Literacy Quiz & Fair
Rotary International (RI), of which the Rotary Club of Dominica is a chapter, is an organization of service clubs located all over the world. The purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Besides, Rotary International perceives literacy as critical to the advancement of peace and prosperity worldwide.
Since 1985, the international organization has promoted literacy worldwide in a full range of activities that benefited the functional illiterate, especially women, and students in formal schooling from early childhood to secondary school leavers, as well as teachers.
About Literacy Quiz Competition
This competition is an effort of the Rotary Club of Dominica to engage our youth in the worldwide literacy activity. In designing this competition, the Rotary Club of Dominica has closely aligned the quiz coverage with the school curriculum. As such, the questions will come from the following subject areas: Mathematics, Science, English, Information Technology (IT), Social Sciences, and Current Events.
The Rotary Club of Dominica National Literacy Quiz Competition targets students in the first and second forms of secondary schools and commemorate Rotary International’s Literacy Month which is observed in March annually.
It is hoped that the competition will impact positively on all students who participate.
Aims & Objectives
The underlying concept of this competition is not only to determine a national winner but also to reinforce student learning, inspire and actively encourage students to read widely, to develop understanding and critical thinking as they explore the knowledge and concepts in a select group of subjects.
Besides, all who compete should gain something from the competition in terms of leadership, team spirit and a sense of fair play. Thus, we hope the competition will impact positively on all schools and students who participate.
Specifically, the objectives are:
- To acquire knowledge and understanding
- To develop critical thinking
- To foster the pursuit of excellence
- To build self-confidence
- To inculcate the spirit of inquiry
- To engage parents and/or community in student learning
Literacy Quiz Competition Winners
2023
Chavis Alcid and Carlisa George – Saint Mary’s Academy
2020
Sage Mckenzie and Cadel Casimir – Saint Mary’s Academy
2019
Chavis Alcid and Carlisa George – Portsmouth Secondary School
2017
Hananel Valerie and Hilary Lawrence – Saint Mary’s Academy
2015
Khahill Richards and Keauntae Harrigan – Saint Mary’s Academy
2014
Kervin Scotland and Keauntae Harrigan – Saint Mary’s Academy
2013
Selena Cuffy and Marie-Ange Emmanuel – Convent High School
2012
Delano Millar and Ashner Dejean – Dominica Grammar School
