'Let's Celebrate' 

'Let's Celebrate' was the theme for the 2016 COBIS Primary Creative Challenge, with KS1 and KS2 students creating films to share celebrations and festivals that are unique to where they live. 

In total, 19 fantastic films from 13 COBIS schools were submitted and can be viewed here on the COBIS YouTube Channel.

The judges were extremely impressed with the quality of the entries to this year’s Creative Challenge, ‘Let’s Celebrate’. Festivals and celebrations from all over the world were brought to life by students including an Erik marriage ceremony from Nigeria, Sham el Nessim in Egypt and Alilo Procession in Georgia. A big thank you to all the students who submitted entries this year and well done to the winners and runners up.

Key Stage One Winners

• Corona School, Apapa, Nigeria - Efik Marriage Ceremony
• Royal Institute of Smart Education, Bangladesh - Poila Boishakh

Key Stage One Highly Commended

• King's College, The British School of Madrid, Spain - Three King's Festival 

Key Stage Two Winners

• St George's British Georgian School, Georgia - Alilo
• Campion School, Greece - Greek Carnival 

Key Stage Two Highly Commended

• Transylvania College, Romania - Christmas in Romania 
• The British School Al Rehab, Egypt - Sham el Nessim
• KAD Academy, Nigeria - Igue Academy Festival 

Thank you to our friends from Oddizzi for partnering with COBIS to run the competition and for generously providing winning schools with a free whole-school subscription to Oddizzi.com. 

COBIS Primary Creative Challenge

"Come Dine With Us!"

Congratulations and well done to all the students who took part in this year's COBIS Primary Creative Challenge and thank you to all the staff and parents who offered their support and guidance.

In total, 41 films from more than 20 COBIS schools were submitted showcasing how to prepare drinks, deserts, snacks and main courses from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. All the fantastic films can be viewed here on the COBIS YouTube Channel.

Thank you also to our friends from Oddizzi for partnering with COBIS to run the competition and for generously providing winning schools with a free subscription to Oddizzi.com plus Lonely Planet Kids books. Thanks also to Browns Books for Students for providing books for two of our winning schools who already subscribe to Oddizzi.com.  Excellent prizes indeed! 

KS1 Winners

• Most Creative Production – Edron Academy, Mexico and Corona School, Apapa, Nigeria
• Most Delicious and Unique Recipe – Salwa Infant School, Kuwait and Rainbow International School, Uganda
• Best Young Filmmaker – Rainbow International School, Uganda (Julia's class) and St Julian’s School, Portugal (Class 1GM)

KS2 Winners

• Most Creative Production - Riverside School, Czech Republic and King's College School, La Moraleja, Spain
• Most Delicious and Unique Recipe - Aloha College, Spain and the International School of Samui, Thailand  
• Best Young Filmmaker – British School of Al Rehab, Egypt (Class 6A) and St George’s British Georgian School, Georgia (Year 5)

Once again, congratulations and well done to all who participated in this creative and stimulating competition. With such a high calibre of entries, the judging process was far from easy!