–as ‘Shout 2.0’ concludes first phase of competition
AFTER over one month of being open for entries, Shout 2.0 has concluded its first phase, which involved students preparing a one-minute video detailing the sustainable changes they would make to their school’s environment if given $1 million to do so.
According to a press release from Recover Guyana, entries were received from grades nine to ten students from secondary schools across the length and breadth of Guyana, all in the hope of competing for the title of “Top National Youth Environmental Speaker.”
Recover Guyana, the environment focused non-governmental organisation behind the initiative, revealed that over 70 secondary schools, both private and public, submitted entries which were scored according to set criteria focused on the students’ knowledge and application of environmental concepts, basic budgeting, and public speaking prowess.
From this scoring process, the top 30 schools which will be moving into the next phase of the competition were determined. They are as follows: Abram Zuil Secondary School, Anna Regina Secondary School, Apex Academy Inc., Brickdam Secondary School, De Willem Secondary School, Endeavors and the Commons Secondary School, Friendship Secondary School, Good Hope Secondary School, ISA Islamic School, J.C. Chandisingh Secondary School, Johanna Cecilia Secondary School, La Bonne Intention Secondary School, Leguan Secondary School, Leonora Secondary School, Mackenzie High School, Marian Academy, New Silvercity Secondary School, President’s College, Qayyim Academy, Queen’s College, Richard Ishmael Secondary School, Skeldon Line Path Secondary, St. Joseph High School, St. Roses High School, and St. Stanislaus College.
The other schools are: The New Central High School, The New Guyana School, Vergenoegen Secondary School, Vreed-en-Hoop Secondary School, and West Demerara Secondary School
“After a series of capacity building sessions, the representatives of these schools will move into Phase Two of the competition which will take the form of a 90 seconds speech prepared and presented to an audience based on a predetermined environmental topic,” Recover Guyana said.
The organisation added: “From there, a selection panel will score and determine the top ten which will move into the impromptu speech segment, held on the same day and then the top three which will move into a standard question segment.”
Shout 2.0 is supported by ExxonMobil Guyana and is a collaborative effort between Recover Guyana and the Ministry of Education.
The LIVE competition will be held on World Environment Day, June 05, 2025 at 09:00 hrs at the Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel.