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Iris annual deputy editor post
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The Iris Project is currently seeking a voluntary Deputy Editor to work with the Iris team to launch the new Iris magazine annual edition!
Iris magazine has been running termly editions since 2006, and November 2011 was the last of the regular editions, due to financial and practical constraints. We created Iris online (www.irisonline.org.uk) to take its place, and have decided to launch a new annual so we can continue to have a hard copy presence. The first edition is planned for autumn 2012.
Win Theatre Tickets for the Unicorn Theatre London
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The Iris Project has teamed up with The Unicorn Theatre in London to give readers the exciting opportunity to win a family ticket to see either The Man with the Disturbingly Smelly Foot or How to Think the Unthinkable at the Unicorn Theatre from Wed 25 April – Sun 20 May.
Read more: Win Theatre Tickets for the Unicorn Theatre London
London Olympics 2012: Competition for primary and secondary schools
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This summer London is proud to be hosting the 2012 Olympic Games, and to celebrate this exciting event and highlight its ancient heritage, The Iris Project is launching an international schools competition. This competition aims to encourage school pupils to engage with the Olympic Games and explore the roots of this institution.
Read more: London Olympics 2012: Competition for primary and secondary schools
Cicero International Classics and Latin Competition 2012
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On Saturday March 24th 2012, the next CICERO competition will be taking place across the globe.
The competition is open to all sixth formers and will take the form of a written exam in Latin and / or Classical Civilisation. The topic for the Classical Civilisation paper this year is Aeneas- his journey from Troy to Latium, and the Latin paper will be concerned with an aspect of citizenship.
Read more: Cicero International Classics and Latin Competition 2012
Iris Annual Poetry Competition 2011 - under 18s
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We are delighted to announce the details of the Iris annual poetry competition 2011! This year we are looking for poems inspired by the story of Jason and the Argonauts. Poems should be a maximum of thirty lines, and should be submitted by email to
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by December 12th, 2011. The winning entry and the two runners-up will be published on our website.
London Mayor launches 'Love Latin' scheme
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A new army of volunteers is going into schools around the capital providing opportunities for young Londoners to learn Latin, many for the first time, and aimed at increasing interest in the Classics. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has joined forces with educational charity The Iris Project to develop a new 'Love Latin' scheme as part of Team London, the Mayor's ambitious programme to recruit 60,000 volunteers by Spring 2012.
Girton College writing competition
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This competition is for Lower Sixth Form students and is aimed at anyone with interests in the Humanities. It is based on six objects from the College's small antiquities museum. Named after a Girton student, the Lawrence Room contains Anglo-Saxon finds from the College grounds, Egyptian material including the rare portrait mummy 'Hermione', and Mediterranean material from the Classical and pre-Classical worlds.
