World of Trivia

People with Epilepsy benefit by having the myths surrounding epilepsy dispelled and consequently increased acceptance, understanding and help.

The funds raised through World of Trivia® are used by Epilepsy Qld Inc to help over 80,000 Queenslanders whose lives are affected by Epilepsy

What do teachers think about the World of Trivia ® ?

Feedback from previous years has described World of Trivia® as very teacher friendly, enjoyable and easy to run. Here are some quotes from teachers whose classes have taken part in the World of Trivia®:

"Trivia has proven to be a real winner… providing a much needed boost for a seriously neglected area in modern primary schooling, that of developing and encouraging the pursuit of general knowledge."
"I cannot think of a better program available for children today."
"Ever since we took part in Trivia, the children have insisted we hold a quiz following every topic we do … It really is very valuable educationally."

Take a look at the 2005 Qld State Finals . . . . .

The 2005 Qld State Finals were held at the University of Queensland on Sunday October 16. Approximately 800 attended the day, with the winners listed below:

Years 4 & 5: Holland Park State School

Year 6: Cannon Hill Anglican College

Year 7: John Paul College

Highest Fundraising School: John Paul College
Highest Fundraising School per participating student: Anglican Church Grammar School
Highest Fundraising Student: Max Higgins (Padua College)
Highly Commended Fundraising Student: Ashlee Swanson (John Paul College)

Our Sponsors in 2005 . . .

Epilepsy Queensland Inc offer the most sincere thanks to the sponsors of World of Trivia® 2005. Without their generous donation of goods and/or money, the event itself and the prizes for students would not be possible. THANK YOU to all those who helped us to help others . . . .

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for World of Trivia ® 2006 please contact Judy Vorster as per the details below...

Notes for teachers . . .

Should your school take part in World of Trivia® 2006, the first step would be to complete a registration form and return this to Epilepsy Queensland Inc. Should you not already have this form, please contact Epilepsy Queensland Inc, as per the details below.

As a school, you will be asked to nominate a World of Trivia Coordinator. This will be the person to whom all correspondence will be forwarded. Your Co-Ordinator can nominate the most convenient form of contact, be that phone / fax / post / Email. The Co-Ordinator can then be used as a central contact to pass on any information to the teachers of the classes involved.

A comprehensive Resource Kit will be sent to your school in June.. This will contain a VCD, pamphlets, booklets and a central resource folder on epilepsy. We would ask that you make use of this when explaining World of Trivia® and epilepsy to your students. Please note, that all efforts will be made to break the paperwork in your Resource Kit down to a 'class by class' basis so that it can be easily distributed by your Co-Ordinator. In order for this breakdown and labelling of packs to take place, we rely on the information given on your school registration form.

Your school's Quiz Pack will most likely be sent in conjunction with the Resource Kit. This will contain the quizzes to be used by your students (one booklet per 3~4 students) and an answer sheet for the teachers for marking purposes. Teacher Instructions and Coordinator Instructions are also included so that all details of the quiz are explained clearly. Again, these packs will be broken down into class kits, provided that information is given on the registration form. Sponsorship Forms, for use by the students, will also be included in this pack. These will be easily identified by colour as being for student use, alongside an easy to follow checklist for the students. Whilst the students undertake the quiz in a team environment, the sponsorship is done on an individual basis.

The Quiz Period has been nominated as July/August 2006. The time and date when your school holds the quiz is at your school's discretion. We aim to be as flexible as possible, so please feel free to contact us if you need to step outside the general timeline that has been set. Whilst in most cases schools will create teams from within each class, some situations may require that you create a team from different classes. This is fine to do. Furthermore, some schools may need to combine students from different year levels into the one team. Again this is fine, given that the team sits the quiz nominated as being for the year level of the highest grade student. For your reference, two quiz booklets exist ~ one for years 4 & 5, and the other for Years 6 & 7.

Teachers will be asked to mark the quiz papers and advise the teams of their score. At this point the students can being to collect the sponsorship pledges. The teacher will be asked to collect this money and pass it on to the Coordinator for return to Epilepsy Queensland Inc.

Student Incentive Prizes and School Prizes will be awarded at the Queensland State Finals. If your school is unable to attend this event, the prizes will be mailed.

Judy Vorster
World of Trivia ® Coordinator

Epilepsy Queensland Inc

Po Box 1457, Coorparoo BC QLD 4151

Phone: (07) 3435 5014 or 1300 852 853 (outside Brisbane)
Fax: (07) 3435 5025

Email Judy Vorster
wot@epilepsyqueensland.com.au

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