Introduction:

The More that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you will go.” – Dr. Suess

The reading competition aims to encourage the member children to invest their time during winter break in developing and widening their knowledge, to discover a world of science, fun and adventures in order to help in reducing the psychological effect of Covid-19 pandemic which resulted in closing many places designated for children.  

The Reading Competition Outline:

• Duration: from Thursday, 14 January 2021 to Saturday, 6 February 2021.
• Who can participate: Current Museum members of children between 7 and 12 years old.
• Participants’ categories and qualifying criteria for each category:

Book Selection Criteria:

1. The book topics should vary, and the number of books selected in any of the   following categories should not be less than 2 books out of 6.

(at least 3 of them are from the Museum's library)

• Science: different fields of science like religion, astronomy and geography.
• History and Literature: such as stories, novels and countries’ history.

1. The books should be in Arabic or English.
2. Reading the school curriculum, magazines and newspapers will not be considered in the competition. 

Registration and Participation:

1. To register, you must call us at the Museum’s phone number 065411479, or by sending a message on WhatsApp to the number dedicated for Museum Members 0799566506.
2. Last day for registration is on Thursday 21 January 2021.
3. Each participant should use the book summary form (Annex1), which will be sent to all participants by Email upon registration.
4. A guide to the Evaluation criteria will be sent to all participants upon their registration, for their reference.
5. Last day to submit all books’ summaries is on Saturday 6 February 2021. No summaries will be accepted after this date.
6. The books’ summaries can be delivered by hand to the librarian in an envelope or by email members@cmj.jo . The following information should be written on the envelop or in the email body:

• Child’s name
• Parent’s/ Guardian’s name
• Mobile number
• Email address   

Qualifying Stages and Winners Announcement

Please click here to download book summary template