Student Activities/Competitions (2025/26)

SOW Campaign 2025/26 features a range of students activities and competitions. Details of the respective activities/competitions, including awards and prizes, will be announced in due course.

“SOW Your Discovery” Multimodal
​​​​​​​Composition Contest
​​​​​​(Primary/Secondary)

Submission deadline
6:00 p.m., 13 March 2026 (Friday)

Details
A multimodal composition competition which invites students to share their discovery journey inspired by a book of their choice (e.g. new knowledge/ skills/ lessons learnt/ insights/ understanding), and a saying of wisdom (SOW) taken from the book through creative multimodal expression

To find out more about the competition, please click here.​​​​​​​

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SOW Readathon
​​​​​​​(Primary/Secondary)
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Registration period
8 October 2025 (Wednesday) – 31 October 2025 (By 6:00 p.m., Friday)

Details
A territory-wide reading scheme which promotes reading habits and encourages the sharing of good reads, students, as SOW Reading Rangers, completing “Reading Challenges”

To find out more about the competition, please click here.​​​​​​​
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Animal Photopoetry
​​​​​​​Creative Challenge
​​​​​​​(Secondary)​​​​​

Application period
17 November 2025 (Monday) – 12 Decmeber 2025 (Friday)
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Details
A photo-taking and poetry writing competition co-organised by the English Language Education Section and the Arts Education Section of the Curriculum Development Institute of the EDB, in collaboration with Ocean Park Hong Kong

To find out more about the competition, please click here.​​​​​​​​​​​

“We Write ‧ We Sing” Music Competition 2026
​​​​​​​(Primary/Secondary)

​​​​Submission period
October 2025 – May 2026
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​​​​​​​Details
A music competition co-organised by the Arts Education Section and English Language Education Section of the Curriculum Development Institute, EDB and Hong Kong Baptist University which cultivates students’ creativity and enhances their singing and appreciation abilities through engaging in lyric writing, song composing and singing performance

To find out more about the competition, please click here.
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Once Upon A Book
​​​​​​​Storytelling Competition
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​(Primary/Secondary)

Time period
September 2025 – April 2026

Details
A storytelling competition which invites students to express their passion for a book of their choice by using a range of storytelling techniques in a thoughtful video presentation

​​​​​​To find out more about the competition, please click here.

Filmit 2025:
​​​​​​​A Student Film Competition
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​(Primary/Secondary)

Time period
September 2025 – May 2026

Details
A digital filmmaking competition which engages students to create a short film of 1-minute duration (for the One-minute Film category) or 3 to 5-minute duration (for the General category) to explore the theme of “Journeys on the Page”, celebrating the joy, creativity and inspiration brought to filmmaking through reading

​​​​​​​To find out more about the competition, please click here.

Time to Talk
​​​​​​​Public Speaking Competition
​​​​​​​(Primary/Secondary)
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​​​​Submission period
September 2025 – May 2026
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​​​​​​​Details
A public speaking competition which engages students in a creative team presentation in English, with song stimuli encompassing the theme of dreams, discovery and connection, encouraging students to explore positive values and attitudes expressed in the songs

To find out more about the competition, please click here.
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Story to Stage
​​​​​​​Puppetry Competition for
​​​​​​​Primary Schools
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​(Primary)

Time period
9 February 2026 (Monday) – 13 April 2026 (Monday)

Details
A puppetry competition which invites teams of primary students to perform a puppet show of 5 to 7 minutes

To find out more about the competition, please click here.

Enquiries

Ms Christine LEUNG (Primary level)
Tel: 2892 5456
Ms Isa KONG (Secondary level)
Tel: 2892 6470