprises and valuable prizes from esteemed authors and organizations in the classics field. It is also a day of celebration, uniting schools in their reverence for Latin.
- Each school is required to conduct knock-out rounds within their institutions, based on vocabulary booklets provided to them. Each school will select the top 5 students who will represent their school in the big final. It is essential to adhere strictly to the specified group number to ensure equitable scoring among all participating schools.
- The spelling bee will focus on CLC book 1 and Suburani up to chapter 10. A special vocabulary booklet has been designed and it will be sent to those schools, once confirmation is received.
- Participation fees for each school are set at £35.
Guidelines for entrants, parents, and schools can be found here.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to Pantelis Iakovou at p.iakovou@harrischaffordhundred.org.uk if you have any further questions. ? ??