Competition rules
All participants must comply with the following rules:
A. The final results must be presented as :
1. A written report of a maximum of 15 pages excluding bibliography, using APA format.
2. The method used by the students to carry out the competition must be described in the report.
3. An oral presentation not exceeding 15 minutes
4. A video clip not exceeding three minutes.
B. The written report, the oral presentation, and the video clip must include :
1. Name of the participant’s secondary school
2. Competition Theme
3. Competition Edition
4. Participants’ names
5. Submission date
6. Lead instructor’s name
7. Name of organizations and community stakeholders involved in the project.
C. For the preliminary evaluation :
1. An oral presentation is not required.
2. Results (written report and video clip) must be submitted to the review panel by using the VOOC pre-assigned Google Drive folder. The Jury will not evaluate any late or incomplete submission.
3. Feedback will be sent out to participants after the review panel’s decision.
D. For the final evaluation:
1. The oral presentation may be done in the participants’ school or virtually.
2. For the oral presentation, teams will make their presentation for a maximum of 15 minutes. All team members must participate in the oral presentation. They must come prepared to answer questions from the review panel for five minutes following their presentation.
3. For the video clip, teams will present a three-minute video clip, summarizing their process, method, and proposed solution.
4. Documents submitted to the review panel will be posted on the Voices of Olympia Canada Website and social media network.
Evaluation
Evaluation is based on four criteria:
1. Commitment to the competition process
(20 points)
1. Compliance with the competition rules and prescribed deadlines
2. Equal team work load (equal contribution from each member of the team in terms of time invested in information search and content development)
3. Demonstrate critical thinking skills and leadership
4. Evidence of commitment to involve Voices of Olympia Canada in the continued implementation of the project in the community.
5. Demonstrate collaboration with the community in which the project will be implemented.
2. Quality of the written report
(35 points)
1. Structure of the final report
2. Quality of the literature search done on the theme
3. Rigour of work method
4. Verbal or written communication with informants
5. Depth of reflection on the competition theme
6. Strength and quality of the argument developed
7. Quality of written language
8. Pertinence of the solution proposed to address the issue under study
9. Originality/Innovation in implementing the proposed solution in the community
10. Quality of the final report presentation: APA style, number of pages, table of content, references pages, etc.
3. Quality of oral presentation
(20 points)
1. Clarity of content
2. Quality of delivery
3. Coherence among the different sections of the presentation
4. Coherence between oral presentation and written report
5. Capacity to answer questions precisely and clearly
6. Capacity to engage the audience
7. Respect of time allocated
4. Quality of the video clip
(25 points)
1. Relevance to competition theme
2. Clear, concise and balanced visuals
3. Quality of content: effective language, effective titles and transition image/graphics related to content, logical sequence of ideas, articulation of proposed or implemented solution/action, etc.
4. Technical aspects: sound, light, movement flow, images, camera movements, respect of time allowed.
Review panel
The purpose of the review panel is to evaluate the competition results and decide on the best four projects that are eligible for scholarships. The review panel’s decision will be by majority vote. This decision is based on the full respect of evaluation criteria, as well as on evaluation rubrics that are communicated to participants prior to the competition. The review panel decision is irrevocable.