The Award Ceremony of the Student Radio Message and Song Contest "Make It Sound 2023" took place on Saturday, April 29th at the Municipal Theatre of Zakynthos. The ceremony was part of the events of the 7th Panhellenic Student Radio Festival "European School Radio 2023" held in Zakynthos, 27-29 April 2023. The ceremony was welcomed by local stakeholders, representatives of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, as well as the Minister of Education, Sports and Youth, Dr Athena Michaelidou, with a video greeting.
The Competition was held for the 8th consecutive year and was organised by the European School Radio Scientific Society, the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth, the Department of Educational Broadcasting and Digital Media of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs and the National Centre for Audiovisual Media and Communication of Greece.
The Competition entitled: "The New Generation for Peace" received a tremendous response this year. 391 entries were submitted from schools in Greece, Cyprus and abroad, a number that proves the ever-increasing impact of the Competition in the educational community. These original creations reflect the thoughts, feelings and ideas of the students on the theme of the good of Peace. For the evaluation process of the works, 50 judges from the field of Education, Science and renowned professionals from the field of Art and Culture took part as members of the Jury Committees. The evaluation of the competition entries was based on criteria, taking into account for the final result the scores of the participating schools and the Jury Committees.
The award ceremony was attended by 29 schools from Greece, Cyprus and abroad, presenting their songs and radio messages in a special musical performance. The following schools from Cyprus were awarded in the Song Category: Nicosia Special School (Second Prize/Special Schools), Livadia Primary School (KB) (First Prize/Municipal Schools), G C School of Careers - Primary School (Third Prize/Public Schools), Lyceum of Archbishop Makarios III - Dasoupoli (First Prize/Lyceums), Private Greek School Forum (Third Prize/Lyceums).
A Commendation was also given to the following schools from Cyprus for their participation. In the singing category: Pedikirama Private Kindergarten, 9th Primary School of Paphos, Apostolou Loukas Primary School. In the category Radio Message: Special School "Evangelismos", Drosia Public Kindergarten, Constantinople Primary School, Lybion Primary School, Livadia Primary School (KB), 9th Primary School of Paphos, Pallouriotissa Secondary School, Makarios III Technical and Vocational School of Education and Training of Nicosia.
For more information regarding the competition, interested parties can visit the website: https:/contest.europeanschoolradio.eu/.
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