The International Year of Sound 2020 (IYS) is a global initiative to highlight the importance of sound and related sciences and technologies for all in society. The International Year of Sound will consist of coordinated activities on regional, national and international levels. These activities will aim to stimulate the understanding throughout the world of the important role that sound plays in all aspects of our society. As well, these activities will also encourage an understanding of the need for the control of noise in nature, in the built environment, and in the workplace.
In the scope of the International Year of Sound, an International Competition for students of Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools from all over the world has been announced.
The competition is structured in two categories:
1. Competition for students of Primary and Middle Schools (approximately from 5 to 12 years old); Students are asked to produce hand-made drawings, pictures, patchworks, collages and similar, related to their world of sounds, inspired by the the motto of IYS2020 “Importance of Sound for Society and the World” and, possibly, by melody and refrain of the song “We are the sounds of our world”.
2. Competition for students of Secondary Schools (approximately from 13 to 18 years old); Students are asked to write a stanza of 4 verses in mother tongue and/or in English, inspired by the melody and the refrain of the song “We are the sounds of our world” as well as by the motto of IYS2020 “Importance of Sound for Society and the World”.
Participants can be students: as individual or organized in groups and whole classes, considered as representatives of their school.
Deadline is 30 April 2020, Winners and awarded items will be announced by ICA (International Commission for Acoustics) by 31 August 2020.
You can find the competition details in this document (PDF) or on the IYS website.