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Overall Awards and Prize Draw Winners

Top 2 Students Overall

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest individual score overallā€

  1. ImmerseMe Games Dux Award - Top Scholar (includes PDF certificate & $100 digital voucher*): Vishwanath K, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 32,561 points

  2. ImmerseMe Games Proxime Accessit Award - Runner-up (includes PDF certificate & $50 digital voucher*): Parvesh K, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 32,093 points

Top 2 Schools Overall

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest school score overallā€

  1. ImmerseMe Games Top School Award (includes PDF certificate and name engraved on the Winner trophy): Kingā€™s InterHigh, 124,813 points

  2. ImmerseMe Games Runner-up Award (includes PDF certificate and name engraved on the Runner-up plate): Viewbank College, 61,885 points

Top 2 Schools By Average Score

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest average score by active usersā€

  1. ImmerseMe Games Best Average Score Award (includes PDF certificate): EU24h, 1,107 average score

  2. ImmerseMe Games Runner-up Average Score Award (includes PDF certificate): ImmerseMe, 769 average score

Top 2 Students Per Language

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest student score per languageā€ and includes pdf certificate and $50 digital voucher (winner) or $25 digital voucher (runner-up)

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Arabic: Amani G, King's InterHigh, 2,445 points

    • Runner-up: Daniella G, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 1,384 points

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in English: Chan Chi Kit, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 900 points

    • Runner-up: TO Po Chun, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 554 points

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in French: Charlie S, NBSC Manly Campus, 8,947 points

    • Runner-up: Vishwanath K, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 5,359 points

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in German: Aiden K, Viewbank College, 7,293 points

    • Runner-up: Parvesh K, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 6,783 points

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Greek: Brandon B, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 6,178 points

    • Runner-up: Parvesh K, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 4,986 points

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Indonesian: Vishwanath K, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 3,570 points

    • Runner-up: Parvesh K, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 3,511 points

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Italian: Vishwanath K, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 4,366 points

    • Runner-up: Brandon B, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 4,233 points

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Japanese: Parvesh K, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 2,307

    • Runner-up: Vishwanath K, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 2,152 points

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Mandarin: Mandy C, The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School, 6,026 points

    • Runner-up: Vishwanath K, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 4,439 points

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Portuguese: Parvesh K, King's InterHigh, 3,459 points

    • Runner-up: Vishwanath K, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 2,589 points

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Russian: Vishwanath K, King's InterHigh, 1,149 points

    • Runner-up: Parvesh K, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 1,006 points

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Spanish: Brandon B, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 8,010 points

    • Runner-up: Vishwanath K, Kingā€™s InterHigh, 7,041 points

Top 2 Schools Per Category

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest school score per categoryā€

  • Category 1 Winner (1 - 50 students): Lavalla Catholic College, 5,974 points

    • Runner-up: Washington Township High School, 702 points

  • Category 2 Winner (51 - 100 students): Swan Christian College, 3,918 points

    • Runner-up: Coal Ridge Middle School, 2,513 points

  • Category 3 Winner (101 - 250 students): NBSC Manly Campus, 60,951 points

    • Runner-up: The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School, 31,064 points

  • Category 4 Winner (251 - 500 students): Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 20,645 points

    • Runner-up: Sunset Middle School, 13,881 points

  • Category 5 Winner (501 - 1000 students): Viewbank College, 61,885 points

    • Runner-up: ImmerseMe, 4,614 points

  • Category 6 Winner (1000+ students): Kingā€™s InterHigh, 124,813 points

    • Runner-up: United States Air Force Academy, 71 points

Top 2 Schools Per Language

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest school score per languageā€ (includes pdf certificate)

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Arabic: Kingā€™s InterHigh, 6,203 points

    • Runner-up: The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School, 568 points

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in English: Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 5,739 points

    • Runner-up: Mon Immersion, 2,625 points

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in French: NBSC Manly Campus, 50,000 points

    • Runner-up: King's InterHigh, 20,740 points

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in German: Viewbank College, 44,342 points

    • Runner-up: West Chester Area School District, 25,172 points

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Greek: Kingā€™s InterHigh, 12,051 points

    • Runner-up: Greek Community of Melbourne's Language & Culture Schools, 296 points

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Indonesian: Kingā€™s InterHigh, 8,825 points

    • Runner-up: The Mac.Robertson Girlsā€™ High School, 5,378 points

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Italian: Kingā€™s InterHigh, 13,898 points

    • Runner-up: Lavalla Catholic College, 5,967 points

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Japanese: NBSC Manly Campus, 7,687 points

    • Runner-up: Viewbank College, 6,291 points

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Mandarin: Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 13,269 points

    • Runner-up: King's InterHigh, 6,586 points

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Portuguese: Kingā€™s InterHigh, 8,993 points

    • Runner-up: Raumati Beach School, 1,479 points

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Russian: Kingā€™s InterHigh, 3,549 points

    • Runner-up: ImmerseMe, 189 points

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Spanish: Kingā€™s InterHigh, 28,720 points

    • Runner-up: Sunset Middle School, 12,507 points

Random Prize Draw

  1. Chloe L, The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School

  2. Brandon B, King's InterHigh

  3. Maanas N, Viewbank College

  4. Cecilia S, Viewbank College

  5. CHAN Tsz Ue, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong

  6. Chan Chi Kit, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong

  7. Mandy C, The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School

  8. Haining M, King's InterHigh

  9. LIANG Li, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong

  10. Savannah T, Lavalla Catholic College

*Digital vouchers may include options like Amazon eGift Card, iTunes voucher, Prezzy Card, or as requested.

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO COMPETED THIS YEAR!

8.15pm, Thu 25 May (NZ) - WOW, That was an intense end to the competition with NBSC Manly Campus allllllmost sneaking up on Viewbank College for 2nd place. HUGE round of applause to our 2023 Champions Kingā€™s InterHigh (Top School for the 3rd consecutive year in a row) and Vishwanath K who took out Top Student (after coming 3rd in 2022 to his brother Parvesh K, both fought a HUGE battle again this year!) šŸ‘šŸ‘šŸ‘

The scoreboard results are final! View here: https://my.immerseme.co/games-scoreboard-2023

Weā€™ll be announcing the random prize draw and voucher winners within the next 7 days. In the meantime, close your laptop, give yourself a pat on the back and enjoy some time offline, wherever you are in the world! šŸŒ²šŸ‚ā„ļøā˜€ļø See you again next year! šŸ˜

- ImmerseMe Team

3pm, Tue 23 May (NZ) - We have announced the winners of Mini Competition #1 below! Mini Competition #2 is a Photo Challenge šŸ“ø, weā€™re looking for a photo which you think conveys a sense of culture and why. Can be any culture, not just one youā€™re studying. $20 Amazon prize, submit your photo AND explanation to hello@immerseme.co!

We REALLY loved these 2x entries, so have awarded a $20 Amazon voucher to each of these winners:

Brandon B, Kingā€™s InterHigh

ā€œApart from the cultural significance, eating on a banana leaf also has environmental benefits. It is a biodegradable and sustainable alternative to disposable plates, reducing plastic waste and promoting eco-friendly practices.The practice of eating on banana leaves is deeply rooted in Indian culture.ā€

Parvesh K, Kingā€™s InterHigh


5pm, Thu 18 May (NZ) - Alrighttttyyyyyyyyyyyyy whoā€™s ready for another rip busting week of language learning???

WE ARE! šŸ™‹

Letā€™s jump straight into our first Mini Competition #1 (during the ImmerseMe Games, weā€™ll be offering $20 prize draws for random mini events that any student can enter). With all this talk of AI (artificial intelligence), we want to hear from you (in 2-3 sentences) whyā€¦

ā€œLearning a language is good for my human intelligence becauseā€¦ā€

Email your entry to hello@immerseme.co and weā€™ll pick 5x winners for a $20 Amazon voucher!

And the winners are (weā€™ll be sending out vouchers next week after the competition!)

  • Antara A, The Mac. Robertson Girlsā€™ High School ā€œLearning a language is good for my human intelligence because it broadens my knowledge and communication with the rest of the world. When I was younger I used to think that learning a new language was useless. I thought that knowing one language would never make me as good as those polyglots you see on tv. As I got older, I realised that learning one language in fact does a lot. For example, learning a language like French means that you can communicate with people in countries like Belgium, Mauritius, France, Madagascar and many more. Approximately 97.6 million people worldwide speak French. If you know the language, you can communicate with them, learn about their culture and develop new relationships.ā€

  • Jahziel S, The Mac. Robertson Girlsā€™ High School ā€œLearning a language is good for my human intelligence because it helps me as a student and a person, in the present and future. Being multilinguistic opens many doors; I could be a successful overseas student, an effective communicator and problem solver, a quick learner or a person immersed into multiple cultures. I even be all these things at once!ā€

  • Sky H, Kingā€™s InterHigh ā€œLearning a Language is beneficial for human intelligance because it enhances cognitive abilities such as memory, problem-solving, and creativity. It expands oneā€™s cultural understanding, promotes empathy, and fosters effective communication, ultimately improving overall cognitive flexibility and mental agility.ā€

  • Brandon B, Kingā€™s InterHigh ā€œLearning a language is good for my human intelligence because it allows me to expand my knowledge and vocabulary through others. In addition to this, it allows me to experience different cultures across the world and be able to communicate with a variety of interesting people.ā€

  • Svanik B, Kingā€™s InterHigh ā€œLearning a language is good for my own human intelligence because I can understand what others say, as well as communicate in a new language with those to speak it.ā€

Inaugural ImmerseMe Games 2020 champions The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School (Australia) came 3rd in 2021 so passed their trophy to King's InterHigh (UK) in this video tribute!

key Information

  • Registration process: New schools follow these instructions. Current subscribers are automatically registered.

  • Grade/year level suitability: From upper elementary (grades 5+) through middle school > high school > college/university.

  • Levels: Content differentiated into beginner, intermediate, advanced.

  • Equipment required: Laptop, tablet, mobile or VR headset!

  • Cost: Free for subscribers and new schools, $20/student (+ GST if NZ/AUS) for returning non-subscribers.

  • No. students: There is no cap on the number of students you can register to compete.

  • Dates: Thu 18 May to Thu 25 May 2023.

  • Exact start and finish time: 8pm šŸ‡³šŸ‡æ | 6pm šŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ | 9am šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ | 1am LA šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø.

  • FAQ: Visit our Help Centre for tips on Getting Started, using our Student Zone and Teacher Dashboard.

  • Data/Privacy: We take data protection seriously, please refer to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use which are in line with NZ/AUS/GDPR requirements.

  • Archive:

  • Poster: Click to download an A4 ImmerseMe Games poster.

What do students do?

  • Students have one week to earn points by successfully responding to native speakers within contextual virtual reality-based 360Ā° video recordings.

  • Examples include: ordering a baguette in Paris, buying a bento box in Tokyo or trying tapas at a Spanish restaurant.

  • ImmerseMeā„¢ has been designed by a team of global language educators (see list) with the vision of creating ā€˜the worldā€™s best academic language toolā€™.

  • Content is differentiated into three levels: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced.

  • Learners are progressed through 4 scaffolded learning modes: Pronunciation > Typing > Translation > Immersion.

  • Students are tested on their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

  • Choose from over 3,000 interactive scenarios across 9 languages: Mandarin Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and Spanish.

  • ImmerseMeā„¢ will prepare students with the practical language skills they need to thrive as a global citizen.

  • Teachers can follow student progress from a Teacher Dashboard and assign lessons as tasks.

  • Certificates and prizes (see below) are available to every student who earns more than 250 points.

Learning a second language is tough, but virtual reality is here to help out. ImmerseMe transports high schoolers around the globe to practise on the ...

We challenged students to 'show off their ImmerseMe skills' during the inaugural ImmerseMe Games (21-28 May 2020)

 
 

Webinar

An academic discussion on how immersive technology is being adopted successfully in world language classrooms to drive student engagement.

Featuring:

Joe Dale (MC), Language Consultant

Clair Atkins, Head of Modern Foreign Languages, Kingā€™s InterHigh (& ImmerseMe Games Winner 2021šŸŽ‰)

Rachel Heer, Trust Director of Modern Foreign Languages, Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust

Bella (Ngoc) Tran, Masters Graduate, University of Oxford

Scott Cardwell, Co-founder and CEO, ImmerseMe

TEACHER FEEDBACK

ā€œThe ImmerseMe Games were a fantastic opportunity for my quieter students to shine in an environment where they didnā€™t have to worry about anyone else around them. 

They were able to speak up in a comfortable environment, which enabled them to build confidence in expressing themselves in German.

A number of my sometimes less engaged students connected with the technology aspect of the ImmerseMe Games and practiced their German almost as a side-effect of being enthralled in the technology, which was really powerful.ā€

- Heike Barker, German teacher, Cheltenham Primary School (VIC, Australia)

 
 

AFFILIATES

Are you part of a professional language teacher association? Please let them know about our ImmerseMe Games Affiliate programme.

Itā€™s super simple, if your teacher association sends an email or posts on social media about the ImmerseMe Games to their network (wording provided) then weā€™ll put their logo on this competition page and every PDF certificate sent to schools! No cost for either party, just mutual language learning promotion šŸ™Œ

Please email hello@immerseme.co if youā€™re interested and our friendly ImmerseMe team will be there to help.

Register Your Rivalry

Tapping into those well-entrenched school rivalries for student motivation, weā€™d love for teachers to throw down the gauntlet and challenge a rival school(s) to the highest average score! Weā€™ll issue a Special Award to the winning school.

To Register Your Rivalry simply:

  1. CC us into an email at hello@immerseme.co introducing the key contact from your rival school(s).

  2. Tell us the title of your rivalry, e.g. Boys' vs Girls' College Challenge, be creative!

  3. That's it! We'll get them set up and ready to rise to your challenge.

 
 

PRESS

NZ Herald article (3 Jul 2020) https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=12344548

Kerikeri students top the world in virtual language contest

Winners of the world's first international virtual reality language competition, Gillian Toala and Nimish Singh of Kerikeri High School, with ImmerseMe co-founder Scott Cardwell (wearing virtual reality goggles). Photo / Peter de Graaf

 

Two Kerikeri High School students have topped the world in the first international virtual reality language competition.

Gillian Toala, 16, didn't just beat 10,000 students in six countries to win the top prize in the ImmerseMe Games, she also won first place for Greek, a language she'd never studied before, and Spanish.

Another Year 12 student at Kerikeri High, Nimish Singh, also 16, placed second worldwide and took out the prize for Mandarin Chinese.

The competition was based around virtual reality language learning software developed by Kiwi company ImmerseMe. Read moreā€¦

 
 
 

CASE STUDY - MLC (AUSTRALIA)

 
 
 

"This is a tool that you use to practise and improve on your fluency and accuracy in a real-life scenario, without feeling self-conscious in front of a native speaker. It enables us to get rid of classroom walls and connect with the outside world."

ChloƩ Briand, ex Head of Languages
Methodist Ladiesā€™ College (Melbourne)

 
 
 

SCREENSHOTS

 
 

PDF Certificates

Open Student Categories

PDF certificate will be awarded at the conclusion of the competition for the highest level achieved per student:

  • Bronze ā€˜Independenceā€™ Award (250 points)

  • Silver ā€˜Global Citizenā€™ Award (500 points)

  • Gold ā€˜Fluencyā€™ Award (1,000 points)

  • ImmerseMe ā€˜Laureateā€™ Award (2,000 points)

The word ā€œlaureateā€ refers to being signified by the laurel wreath. In Ancient Greece, laurel wreaths were awarded to victors as a sign of honour.

Innovative Educator Award

PDF certificate awarded to every teacher whose student(s) have achieved an open category award.

Top 2 Schools Per Category

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest school score per categoryā€

  • Category 1 Winner (1 - 50 students) & Runner-up

  • Category 2 Winner (51 - 100 students) & Runner-up

  • Category 3 Winner (101 - 250 students) & Runner-up

  • Category 4 Winner (251 - 500 students) & Runner-up

  • Category 5 Winner (501 - 1000 students) & Runner-up

  • Category 6 Winner (1000+ students) & Runner-up

Top 2 Students Overall

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest individual score overallā€

  1. ImmerseMe Games Dux Award - Top Scholar (includes PDF certificate & $100 digital voucher*)

  2. ImmerseMe Games Proxime Accessit Award - Runner-up (includes PDF certificate & $50 digital voucher*)

Top 2 Students Per Language

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest student score per languageā€ and includes pdf certificate and $50 digital voucher (winner) or $25 digital voucher (runner-up)

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in English & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in French & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in German & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Greek & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Indonesian & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Italian & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Japanese & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Mandarin & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Spanish & Runner-up

Top 2 Schools Overall

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest school score overallā€

  1. ImmerseMe Games Top School Award (includes PDF certificate and name engraved on the Winner trophy)

  2. ImmerseMe Games Runner-up Award (includes PDF certificate and name engraved on the Runner-up plate)

Top 2 Schools By Average Score

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest average score by active usersā€

  1. ImmerseMe Games Best Average Score Award (includes PDF certificate)

  2. ImmerseMe Games Runner-up Average Score Award (includes PDF certificate)

Top 2 Schools Per Language

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest school score per languageā€ (includes pdf certificate)

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in English & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in French & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in German & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Greek & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Indonesian & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Italian & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Japanese & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Mandarin & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Spanish & Runner-up

RANDOM Prize draw

Random prize draw for one of ten $25 digital voucher prizes* (every 250 points counts towards an entry)

*Digital vouchers include options like iTunes, Prezzy Card, Amazon