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OVERALL AWARDS AND PRIZE DRAW WINNERS

Top 2 Students Overall

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest individual score overallā€

  1. ImmerseMe Cup Dux Award - Top Scholar (includes PDF certificate & $100 digital voucher*): Ho Cheuk Sing, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 34,739 points

  2. ImmerseMe Cup Proxime Accessit Award - Runner-up (includes PDF certificate & $50 digital voucher*): Sebastian D, Erie High School, 30,526 points

Top 2 Schools Overall

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest school score overallā€

  1. ImmerseMe Cup Top School Award (includes PDF certificate and name engraved on the Winner trophy): Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 109,238 points

  2. ImmerseMe Cup Runner-up Award (includes PDF certificate and name engraved on the Runner-up plate): St. Dominic's College, 87,400 points

Top 2 Schools By Average Score

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

  1. ImmerseMe Cup Best Average Score Award (includes PDF certificate): St. Dominic's College, 1,859 average score

  2. ImmerseMe Cup Runner-up Average Score Award (includes PDF certificate): NBSC Manly Campus, 855 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 Cup Student Prize in Arabic: Jack S, St. Dominic's College, 2,309 points

    • Runner-up: Violet G, Tauranga Intermediate School, 2,134 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in English: Ho Cheuk Sing, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 10,127 points

    • Runner-up: Ng Ngo Ken, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 7,083 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in French: Sebastian D, Erie High School, 7,716 points

    • Runner-up: Freddy E, Sunset Middle School, 7,148 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in German: Sebastian D, Erie High School, 4,286 points

    • Runner-up: C H, West Chester Area School District, 3,175 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Greek: Ho Cheuk Sing, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 4,078 points

    • Runner-up: Nadya B, Tauranga Intermediate School, 2,658 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Indonesian: Ho Cheuk Sing, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 7,042 points

    • Runner-up: Meghan T, Tauranga Intermediate School, 2,425 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Italian: Jake M, St. Dominic's College, 7,741 points

    • Runner-up: Matthew H, St. Dominic's College, 3,051 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Japanese: Kevin A, St. Dominic's College, 2,897 points

    • Runner-up: Zoe K, Tauranga Intermediate School, 2,816 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Mandarin: Ho Cheuk Sing, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 6,028 points

    • Runner-up: Ng Ngo Ken, Vocational Training Council, 4,450 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Portuguese: Sebastian D, Erie High School, 7,305 points

    • Runner-up: Freddy E, Sunset Middle School, 6,072 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Russian: Jack S, St. Dominic's College, 3,707 points

    • Runner-up: William P, St. Dominic's College, 3,463 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Spanish: Nathaniel C, St. Dominic's College, 16,113 points

    • Runner-up: Freddy E, Sunset Middle School, 12,277 points

Top 2 Schools Per Category

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

  • Category 1 Winner (1 - 50 students): St. Dominic's College, 87,400 points

    • Runner-up: York Country Day School, 3,336 points

  • Category 2 Winner (51 - 100 students): West Chester Area School District, 26,139 points

    • Runner-up: Swan Christian College, 5,311 points

  • Category 3 Winner (101 - 250 students): NBSC Manly Campus, 40,197 points

    • Runner-up: Tauranga Intermediate School, 33,897 points

  • Category 4 Winner (251 - 500 students): Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 109,238 points

    • Runner-up: Sunset Middle School, 56,946 points

  • Category 5 Winner (501 - 1000 students): Erie High School, 71,089 points

    • Runner-up: Mead High School, 17,113 points

  • Category 6 Winner (1000+ students): King's InterHigh, 1,558 points

Top 2 Schools Per Language

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

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Arabic: St. Dominic's College, 2,908 points

    • Runner-up: Tauranga Intermediate School, 2,412 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in English: Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 51,715 points

    • Runner-up: Mon Immersion, 1,997 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in French: Erie High School, 41,442 points

    • Runner-up: NBSC Manly Campus, 39,375 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in German: West Chester Area School District, 25,486 points

    • Runner-up: United States Air Force Academy, 11,718 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Greek: Tauranga Intermediate School, 5,080 points

    • Runner-up: Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 4,738 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Indonesian: Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 9,708 points

    • Runner-up: Tauranga Intermediate School, 4,825 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Italian: St. Dominic's College, 30,427 points

    • Runner-up: Lavalla Catholic College, 3,458 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Japanese: St. Dominic's College, 12,949 points

    • Runner-up: Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 6,246 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Mandarin: Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 23,997 points

    • Runner-up: Tauranga Intermediate School, 1,562 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Portuguese: Erie High School, 7,561 points

    • Runner-up: Sunset Middle School, 6,109 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Russian: St. Dominic's College, 7377 points

    • Runner-up: United States Air Force Academy, 2,128 points

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Spanish: Sunset Middle School, 40,225 points

    • Runner-up: St. Dominic's College, 21,607 points

Random Prize Draw

  1. Tyler D, Erie High School

  2. Sophie E, NBSC Manly Campus

  3. Peyton W, Mead High School

  4. Oliver T, St. Dominicā€™s College

  5. Sebastian D, Erie High School

  6. Ng Ngo Ken, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong

  7. Jake C, St. Dominicā€™s College

  8. Krish J, Raumati Beach School

  9. Ho Cheuk Sing, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong

  10. A R, West Chester Area School District

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

8:10pm, Thu 9 November (NZ) - TIMEā€™S UP, THE WAIT IS OVER! BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR INAUGURAL IMMERSEME CUP CHAMPION - VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, HONG KONG (TOP SCHOOL) AND HO CHEUK SING (TOP STUDENT) FROM VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, HONG KONG FOR A WHOPPING SCORE OF 34,739!!! šŸŽ‰šŸ¤© Weā€™ll announce all the winners within 24 hours, so keep an eye out on that. Thank you so much to all the students who gave all their effort and the teachers who cheered behind the scenes! šŸ‘šŸ»šŸ‘šŸ»šŸ‘šŸ»

11:30am, Thu 9 November (NZ) - Way to go! Weā€™ve already reached 500,000+ responses! šŸ™Œ šŸ„³ Youā€™re all doing fantastic! Time check: 8.5 more hours to go to earn more points and bring pride to your school! šŸ†

10:25am, Wed 8 November (NZ) - Almost 400,000 total responses have been recorded so far, awesome effort!!! Letā€™s aim for 500,000! Amazing to see new schools getting into the scoreboard! šŸ‘šŸ» The clock is ticking, 1 more day to go! ā˜ļøšŸ˜ƒ

11:00am, Mon 6 November (NZ) - Wow, 100+ students have already achieved awards!!! šŸ¤© Weā€™re already halfway through the competition, time to up your game!!! Keep the points coming, keep your momentum going! šŸ”„

8:00pm, Thu 2 November (NZ) - And weā€™re off! Whoā€™s going to be crowned our inaugural ImmerseMe Cup champion? Youā€™ve got 7 days to get points, GO GO GO! šŸ’ŖšŸ˜ƒ

4:00pm, Thu 2 November (NZ) - This is it!!! 4 more hours to go before the inaugural ImmerseMe Cup! šŸ† Weā€™re so excited to see students from all over the world compete! Best of luck and let the countdown begin! ā°šŸ¤©

Whatā€™s better than one global language competition every year? TWO, OF COURSE! šŸ˜†

Announcing the inaugural ImmerseMe Cup šŸ† (2-9 November 2023) to complement our existing global language competition, the ImmerseMe Games šŸ… (23-30 May 2024). Two competitions gives two options for subscribing ImmerseMe schools to participate and earn certificates/prizes, also anyone can compete for free in their first competition!

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 ...

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 2 November to Thu 9 November 2023.

  • Exact start and finish time: 8pm šŸ‡³šŸ‡æ | 6pm šŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ | 8am šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ | 12am 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 Cup šŸ† poster.

LANGUAGES AVAILABLE

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 12 languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian 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.

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 Cup Affiliate programme.

Itā€™s super simple, if your teacher association sends an email or posts on social media about the ImmerseMe Cup 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

 
 

AWARDS

Open Student Categories

A 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.

Top 2 Students Overall

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest individual score overallā€

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

  2. ImmerseMe Cup 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 Cup Student Prize in Arabic & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in English & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in French & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in German & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Greek & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Indonesian & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Italian & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Japanese & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Mandarin & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Portuguese & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Russian & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup Student Prize in Spanish & Runner-up

Innovative Educator Award

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

Top 2 Schools Overall

Awarded for the ā€œgreatest school score overallā€

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

  2. ImmerseMe Cup 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 Cup Best Average Score Award (includes PDF certificate)

  2. ImmerseMe Cup 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 Cup School Prize in Arabic & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in English & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in French & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in German & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Greek & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Indonesian & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Italian & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Japanese & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Mandarin & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Portuguese & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Russian & Runner-up

  • ImmerseMe Cup School Prize in Spanish & Runner-up

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

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