Grade 4,5 and 6 students in the Counties of Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford and Perth can now register for the 2021 Meaning of Home National Writing Contest.
OXFORD COUNTY - Grade 4,5 and 6 students in the Counties of Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford and Perth can now register for the 2021 Meaning of Home National Writing Contest.
The contest is done in support of Habitat for Humanity every year. It does not cost any money to register and every entry results in a $10 donation from the founding sponsor SagenTM. Last year Emily Phillips from London was one of 9 runner ups, winning a $10,000 donation for Habitat Heartland's Indigenous build on Munsee-Delaware Nation.
The contest is meant to inspire students in the creative writing process You can submit an entry using any of the following criteria:
- Producing an original piece of work that encourages independent critical thought.
- Organizing ideas and writing for an intended purpose or audience.
- Writing to express thinking and communicate personal opinions.
- Developing proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Fostering proofreading, editing and revision skills.

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