Golden Apple Competition

Golden Apple is an exciting new short video competition designed to promote critical thinking through classroom teaching practices. The competition is the first of its kind in Australia and is open to AUF member school teachers. Teachers will need to submit a short video of an engaging and entertaining segment of their lesson focused on ONE of the themes identified under the Australian values OR listed in the Pastoral Care Priorities.

The Australian Values
- Care and Compassion
- Doing Your Best
- Fair Go
- Freedom
- Honesty and Trustworthiness
- Integrity
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Understanding, Tolerance and Inclusion

School’s Pastoral Care Priorities
- Appreciation of the beauty of every aspect of nature
- Love for humanity and all beings
- Serving the community

2016 Entries : Sample Fragments from Entries in 2016

Golden Apple 2016

Past Results

2017 Golden Apple Video Competition Results

AUF 2017 GOLDEN APPLE VIDEO COMPETITION RESULTS

First Prize Winner: “Through Indigenous Eyes” by Zena Maarbani from Amity College, NSW – $1000

Second Prize Winner: “Compassion Through Ekphrastic Poetry” by Celia Kemeny from Amity College, NSW – $500

Third Prize Winner: “We Are Our Harshest Critics” by Sara Cartwright from Sirius College, VIC – $300

2016 Golden Apple Video Competition Results

AUF 2016 GOLDEN APPLE VIDEO COMPETITION RESULTS

First Prize Winner: “Seeing things through different eyes” by Jade Ross from Amity College, VIC – $1000

Second Prize Winner: “Care and Compassion” by Stephanie Rodger from Amity College, NSW – $500

Third Prize Winner: “Trust and Doing Your Best” by Carmel Mills from Sirius College, VIC – $300

2015 Golden Apple Competition Results

AUF 2015 GOLDEN APPLE VIDEO COMPETITION RESULTS

First Prize Winner: “Chemical Reactions” by Sefik Sahingoz from Sirius College, VIC – $1000

Second Prize Winner: “Budget” by Ruveyda Ozturk from Amity College, NSW – $500

Third Prize Winner: “Trying Your Best” by Caitlin Robinson from Burc College, SA – $300

2014 Golden Apple Competition Results

COMPOSITION

1^stPlace “Stars” by Margaret Saltau, VIC

2^nd Place ““Just Write”, I Said” by Aliyyah Cornish-Ward, WA

3^rd Place “The World of Teaching” by Khalid Said, VIC

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POETRY

1^stPlace “Navigating” by Tracy Smith, NSW

2^nd Place “Tick Tock” by Marziah Mahmood, VIC

3^rd Place “To a Better Teacher” by Noz Imaa, SA

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COMPOSITION, TURKISH

1^stPlace “Bir Mum Yaktım” by Hatice Dereli, NSW

2^nd Place “Beklenmedik Değişim” by Sena Ata, NSW

3^rd Place “Sevdanın Yeni Tanımı” by Sumeyra Aydogdu, NSW

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POETRY, TURKISH

1^stPlace “Muhaverat” by Tugce Nur Debre, NSW

2^nd Place “Ben Bir Fatih Tanıyorum” by Mualla Erdil, NSW

3^rd Place “Hoşgeldin” by Gokhan Kot, NSW

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2013 Golden Apple Competition Results

COMPOSITION

1^stPlace “Our Boys in Blue Show Their True Colours” by Andrew Koventry, VIC

2^nd Place “I Never Forget a Face” Sarah Nebhan, NSW

3^rd Place “For the First Time” Bihter Altuntas, VIC

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POETRY

1^stPlace “Holistic Design” Narelle Brooksbank, SA

2^nd Place “Around the Corner” Nermin Gates, NSW

3^rd Place “Kids of Today Futures of Tomorrow” Fisun Ergun, VIC

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COMPOSITION, TURKISH

1^stPlace “Hayatlara Dokunmak” Hatice Mohammad, VIC

2^nd Place “Ogretmene Veda” Figen Yavuz, VIC

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POETRY, TURKISH

1^stPlace “Ogretmenlik” Zeki Dengiz, VIC

2^nd Place “Dosta Mektup” Fisun Ergun, VIC

3^rd Place “Gonul Fedaileri” Hatice Mohammad, VIC

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2012 Golden Apple Competition Results

COMPOSITION

1^stPlace “Aspirations and Memories” Margaret Saltau, VIC

2^nd Place “40 Cents For Teacher” Bilge Abdioglu, NSW

3^rd Place “Art of Teaching” Michael Kulkevch, VIC

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POETRY

1^stPlace “Discipline System” Ilker Abak, VIC

2^nd Place “Unlikely” Narelle Brooksbank, SA

3^rd Place “Life’s Lesson” Donna Hawatt, NSW

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COMPOSITION, TURKISH

1^stPlace “Işık Bahçesi” Fazilet Torun, VIC

2^nd Place “İç Seyahatler” Tevfik Kerimoğlu, VIC

3^rd Place “Sevgi Çiçekleri” Figen Yavuz, VIC

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POETRY, TURKISH

1^stPlace “Yüreğin Sızlamalı” Deniz Erdoğan, WA

2^nd Place “Gurbette İlk Tatil” Zeki Dengiz, VIC

3^rd Place “Toprağa Sevdalı Dört Yapraklı Yeşil Yonca” Füsun Ergun, VIC

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2011 Golden Apple Competition Results

COMPOSITION

1^stPlace “The Poem” Margaret Saltau, VIC

2^nd Place “Changing The World” Zeki Dengiz, VIC

3^rd Place “The Magician” Sam Wilson, VIC

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POETRY

1^stPlace “The Greatest Exam” Hatice Mohamed, VIC

2^nd Place “My Kids” Radiye Mahmut, NSW

3^rd Place “Ripening Our Golden Apples” Heba Allouche, NSW

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COMPOSITION, TURKISH

1^stPlace “Sevgili Öğretmenlerim” Figen Yavuz, VIC

2^nd Place “Bir Hatıra” Mahmut Karaduman, NSW

3^rd Place “Ahmet Öğretmen” Menderes Golcuk, VIC

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POETRY, TURKISH

1^stPlace “Miras” Gamze Kiran, NSW

2^nd Place “Birgün Doğacak Güneş” Zeki Dengiz, VIC

3^rd Place “Gurbetin Meyvesi” Deniz Erdogan, VIC

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2010 Golden Apple Competition Results

COMPOSITION

1^stPlace “Impossible” Sam Wilson, VIC

2^nd Place “Teaching – Unexpected Rewards” Ezio Paccioco, VIC

3^rd Place “Midwife” Derya Kucukali – Helou, VIC

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POETRY

1^stPlace “students learn from the teachers they liKE” Kadir Emniyet, VIC

2^nd Place “does it have to rhyme” Andrew Coventry, NSW

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COMPOSITION, TURKISH

1^st Place “Hayata Dokunmak, Heyecanla, Azimle…” Tevfik Kerimoglu, VIC

2^nd Place “Yaşatma Hayali” Menderes Gulcuk, VIC

3^rd Place “Gerçekleşen Rüyalar” Huseyin Yigit, VIC

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POETRY, TURKISH

1^st Place ““Anılarım Kaldı Bende” Nazan Zengin, NSW

2^nd Place “Gönlümden Kopan…” Deniz Erdogan, VIC

3^rd Place “Son Zil” Ahmet Arif Haktan, VIC

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Judging Criteria

Terms & Conditions

Rules of the Competition

The segment of the lesson presented in the video should help students to develop systematic thinking through real life applications.

Golden Apple will award over $2000 in prizes! The producers of the best video will receive $1000. Second and third-placed entries will receive $500 and $300 respectively. Winners will receive their prizes and certificates early term 4.

The length of the video is to be at least 5 minutes and no more than 15 minutes.

The video should be sent to info@auf.net.au via WeTransfer

Prizes

First Prize Winner: $1000

Second Prize Winner: $500

Third Prize Winner: $300

Important dates

Applications close 1 September 2017 (Please click to fill in the online application form and submit your entry)

Results announced Early Term 4