【Latest Update 2 February 2018: Please click to see the winners of Outstanding Students Awards 2017】
The first of Oxford Path Courses began in 2007, and since its introduction, the Oxford University Press has improved the language proficiency of thousands of children in Hong Kong through its quality programmes.A loving parent always wants what’s best for their children. For language education, many turn to us, as our courses are renowned for their success in improving children’s literacy. Solid language proficiency is often regarded as the foundation from which one builds a successful future upon. We want to make the journey to achieving English or Chinese language fluency even more rewarding.
We are proudly introducing the new Oxford Path Courses Outstanding Students Awards, a set of merits for our most distinguished and hardworking students. They not only recognise our best learners, reward them for their hard work and motivate them to continue pursuing literacy excellence; they also act as a year-end goal for aspiring students to work towards throughout the year.
The winners will be decided by a panel of judges comprising only of experienced education professionals. Each award will have its own judging criteria. Only the finest examples of each category will be bestowed the trophy for the title.
Eligibility
To be eligible for any of the Oxford Path Courses Outstanding Students Awards, the nominee must be an enrolled Oxford Path Courses student studying in an Oxford Path Course including Read Write Inc.(RWI) by Oxford, Comprehension & Writing (C&W) by Oxford & Oxford Path Chinese Course at any of the OUP Accredited Centres since January 2017. OUP Accredited Centres will nominate students who satisfy the award criteria based on their academic performance and classroom conduct.
Categories
1. Most Passionate Learner
Recognises the student who is the most passionate in learning. The category rewards the student who has expressed the strongest motivation to learn. The award will be given to the student who has shown positivity throughout the year and progress in the form of improving academic performance. The winner will be given a trophy in recognition of his/her effort as well as HK$300 worth of Oxford Path Courses cash coupons.Remarks:
- Each OUP Accredited Centre can select and nominate one student based on the above criteria.
- Applicable to RWI by Oxford or C&W by Oxford or Oxford Path Chinese course student.
2. Most Improved Writer
Awarded to the student who has shown the most improvement in writing skills. Only pieces written by the nominee between September 2016 and October 2017 will be assessed and judged in this category.
The winner will be given a trophy as well as HK$300 worth of Oxford Path Courses cash coupons in recognition of his or her improvement.
Remarks:
- Each OUP Accredited Centre can select and nominate one student based on the above criteria.
- Applicable to RWI by Oxford or C&W by Oxford or Oxford Path Chinese course students.
3. Most Active Learner
Awarded to the student who has been the most active in class. The
winner must not only be actively participating in class activities, but have also shown great proactivity (or enthusiasm) in helping his or her peers and demonstrated great attitude in class. The winner will be given a trophy as well as HK$300 worth of Oxford Path Courses cash coupons in recognition of his or her effort.Remarks:
- Each OUP Accredited Centre can select and nominate one student based on the above criteria.
- Applicable to students aged under 5 taking RWI foundation classes or Oxford Path Chinese Course Pre-school Level 1 – 4.
4. Best Reader
Awarded to the best performing oral readers enrolled in the Elementary and Intermediate Sections of RWI by Oxford.- OUP Accredited Centres will nominate those who exhibit the best fluency, accuracy and ability to comprehend reading materials.
- Students will then be invited to a 15-minute interview session with the judges, during which, the student will have 5 minutes to select and pre-read a passage, and another 10 minutes to interact with the panel.
- Top 3 Best Readers in each section will be awarded. The winners will be given a trophy as well as Oxford Path Courses cash coupons (Champion: HK$3,000; 1st runner up: HK$2,000; 2nd runner up: HK$1,000) in recognition of their effort.
Remarks:
- Each OUP Accredited Centre can select and nominate one student for each section (i.e. Elementary and Intermediate) based on the above criteria.
- Applicable to students currently attending the Elementary or Intermediate level courses of RWI by Oxford at an OUP Accredited Centre.
5. Promising Writer
Awarded to the writers of the staff’s favourite compositions who are enrolled in the Oxford Path Courses including RWI by Oxford or C&W by Oxford or Oxford Path Chinese course. The winners are the students who leave a lasting impression on OUP with their compositions. Each course is separated into 3 divisions as shown in the table below. The winners will be given a trophy as well as HK$1,000 worth of Oxford Path Courses cash coupons in recognition of their effort.3 Divisions
| RWI by Oxford | C&W by Oxford | Oxford Path Chinese Course (Primary Level) |
| 1. Elementary Level | 1. Level 1 – 4 | 1. Level 1 – 2 |
| 2. Intermediate Level | 2. Level 5 – 8 | 2. Level 3 – 4 |
| 3. Advanced Level | 3. Level 9 - 12 | 3. Level 5 - 6 |
Remarks:
- Each OUP Accredited Centre can nominate one student for each section based on the above criteria and submit one composition for each nominee. The nominee’s composition must be produced in their regular class in the period from October 1 to November 15, 2017 inclusive.
- Oxford University Press will select their favourite piece of writing for each division across all of the centres.
- Applicable to students- currently attending the Elementary or Intermediate or Advanced level courses of RWI by Oxford, C&W (any level) and Oxford Path Chinese Courses (Primary Level 1 – 6) at an OUP Accredited Centre.
Important dates
| 16 October, 2017 - 30 November, 2017 | Nomination Period |
| 21 or 28 January, 2018 | Best Reader Award interviews |
| Early February, 2018 | Winner announcement |
| 4 March, 2018 | Award Presentation Ceremony |
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