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WHO ARE WE?
Spelling Bee of Canada (SBOC) is an educational organization that encourages youth, parents, teachers and the community at large to participate in the education process.
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WHAT DO WE DO?
The SBOC organizes annual family of schools' and communities spelling bees aimed at youth 6 to 14 years of age. The participants are placed into one of three categories, Primary age 6 - 8, Junior 9 to 11 and Intermediate age 12 to 14, to vie for scholarships, trophies and prizes. Students age 15+ will become mentors to participants in their Region.
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WHY DO WE EXIST?
The Spelling Bee of Canada was established in response to a need within the community for a stimulating, educational programme outside the regular school curriculum, which would focus specifically on English language basics. The SBOC?s programmes are designed to contribute to the development of our youth?s self esteem, creating pride in academic achievement and, in the process, helping to build a solid foundation for their future education and careers.
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WHERE DO WE OPERATE?
The Spelling Bee of Canada was established in the greater Toronto area in 1987 and led to the development of an Ontario Spelling Bee. SBOC is now unifying all the Provinces for a National Spelling Bee. To date, over 35,000 children have participated in the programme.
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HOW DO WE OPERATE?
The SBOC is a registered charity (#890470198RR0001). The SBOC depends on local businesses, organizations, and individuals to contribute time, materials, services and/or funds.
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WHAT IS OUR LONG TERM GOAL?
With the aid of technology, our strategy for growth over the next 3 years is to target all regions within each province to join the programme. Once regional programmes have been established in all provinces, this will lead to Provincial Champions, which will then compete to become National Champions. Based on extrapolations from the U.S National Spelling Bee data, SBOC?s long-term forecast is to attract approximately one million participants across Canada.
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Our Mission
Enrich the learning experience of our youth through growth in English vocabulary, public speaking and to promote self-confidence.
Engage youth, parents, schools, businesses, religious institutions, libraries, and the community at large in a yearly educational process.
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Our Goals
provide young people between the ages of 6 and 14 with the opportunity to participate in a positive spelling competition to improve their English language, spelling capabilities, comprehension, and communication skills;
develop self-esteem, confidence, and interpersonal skills of students by exposing them to positive role models, tutors and peer supports throughout the course of the preparation, the championship, and year round follow-up activities;
promote community-based partnerships by engaging members of various communities in advancing the benefits of the Spelling Bee, getting youth involved and promoting the importance of education, especially reading comprehension and spelling;
build a network of young people who will act as peer mentors for other students; and play a key role in supporting the academic growth of students, especially in the areas of reading comprehension and spelling, through collaborative partnerships with libraries, religious institutions, individual schools and community-based educational programmes
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SPELLING BEE OF CANADA HEAD OFFICES
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Ontario
2428 Islington Ave
Suite 215
Toronto, ON M9W-3X8
Toll Free : 1-866-244-0244
P:416-746-0072
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1st Place 2010
2nd Place 2010
3rd Place 2010
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