A New Leadership Challenge for Storytellers!
Get ready for a fun-filled challenge where creativity meets learning! In All the World is a Stage, participants will take a scene from a classic children’s book or nursery rhyme and weave in the Beta pillars to teach a meaningful lesson.
What’s the Challenge?
Pick a beloved scene from a classic book or nursery rhyme and incorporate 2-4 of the Beta pillars to help teach an important lesson to the audience. Whether it’s character, leadership, service or achievement, your mission is to bring these values to life in a fun, engaging, and educational way.
Performance Time: 3 Minutes
Number of Participants: 5-10
Props, Costumes, and Creativity
The more creative, the better! We encourage props and costumes to help bring the story and the lesson to life. This is your chance to step into the shoes of your favorite characters and showcase your Beta performance skills!
- Materials: Dress up in costume to bring the story to life. Props need to consist of items that are handheld. No backdrops.
- No Power: No electrical outlets, internet or projector will be provided.
Why Participate?
- Showcase your creativity and passion for storytelling.
- Gain experience in storytelling and presentation skills.
- Inspire others to bring about change!
Challenge Guidelines
- Choose a scene from a children’s book or nursery rhyme that resonates with you.
- Incorporate the Beta pillars into the scene to teach a valuable lesson.
- Dress up and bring the scene to life with props and costumes in a performance worthy of an Academy Award!
Elementary Betas are eligible to compete in Elementary competitions only.
Junior Betas are eligible to compete in Junior competitions only.
Senior Betas are eligible to compete in Senior competitions only.
Educational Connections
- Leadership Skills
- Creativity & Innovation
- Collaboration & Communication
- Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Judging Criteria
ALL THE WORLD IS A STAGE | 16 - 20 | 11 - 15 | 6 - 10 | 1 - 5 |
Creativity AND CONTENT | Performance displays excellent creativity and incorporation of the required National Beta pillars with optimal appropriateness. | Performance displays good creativity and incorporation of the required National Beta pillars with acceptable appropriateness. | Performance displays average creativity and incorporation of the required National Beta pillars with intermediate appropriateness. | Performance displays minimal creativity and incorporation of the required National Beta pillars with little appropriateness. |
COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION | Students display excellent cooperation, communication and articulation of thoughts and ideas throughout the entire presentation. | Students display good cooperation, communication and articulation of thoughts and ideas throughout most of the presentation. | Students display average cooperation, communication and articulation of thoughts and ideas throughout some of the presentation. | Students display minimal cooperation, communication and articulation of thoughts and ideas throughout the entire presentation. |
Literary reboot
| Script is well-written or adapted to give a classic book/nursery rhyme an excellent reboot. | Script is written or adapted to give a classic book/nursery rhyme a good reboot. | Script is somewhat written or adapted to give a classic book/nursery rhyme an average reboot. | Script is barely written or adapted to give a classic book/nursery rhyme a minimal reboot. |
Costumes and Props
| Excellent costuming and props that enhance the classic book/nursery rhyme while effectively promoting the performance. | Good costuming and props that enhance the classic book/nursery rhyme while mostly promoting the performance. | Average costuming and props that enhance the classic book/nursery rhyme while somewhat promoting the performance. | Minimal costuming and props that do not enhance the classic book/nursery rhyme or promote the performance. |
Character performance
| Excellent character development and performance exhibited throughout the challenge. | Good character development and performance exhibited throughout the challenge. | Average character development and performance exhibited throughout the challenge. | Minimal character development and performance exhibited the challenge. |
DEDUCTION This will be taken one time by the coordinator | Did not follow guidelines -10 |
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