Parent-and-Me Geo Bee

UPDATE: The Parent and Me Geo bee has been postponed to Spring 2009. Please check back for exact dates.

An India Community Center and Water, No Ice joint event

It comes as no surprise that this year’s Scripps Spelling Bee and National Geographic Bee winners were both Indian American children. As a community we value both education and academic competitiveness highly and ensure these values are transmitted to the next generation by enrolling them in all kinds of school, local and regional contests.

But, so far, this attention has been a one-way street. We, the parents, are the teachers and the children are the taught. In some cases, this is our way of fulfilling our own unrealized dreams of participating in such contests in our past.

Why not make the process of acquiring knowledge an interactive and participatory one for the whole family? The Parent-and-Me Geo Bee is one such idea that would pit teams comprised of one parent and one child against others in the Bay Area. Instead of just motivating kids to prepare and learn, parents would become pupils themselves, being open to being quizzed and tutored by their children.

Contest details

Date: November 16th, 2008
Venue: India Community Center, Milpitas. Register here.

Terrific Prizes

- 1 week of ICC winter/summer camp - $250 value
- 1 month free ICC family membership - $79 value
- 1 family dinner at Dosa Place - $40 value

Rules

1. Each team must have one child (age 12 or under on the day of the competition) and one adult relative(18 or above on the date of the competition). Parents, uncles, aunts, grandmas and grandpas welcome!

2. The categories in which questions will be asked are as follows –

-Cultural, economic and political geography of the United States

-Cultural, economic and political geography- World

-Cultural economic and political geography of India( at least 25% component)

-Geology

-Plants and animals

3. Depending on number of teams participating, organizers may choose to have written rounds for elimination purposes.

4. There will be oral rounds where the questions will be addressed to just the parent or just the child (parents, this is your cue to study as hard as your kids!)

5. Judges’ decision is final.

Keep checking here for additional details as we get closer to the contest date.

Disclaimer: All rules are subject to change up to the date of the competition. The categories, however, will not change.

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