Spelling Bee New Zealand

Teachers and educators can register for the 2020 new zealand spelling bee here.

Spelling bee new zealand. The new zealand spelling bee programmes are free to all new zealand schools. New zealand spelling bee organiser janet lucas said while thomas was clearly disappointed it was a huge achievement to even get to the us spelling bee an event often called the olympics of spelling. The aim of the spelling bee is to help students improve their spelling increase their vocabularies learn concepts and develop correct english usage that will inspire confidence and a love of language that lasts a lifetime.

The kiwi spelling bee 2021 information and resources will be available approximately april may 2021. This year thousands of years 9 10 students around the country took on the challenge of learning the new zealand spelling bee wordlist. A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words usually with a varying degree of difficulty.

Words are fascinating and they matter so says owen scott who is our official nz spelling bee pronouncer at both the regional semi finals and the national final. There is no charge to register and the resources will be available online from march onwards. The schools will however have to cover the cost of photocopying the wordlists and test sheets for each student.

We re thrilled to have him as part of the spelling bee team. The concept is thought to have originated in the united states and spelling bee events along with variants are now also held in. The 2017 new zealand spelling bee top 200 spellers need to arrange their own travel to the semi final.

Owen is a trained lawyer and actor but now a non fiction writer editor and broadcaster. The wright family foundation is the sole sponsor of the new zealand spelling bee. We ll continue to make new games our.

Chloe and wayne wright have built new zealand s largest privately owned early learning organisation beststart. The new zealand spelling bee has grown significantly since 2014 when the wright family foundation came on board as the programme s sole sponsor allowing it to expand into primary and intermediate schools. Marlborough boys college pupil george turner clinched the title.