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"The Funny Side of Life"

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COBIS students from around the globe picked up their pens and took on the challenge of writing, in 40 lines or less, a poem on "The Funny Side of Life."

Well done to the 171 students, from 43 schools, who took part. The winners are listed below.

Category A: 10 years and under

Winner: Erin Dutton - The British School in The Netherlands

Runner Up: Nina Stone - Geneva English School

Category B: 11 - 14 years

Winner: Ellie Yeoman - Doha College

Runner Up: Zaina Shouman - Sherborne Qatar

Category C: 15 - 19 years

Joint Winners: Ría Priyani Manghani - British School of Gran Canaria and Fernanda Olivares Muñoz - The Edron Academy

Runner Up: Ben Haertel - Riverside School Prague

Prizes:

The winning entries will be published in the next edition of World Student magazine. World Student is a new print and digital magazine aimed at students in international schools around the world – and predominantly those studying in COBIS and other British international schools. Published by John Catt Educational, with the support of COBIS, the magazine features a mixture of news and information from COBIS; articles written by students themselves; international school graduates and alumni; teachers and educators; and articles contributed by other organisations that serve the sector.

Ian Bland of Poetry for Primary School Children has also provided signed books for the Key Stage 2 winner.

Judges:

Thank you to the team at John Catt Educational, Ian Bland and the teachers at Dubai College, British Embassy School Ankara and Prague British School who judged the entries.