Memorandum to Schools 79/2009
14 July 2009
Invitation to Plain English Speaking Award NATIONAL FINAL
The National Final of the Plain English Speaking Award will take place in Melbourne this year and the VCAA invites teachers to bring school groups to hear some of the best young speakers in Australia.
There will be eight speakers, each with a prepared speech. They will then be given an impromptu topic on which to speak for three minutes. This will be a morning event.
Details are as follows:
Date: Monday 17 August 2009
Time: 9.00 am for a 9.30 am start and an anticipated finish of 1.00 pm
Venue: St Martins Youth Arts Centre, St Martins Lane, South Yarra (see map attached)
There is no entry fee for this event but we would appreciate your RSVP with approximate numbers by Monday 10 August.
RSVP to:
Phone : 9651 4372 or 9651 4328
Email : vcaa@edumail.vic.gov.au
Attachments
- Map of South Yarra showing St Martins Youth Arts Centre (PDF - 261KB)
- Printed invitation for distribution to teachers (PDF - 393KB)
