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LIONS ROAR 2024

This ideas competition runs during the autumn term and is for key stage two children (7-11 year olds). This enrichment programme works as part of the school curriculum and is renowned for inspiring children to think big and to create world changing ideas! See the ROAR Launch video.

Schools can enrol on to the ROAR programme with help from their local Lions Club from March onward. The programme must be launched in schools early September, but can be launched earlier if schools desire. It’s a digital programme and once enrolled, schools can work it into their timetables.

The children will develop their ideas in teams of 3 or 4, shaping their ideas, creating a model of the product, with the posters, jingles, and the sales pitch to share their world changing big ideas!

Each school receives support from 8billionideas through a portal and with coaching calls during the programme launch and development. And support is always available the excellent on-line teacher pack. ROAR can be run over several weeks or as a collapsed programme to suit school timetables.

When the ideas are completed each school will hold an in-school final where local Lions can assist with the judging, if schools wish. The children who have the ‘Winning Idea’ from each school will receive certificates, medals and a wrist band for their efforts and will be entered to the local regional finals.

By Mid-November the winning team of children need to have created and sent a video of their idea, the pitch, model, poster, and jingle to 8billionideas. This video is very important, it will be reviewed at the local / regional finals and judged on the idea, the pitch, the model, the poster and the jingle. See the video titled ROAR Montage showing some Great Ideas!!

In December the Lions organize a specialist panel of Judges to select the ‘Overall Regional Winning Idea’. These Winners are all recognised for their achievements at the National Awards Day hosted in December, by Lions Clubs and 8billionideas. See the video for a synopsis of the ROAR National Awards Day.

To get involved, contact your local Lions Club or use the Contact Us link below. Follow us on social media #lionsandkidzroar

National Curriculum and Gatsby Benchmark Results

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