COBIS STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

CALENDAR 2017-2018

COBIS Secondary Games 2018

The 2018 COBIS Secondary Games are due to be hosted in Sheffield from 18-20 May 2018 and schools can sign up now.

The Games are open to all COBIS school members. Over three days of competition, 16 students (eight girls and eight boys) from each school will all take part in swimming, athletics and football in a bid to accrue the most points and take home the Championship trophy. 

Schools may bring students who are in Years 7 and 8 who were born between 1 September 2004 and 31 August 2006.

Registration is open until 10 November 2017. For more information, to read the full Terms and Conditions and to register, please click the button below.  

This year's Student World Debate Competition will be hosted by Jumeirah College in Dubai, 1-3 February 2018.

The competition itself will take place from 2–3 February with an opportunity for the teams to stay on to sample the culture and atmosphere of one of the world's most exciting cities.

Schools may bring teams of 4-6 students in Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5.

Registration is now open until midday (GMT) on 8 November 2017.

Current news stories often centre around terrorism, nuclear testing, global health, human rights, technology, climate change and refugees. How can we equip young people with the knowledge and skills to not only understand these issues but to form opinions about how best to resolve them?

At the COBIS Model United Nations Conference 2018, students will debate topics such as these as they work together to draft policies and come up with solutions to tackle real world problems.

Booking has been extended until 10 November 2017; sign up now so you don't miss out! 

COBIS Maths Challenge 

COBIS Senior School Music Festival

COBIS is pleased to announce the COBIS Senior School Music Festival will take place at King's College Madrid from 8-10 June 2018. 

The Senior School Music Festival is a fantastic weekend for students to share their talent, skill and hard work with their peers and make new friends from around the globe. In addition to the competition, students will take part in a BBQ dinner, Gala dinner and a trip to Park Warner theme park. 

The programme is open to students in Years 6-13 during this academic year from COBIS Member schools; registration is now open.

COBIS Medical Review Conference

The 2018 COBIS Medical Review Conference will be hosted by Doha College on Saturday 24 February 2018.

Students from Years 11, 12 and 13 from British schools across the world are invited to present on recent developments in medicine to industry experts.

The conference is a one-day event. In the morning session, teams will split into breakout rooms where teachers will judge each team's presentation. The four teams with the highest scores will go forward to the afternoon session where they will present to doctors and medical experts from across Qatar.

Prizes will be awarded for the teams that come first and second in the morning sessions. For those who proceed to the final, first place will be awarded QAR 2,000, second place QAR 1,000 and third place QAR 500.

Schools can apply until 30 November 2017.

Global Social Leaders Competition 

The Global Social Leaders competition will encourage students, aged 11-16 years, to work in teams to develop their understanding of global citizenship and how to turn their ideas into reality.

Each team will decide on a project, which addresses one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals and then implement it in their community. Following their project, students will reflect on it during the spring term and submit a report.

Sign up now to take part in this enriching competition. 

COBIS Young Scientist Film Awards

Run in partnership with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), COBIS wants to see your exciting experiments!

Awards will be presented for "Best Film of an Experiment" in three age categories; KS1&2, KS3 and KS4&5.

Schools can submit several entries - there is no cap on the number submitted so do not worry if you have lots of hypotheses to try!

Click below to find out more information on how to take part. 

COBIS Poetry Competition

For 2018, the theme for the COBIS Poetry Competition is "Through a Looking Glass". Students can enter an original poem to reflect the theme. 

Schools may submit three entries in each category.

The categories are (as of 1 January 2018):

• Category A: 10 years and under
• Category B: 11-14 years
• Category C: 15-19 years

The closing date for this competition is 9 February 2018. 

COBIS Art Competition

For 2018, the theme for the COBIS Art Competition is "Mother Nature and the Environment". 

Students can enter a creative piece through photography, paint, sketch, sculpture etc. to reflect the theme.

There are five categories students can enter:

• Early Years and Foundations Stage
• Key Stage 1
• Key Stage 2
• Key Stage 3
• Group Entries

The closing date for this competition is 28 March 2018. 

In 2018, COBIS and Oddizzi are challenging Key Stage 1 and 2 students to create a travel segment on where their school is based. We want to see and hear about your local area and what makes it special; landmarks, buildings, wildlife, food and more!

Students should work together as a class to create a 3-4 minute film celebrating where they live and giving us an insight beyond the guidebook.

There are two categories prizes will be given for, in both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2:

• Outstanding Travel Film
• Best Production (most creative way to share information)
   
  

Thank you to Oddizzi for partnering with COBIS to run the competition and for providing the prizes of a free year-long subscription to Oddizzi.com. 

November 2017

COBIS Student Engagement Opportunities

2017-2018

Autumn Term

COBIS Student Achievement Awards 

Click below for more information

COBIS Student Leadership Weekend

Madrid
6-8 October 2017

COBIS Maths Challenge

20 November - 3 December 2017 

Spring Term

COBIS Student World Debate Competition
Dubai

1-3 February 2017

COBIS Poetry Competition

Closes 9 February 2018

COBIS Medical Review Conference
Doha

24 February 2017

Primary Creative Challenge

Closes 7 March 2018

COBIS Model United Nations

Bucharest

22-25 March 2017

COBIS Art Competition

Closes 28 March 2018

COBIS Young

Scientist Film Awards

Closing 28 March 2018

Summer Term

Global Social Leaders Competition

Closes 27 April 2018

COBIS Secondary Games
Sheffield
18-20 May 2018

COBIS Senior School Music Festival
Madrid

8-10 June 2018