INSTAGRAM CONTEST

 DESCRIPTION:

Students enrolled in World Language classes will select a cultural aspect associated with the language they are studying and create a 59 second presentation. Video will be posted on FLTDC Instagram.

Learning another language opens a whole new world of possibilities……  

Select one of the following presentation topics:

A. a folkloric dress with explanation on when it is used  

B. a demonstration of a traditional dish of the target country

C. a declamation of a poem in the original language (Include the title and author.)

D. a monologue of a play in the original language (Include the title and author.)

E. a song performance (Include the title and artist.)

CONDITIONS:

1. The student must attach the registration paper and press release when sending their video.

2. All presentations must be in the language according to the student’s level.

3. Presentations and performances may not contain any malicious or vulgar language.

4. Videos will be sent to the vice president of the respective language to be uploaded

     to Instagram after being reviewed for appropriateness. (See below for

     Vice- Presidents’ email addresses)

5. In case of a tie, the respective videos will be uploaded to Instagram and the entry with the              

     most “likes” will win.

6. The student must turn in the video from January 5th to January 15, 2026, to the vice-president

     of the respective language.

   The contest will run from January 19 to January 31, 2026. No entries will be accepted after

     the deadline.

7. The student’s World Language teacher must be a current member of the Association of

   Foreign Language Teachers of Dade County (F.L.T.D.C.)

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION:

  1. Relevancy to the theme
  2. Originality and craftsmanship
  3. Culturally accurate
  4. Language use
  5. Likes on Instagram (get your followers ready)

Contest entries will be accepted from

January 5th TO JANUARY 15, 2026

Entries will run on the FLTDC INSTAGRAM from

JANUARY 19 TO JANUARY 31, 2026

Winners will be announced February 5TH, 2026

Prizes

1st place in each language (Chinese, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Spanish)

                                                                                                                              $100.00                     

2nd place in each language (Chinese, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Spanish)                      

$50.00

3rd place in each language (Chinese, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Spanish)                       

                                                                                                                                     $25.00

Please send your entry to the respective vice president.

 

VP French                                                      Juanita Rosa

                                                                        CORAL REEF HIGH SCHOOL

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VP German                                                   

 

 

VP Italian                                                       Damary Ordones

                                                                        SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY

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VP Portuguese                                               Anete P. Lobo

                                                                        MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH

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VP Spanish                                                    Isabel Pérez Díaz

                                                                        ISPA HIGH SCHOOL

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