The UK centre for this competition is Malvern St James, an independent school for girls which was established in September 2006 from the merger of Malvern Girls' College and St James's School.
It is located in the Midlands, 20 minutes from the M5 (J.7 or 8) and about 50 yards from Great Malvern railway station.

DETAILS - including PRIZES!

DATE
Saturday 5 MAY 2007
11.45 - 12.45pm :  Registration and lunch (please inform us of any dietary requirements).
12.45 - 3.45pm     Competition - video-conferencing links with Paris and Berlin!
3.45pm                Tea and depart.

PLACE
Malvern St James (opposite Great Malvern station),
15 Avenue Road, Great Malvern, Worcs. WR14 3BA

ENTRANTS
6th Form (Years 12 - 13) students of Latin.
6th Form students of other Classical subjects (Classical Civilisation, Greek, Ancient History, Archaeology) may enter the Europa section of the competition.

COMPETITION - enter one or both sections.
Language test : 1 hour 30 minutes.
Translation into English (using a dictionary) of a Latin prose text on a subject relevant to modern society (eg ideas of politics, government, citizenship ...)
You can bring your own dictionary : pocket or intermediate size.

Cultural test : 1 hour.
Questions on the myth of Europa : Classical versions of the story and depictions in art through the ages.
Suggested links for you to research in preparation for the competition.

http://www.educnet.education.fr/musagora/europe/europe-en/mythe.htm
(follow the links at the top of the above webpage for more ideas)

Europa in the British Museum. Several of these items are not currently on display and we are grateful to the Schools and Young Audiences Team at the British Museum for providing photographs and information for us.

English version of Ovid II, 833-875
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(mythology)
Lullingstone villa mosaic
http://traumwerk.stanford.edu/philolog/2005/12/rembrandt_and_ovid_the_abducti.html
http://www.taurillon.org/La-legende-d-Europe

You will need to know the stories as told by the ancient authors and be able to remember and comment on the design of selected paintings and sculptures. There will be several short-answer questions : just answer as many as you can!

PRIZES (the prizes will be good ones! - more details on 'sponsores >UK')
- Language test : national prizes : separate categories for Lower 6 and Upper 6.

- Cultural test : a European prize : entries from all countries will be marked together.

- a Cicero-Europa Diploma for each entrant.

APPLICATIONS
Send your entries before 27 April to Mrs Anne Dicks,
Classics Dept, Malvern St James, 15, Avenue Road, Great Malvern, Worcs. WR14 3BA
Tel : 01684 892288
cicero@malvernstjames.co.uk
There will be a registration fee of £5 per school or college. (Cheques payable to 'Malvern St James').

If any 6th Formers wish to organise their own entry to the competition independently we will be delighted to see you and of course we wil not charge you the £5 registration fee!

Entry form to download.

An advert for your noticeboard (it looks good printed in colour!)

Lunch and a light tea will be provided : please let us know if you do not require this, and also if you have any specific dietary requests.

Limited assistance with travelling expenses will be available : please let us know if you will need to apply for this.

I would like to express my thanks to Mrs Judy Nesbit, former Principal Examiner for OCR and Head of Classics at the Alice Ottley School in Worcester for her invaluable assistance with question-setting and marking.


Please continue to check this website for updates about the arrangements and further details.