Schools in Galway are being invited to register for the upcoming Eason Spelling Bee, which aims to help children develop their reading and literacy skills in a fun and creative way.
The competition, now in its 11th year, is part of an overall literacy and reading drive in the Republic to encourage and inspire children to develop their spelling and pronunciation skills.
Each registered school holds their own in-house spelling bee to determine which of their students will be put forward for the Eason Spelling Bee county finals.
Once 26 county champions have been chosen, the winners will move on to provincial finals where the top speller from each county will battle it out to compete in the grand final where the Eason Spelling Bee winner for 2024 will be chosen.
The overall winning school will receive a book library to the value of €7,500, while the finalists will receive a library worth €3,000.
The overall winner will win books or vouchers to the value of €500, and finalists (non-winners) will win books or vouchers worth €250. Each county heat winner will receive €50 worth of books or vouchers.
Group Head of Marketing at Eason, Brendan Corbett, said that they are thrilled to be entering into another year of the Eason Spelling Bee for 2024.
“We are absolutely delighted that we are able to provide children with an educational exercise that boosts their confidence, reading and spelling, while also being lots of fun,” he said.
“This year, we’re hoping to build on the success of previous years and encourage everyone to get out there and get behind their local bees.”
The winning school will receive a collection of books for their library to the value of €7,500 and the winner themselves will be awarded a goodie package full of books worth €500 and the prestigious title of the 2024 Eason Spelling Bee champion.
Register your school HERE to be in with a chance to be the Eason King or Queen Bee of 2024!
