We are delighted to be working with the Oxford German Network again this year as part of their annual nationwide German competition, the Oxford German Olympiad! There is one White Rose Project Prize this year, focusing on the resistance leaflets of the White Rose. 2022 marks the 80th anniversary of the first four White Rose leaflets, written and printed over the course of two weeks in the summer of 1942.
The closing date for entries is 10 March 2022. For further information, including details about eligibility, please visit the Oxford German Network’s website. If you have any questions or queries please contact the Olympiad Coordinator at olympiad@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk.
The White Rose Project: Resistance Leaflets
Competition open to pupils in years 12 and 13 or equivalent (age 16-18).
Prize: £100. The winning entry will also be featured on the White Rose Project website.
TASK:
“The White Rose resistance circle wrote a series of leaflets calling on Germans to resist Nazism. Many of the leaflets include quotations, from plays, philosophy, and even a line from a song. Write a blog post in German (max. 350 words) about a quotation that inspires you. How might that quotation inspire others to make the world a better place?”
