ASSET Pentathlon 2008 competition details
ASSET® Pentathlon – a one of it’s kind contest for students.
EI launches ASSET® Pentathlon - a unique contest for students in classes 3-8. The objective of this contest is to encourage students to showcase application of concepts learnt at school in real life situations.
Students in teams of two will perform 5 rounds of indoor and outdoor activities. These activities will be different for juniors (classes 3-5) and seniors (classes 6-8). Entry to the competition is free.
Over 18,000 schools across India would be invited to participate in the competition. They would be sent a competition kit in early November and students can submit the entries to their class teachers by Dec 5th. Teachers will be required to shortlist the best entries in their class by Dec 24th for the national round and send them to EI.
Since the contest is fun-oriented with a large number of small and big prizes, EI expects at least 50,000 students to participate. All students who qualify for the national round get educational prizes and certificates and the 12 national winners gets a chance to attend “Youreka” - the 8-day summer outdoor program that helps children build confidence in life skills.
Pentathlon Poster - Click here to download
Letter to the Principal - Click here to download
Submission form for class teachers - Click here to download
Competition Guidelines - Click here to download
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the objective of ASSET® Pentathlon competition ?
The objective of this contest is to encourage students to showcase application of concepts learnt at school in real life situations.
2. Who all can participate in ASSET® Pentathlon ?
The competition is open to all students studying in classes 3-8 in any English-medium school in India. However, the entries have to be submitted to the class teacher first who would forward the best entry of the class for the national contest.
3. What are the pre-requisites for enter the ASSET® Pentathlon competition ?
There are no pre-requisites : all students studying in classes 3-8 full time in English-medium schools can participate.
4. What is the entry fee for the competition ?
The participation to ASSET Pentathlon is FREE and there is no entry fee to send your entries.
5. What does a student have to do to participate in ASSET® Pentathlon ?
The student needs to do the following :
1) Select a partner in his/her own class and form a team
2) Collect the “activities list” from the competition guidelines booklet from your class teacher (or from http://www.ei-india.com/assetpentathlon)
3) Also understand the rules of the competition from the guidelines booklet
4) Carry out the 5 activities specified
5) Submit the activity report to the class teacher
6. Are the list of activities or tasks in the competition same for every class?
Yes and No ! The list of 5 activities are the same for classes 3-5 (junior section) and there is another set of 5 activities for classes 6-8 (senior section).
7. Can the students choose the activities that wish to do ?
No ! Depending on the class, the team would need to perform the activities as specified in the competition guideline.
8. What do the students need to perform the activities?
The participants do not need any specific tool or equipment to perform the activities in ASSET Pentathlon. However, access to library, internet, newspaper, TV and other information facilities would be helpful. In some cases, use of household equipments and writing/colouring materials may be required.
9. Do the activities need to be performed by each participant separately?
No, the participants have to work in pairs and complete plus submit the activity report together.
10. How do the students submit the entries ?
Students should submit the entries on A4 sheet papers bound or tied together – all drawings, illustrations and sticking should be done on the papers itself.
11. Can the students take help of teachers and elders for completing the activities ?
The students would gain the most and have fun only when they do their activities with their partner or best friend ! Teachers and parents can help the students understand the activities to be done.
12. How would the entries for the competition be evaluated ?
The evaluation for the entries for ASSET®Pentathlon would be done in two stages :
Stage 1 : Class teacher would evaluate the best entry in the class and forward it for the national competition
Stage 2 : A panel of experts would evaluate and rate the entries for each class nationally for each class
13. What are the prizes for ASSET® Pentathlon ?
There are thousands of prizes to be won !
All teams that qualify for the national round (after stage 1 evaluation) would get an educational gift and certificates.
The winning teams for each class (6 classes, 12 students nationally) would get to attend YOUREKA, the 8-day outdoor educational summer program.
14. What is the start and end dates of the competition ? By when can a student submit entries to ASSET®Pentathlon ?
The competition gets underway from November 5th and the last date for submitting entries to the Class teacher is Dec 5th.
15. By when do the entries be sent for the national competition by the Class teacher?
The Class teacher needs to ensure that the entry from her class reaches Educational Initiatives by Dec 24, 2008.
16. How many entries can a school or class send for the competition?
The maximum number of entries that can be sent by the school should be equal to the no. of class/sections – i.e., from each class/section only one entry needs to be sent for the next stage – the national round.
17. What is the benefit for the Class teacher in evaluating the entries submitted by the students to chose the best entry in the class for the national round?
Apart from encouraging the students in applying their learning in real-life environment, each Class teacher would receive an educational and personal use material, plus a certificate of appreciation from Educational Initiatives, the leading provider of diagnostic tests in India.
18. What criteria should the class teacher use for selecting the best entry from his/her class for the national round?
1) Completion of activity requirement
2) Depth of research, understanding and fact-finding
3) Originality of work – evidence of understanding
4) Use of humour and illustrations
5) Presentation
19. What are the qualification criteria for accepting the entries for the national round from class teacher?
(a) There should be a minimum of 20 students from each class – i.e., minimum 10 teams working in pairs
(b) One complete and most appropriate entry should be submitted for the national round
(c) A format with a list of participants should be enclosed in the format given
20. In case of any problem, whom do the school, class teacher or students contact?
They can write to assetpentathlon@ei-india.com for any clarification about ASSET Pentathlon.
About ASSET®
Through its diagnostic skill-based benchmarking test, ASSET®, Educational Initiatives has reached out to more than 3 lakh students in 2,000 English medium schools nationally over the last seven years. Through ASSET®, EI has been tirelessly propagating the virtues of “learning with understanding” as against rote or memory-based learning in children of age group 8-15 years. For more details click here