'Communication' / @ Commonwealth Photographic Awards 2000
"We are from a very small community on Vancouver Island. The Competition has shown our students that they compete with (in) a bigger world, that they can do great things!" Teacher, British Columbia, Canada
Aims of the Competition
- To provide a unique opportunity for young people throughout the Commonwealth to take part in a global educational project
- To promote the use of English as a leading world language in a fun and attractive way
- To enable young people, whatever their social or scholastic background, to compete on equal terms with their peers from around the world
- To promote a sense of international understanding among young people through their participation in a global competition that engages with issues of mutual interest
- To stimulate and provoke thought about the issues addressed in the Competitions by disseminating the results to a worldwide audience
- To boost the confidence, qualifications, careers and job prospects of young winners
- To give young people from diverse backgrounds a platform to express their views about the world and their dreams for the future
- To raise awareness of the ethical and humanitarian values which lie at the heart of the Commonwealth's ethos.