https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners Our Prestigious Winnners en-us 2021-10-07 22:33:59 UTC 2025-09-27 04:54:29 UTC hello@padlet.com iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801045319 2021-10-07 22:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801045319 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801048500 What it involved]]> 2021-10-07 22:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801048500 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801048984 2021-10-07 22:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801048984 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801049534 The competition was themed ‘Community in the Commonwealth’ with a particular focus on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting our relationships with one another. ]]> 2021-10-07 22:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801049534 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801050213 2021-10-07 22:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801050213 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801050573 2021-10-07 22:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801050573 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801050911 2021-10-07 22:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801050911 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801051201 2021-10-07 22:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801051201 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801051420 2021-10-07 22:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801051420 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801057262 2021-10-07 22:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801057262 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801058769 2021-10-07 22:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801058769 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801059906 'I'm so happy I received this award since it was one of the first international awards I've been given. When I was writing it, I was merely doing it for the sake of submitting something - it never occurred to me that it would be considered for a prize! I am a big fan of the sci-fi and dystopian genre and it only seemed fit to write about it. The whole uncertainty of corona and violence of war around the world matched my ideas and helped inspire my story. I enjoyed writing this and am even happier now that it has been appreciated!']]> 2021-10-07 22:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801059906 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801061013 'I didn't feel anything when I got the message that I have the Gold Award for the Commonwealth writing competition. I thought it was an award that quite a lot of people got so I didn't think much of it. I just felt weird that teachers made such a fuss about it.']]> 2021-10-07 22:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801061013 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801061735 2021-10-07 22:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801061735 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801062385 2021-10-07 22:51:59 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801062385 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801062747 2021-10-07 22:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801062747 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801063901 2021-10-07 22:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801063901 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801064775 2021-10-07 22:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801064775 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801065266 2021-10-07 22:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801065266 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801066767 2021-10-07 22:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801066767 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801067991 2021-10-07 22:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801067991 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801068580 2021-10-07 22:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801068580 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801069311 2021-10-07 22:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801069311 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801069613 2021-10-07 22:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801069613 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801070433 2021-10-07 22:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801070433 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801071363 'When I entered the Queen's Commonwealth essay competition I was close to sure that a silver award was unattainable due to the fact that I was the youngest age in the senior category. However, I gave my best shot in witting about one of the worlds biggest problems (deforestation). Upon hearing that I got silver I was both shocked and ecstatic.']]> 2021-10-07 23:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801071363 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801072252 'I felt initially disappointed, but looking at the work I submitted, I became grateful because it was clear my work was under the influence of coffee and not thoughtfulness. But it has since been about a few months, so I'm ready to try to improve my technique for my next competition and maybe not drink a lot of coffee along the way.']]> 2021-10-07 23:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801072252 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801072799 2021-10-07 23:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801072799 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801075004 2021-10-07 23:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801075004 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801078534 2021-10-07 23:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801078534 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801079643 2021-10-07 23:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801079643 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801080269 'When I first saw the message that I had received a certificate from the queen's commonwealth competition, I was immediately shocked. I never expected that I would get a certificate from the competition and was incredibly excited to see that I managed to do well in a competition I didn't have a lot of confidence in.']]> 2021-10-07 23:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801080269 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801081387 2021-10-07 23:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801081387 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801082238 2021-10-07 23:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801082238 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801082574 2021-10-07 23:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801082574 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801083274 'Having been a student here since the beginning of my secondary education, I've been constantly trying to improve my writing skills, and this award is a symbol of my accomplishment. I'm grateful to Mrs. Clements for cultivating my knowledge of the English language and pushing me to work hard during the lessons I had with her. Sadly, Mrs. Clements left kh8 at the end of the last academic year, but whoever she goes on to teach will be incredibly lucky to have her as a teacher and mentor, and I wish her good luck wherever she is now.']]> 2021-10-07 23:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801083274 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801084487 2021-10-07 23:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801084487 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801085927 2021-10-07 23:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801085927 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801086717 2021-10-07 23:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801086717 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801088658 2021-10-07 23:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801088658 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801089617 2021-10-07 23:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801089617 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801089954 2021-10-07 23:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801089954 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801090664 'When I received the email about getting a bronze certificate I was shocked at first, I had thought that I wouldn’t get any award but still, I sent my essay in any way just for the fun of it. This competition has helped me boost my confidence when it comes to signing up for other competitions, I have to admit that I was really nervous at first to send in my essay but my English teachers encouraged me to do it. When I found out that I had received a bronze award I was really proud of myself for doing so (not to mention a wave of relief from the tensity of waiting for the announcements). I really hope I can do better for the next competition and I encourage everyone to sign up as well.']]> 2021-10-07 23:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801090664 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801091658 2021-10-07 23:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801091658 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801094680 2021-10-07 23:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801094680 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801102662 Every year, KH8’s English Faculty devotes lessons and workshops to enable students to plan and write their entries for this prestigious competition. The Faculty promotes merit in literacy, expression and creativity while nurturing young minds to engage with a wide range of global and cultural issues. Mr. Davis, and the English team, are overwhelmingly proud of the achievements of all of the Award winning students.

'The ability and creativity of our students never fails to impress me. In a time characterised by such challenges and barriers to education, this achievement is surely an inspiration to others to keep inspired, to get writing and to put their writing out there!' -- Mr. Davis]]> 2021-10-07 23:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801102662 iain_davis https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801107399 Out of nearly 29,000 global entries into the competition, there were only 171 Gold Award finalists. Our School has TWO of them!]]> 2021-10-07 23:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/iain_davis/ourwinners/wish/1801107399