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For the Third Year
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TV PROGRAMME
Both National and International TVs are expected to broadcast several reports of GEF.
“PINK DOLPHIN”
The school entering the greatest number of different competitions/festivals within GEF 2010 will receive the GEF’s “Pink Dolphin”. The highest number of points scored from all the competitions, divided by number of competitions will be used to establish the winner between schools with an even number of entries. The panel’s decisions are final.
PARADE
On Thursday the 22 of April 2010 in the afternoon all the finalist schools in all competitions are invited to parade through the streets of Sanremo. Each group will be carrying a placard or a banner bearing the school’s name, their geographic area and their nation. Each school must notify us if they wish to take part in the parade, as requested in the registration form. They should possibly arrive in Sanremo by Wednesday April 21 or at the latest Thursday morning April 22.
For event management reasons or due to bad weather conditions GEF’s Committee may decide to cancel the parade. Their only obligation will be to notify the schools. Parts of the parade will be shown in the official GEF 2010 DVD.
“STUDENTS’ WHITE NIGHT”
The Committee of GEF has created a “Students’ White Night” on Friday 23 April 2010. At the end of the Dance and the Fashion finals the “Students’ White Night” will start. All finalist schools will perform in the open-air of the town in a great public celebration with all the local schools. The festivities will go on until 3 a.m.
FINALS
While in Sanremo all finalist schools, will be entitled to watch the final performances of Eurotheatre, participate in gatherings with famous people invited by GEF and watch the final performances of dance, fashion and music. Official participants will have free entry. All those accompanying the participants are expected to pay. All seats must be booked and will be available till sold out.
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Regulations
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The “Da Vinci’s Secrets” competition is included in the project by the same name and is organized in conjunction with the Regional Ligurian Education Office. The project’s name was chosen with an eye for romance, intrigue and adventure, imagining that Leonardo da Vinci could have engineered any of the inventions we will receive from schools, though they were never released.
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The purpose of the competition is to stimulate, with the assistance and supervision of teachers, the students’ creative and human abilities (which sometimes are not showing), thus helping progress and the in-depth development of human personalities.
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The competition consists of presenting a project by the school or pertaining to the school, an innovative idea, inventing a new product or further developing (through modifications and transformations) existing objects or projects, with no holds barred to creativity and imagination.
In order to participate, schools will have to propose entirely projects (or studies), can be also from previous years, in any area: Science, Technology, Chemistry, Agricultural Studies, Botany, Flower Growing, Ethology, Anthropology, Art, Music, Dance/ Ballet, Cinema, Literature, Design, and any other expression of creativity and ingenuity.
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Only schools can take part in the “Da Vinci’s Secret” competition as a unit under the coordination of a teacher, hence called “referring” teacher. Schools can be state public or Registered Private Schools and from any Country. They will be divided into three sections as follows:
A – Primary Schools
B – Lower Secondary Schools
C – Upper Secondary Schools
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The project’s (or study’s) text can be written in Italian or English. Additional materials can accompany the descriptive text (drawings, photos, cds, videos, a miniature model etc.). During the final stages of GEF’s twelfth year in Sanremo (21–25 April 2010), the finalist schools will be offered a space (free of charge) in the exhibition area, which will be open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Schools will be able to display their designs/inventions/projects as well as other school projects. While participating in this competition, the schools showcasing in the exhibition area will be entitled to compete in GEF – “School Expo” – My school on display – A competition among schools to create the best school display area. If your school decide to participate, fill in and send the “school expo”-form within March 17, 2010.
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The project (or study) must be accompanied by a registration form bearing the following data:
· School’s name and address · Classes of the school taking part in the project · Name, surname and signature of “referring” teacher · Name, surname and signature of school principal and school stamp Registration is free.
Each school can register a maximum of 3 entries. Each “referring” teacher can register even different schools.
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The registration form complete with the required documentation must reach us by February 15, 2010. The schools selected to participate in the finals will receive notification by March 10, 2010. The schools must confirm in writing, by fax and send a letter by registered mail March 17, 2010.
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A panel of teachers and experts appointed by GEF, in close cooperation with the Regional Ligurian Education Office, will select the finalist schools to attend the Sanremo finals where the winning schools will be acclaimed.
The awards will go to: the schools winning in their section including the absolute winner. Based on the contents of works received, the panel can elect not to choose a winner, or select more than one winner in one or more sections and/or award more prizes. A special prize will be awarded by the Regional Ligurian Education Office to the best Ligurian school. The panel’s decisions are final. All the finalist projects and the schools in the competition will be recorded in the official 2010 GEF’s bilingual catalogue (Italian/English).
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The winners will receive their awards at the settled venue in Sanremo during one of the final performances of GEF 2010 . The winning school will receive the prestigious “School Creativity Award” (GEF’s Silver Dolphin). All the schools selected for a prize and those gaining first place will receive the GEF Trophy. The top Ligurian school will receive the Ligurian Region Trophy. All finalist schools will receive a GEF certificate. The panel reserves the right to award special prizes.
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All entrants and each school taking part in the competition finals in Sanremo will undertake to pay for its own board and lodgings. For reasons of organization and event management, finalists and accompanying adults coming from a distance above 150 km from Sanremo, or anyone spending nights in Sanremo while taking part in GEF 2010, will need to stay at least two nights and book through GEF choosing accommodation from the enclosed price list and packages in order to gain accreditation and be able to take part in the competition finals. Each school admitted to the finals will be sent a booking-form by the booking organization outlining modes of payment. Considering the thousands of bookings processed during the previous edition of GEF, early bookings are highly recommended.
All official participants in GEF’s final stages will receive GEF’s gadgets.
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There will be a final performance on Sunday morning April 25, at the settled venue, with performances and a GEF 2010 award presentation to the assigned winners of the music, dance, school bands and fashion competitions. Other prizes awarded will be the prize “Global Education Awards” (in its twelfth year). This is the only international education prize awarded each year to persons and associations who through their thoughts, words and actions, have fostered the growth and development of education.
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GEF reserves the right to record and/or film and/or broadcast the event in its entirety or in part, using any medium (print, photography, radio, television, audio-visual etc.) and to accompany the event with one or more promotion or publicity, without owing any payments to anyone or to any participants.
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Any changes to the competition finals in Sanremo, which might occur due to technical or administrative reasons will be notified forthwith to the interested parties.
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All works received will remain the property of GEF and will be published or used in other shows at GEF’s discretion. No money will be owed to anyone or to any participant.
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All printed matter and logos are protected by copyright; therefore any unauthorized use is forbidden. Anyone trying to use any of them without authorization will be duly prosecuted.
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GEF’s Organizing Committee, the promoting association and the company providing technical support will not accept any liability for personal or material injuries or accidents occurring while travelling or during the Festival.
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Anyone taking part in the event is expected to have read and understood the conditions set by these regulations and to accept them unconditionally. Participation to the event also implies that each participant explicitly agrees to allow GEF to access its archives and process all personal data provided, according to the Act D.L. n. 196 del 30/6/2003, and admits knowledge of his/her rights as set of the above mentioned Act of Parliament.
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