Canadian Youth Shows Creativity for Beijing

Two recent contests, held in conjunction with Petro-Canada’s Paralympic School Programme “It’s the Real Deal”, gave the winners the chance to display and distribute their independently designed work at the Paralympic Games. 13 Aug 2008 By IPC

The first contest was a nationwide Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Poster competition. Canadian students had the chance to create artwork that represents the theme, “One Dream, Becoming Better Together”. The three winning posters were selected by the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and will be hung in the Athletes’ Village in Beijing, as well as at various sporting events across Canada.

Held in conjunction with the poster competition was the Beijing Postcard Contest at the Canadian International School of Beijing. All students were asked to create a postcard that embraces Beijing culture and the upcoming Paralympic Games. The winning designs are to be handed to all athletes on the Canadian Paralympic Team in Beijing, which in turn can be used by the athletes to send back home to friends and family.

The Canadian Paralympic Committee’s Beijing 2008 Games Chef de Mission, Debbie Low, was excited at the level of involvement and the future investment in knowledge for Canadian Youth. “We were amazed by the creativity and the number of entries received from schools across the country,” she said. “We urge young Canadians everywhere to follow our Paralympic athletes – you won’t be disappointed by the excitement of Paralympic Sport!”

The winning students are as follows:

Poster Winners

Lucy Yam, Bowmore Public School, Grade 7, Toronto, Ontario

Claudia Idzik, Holy Ghost School, Grade 6, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Linette Ho, Moscrop Secondary, Grade 8, Burnaby, British Columbia

Postcard Winners

Teressa Kim (Korea), Grade 5

Choong-Hoo (Korea), Grade 4

Yezi Lee (Korea), Grade 3

Joyce Change (New Zealand), Grade 2