NEO (National English Olympics)
National English Olympics is one of the most awaited events that BNEC has ever conducted. It is a platform for those who have the enthusiasm in English, not only to measure, but also to improve participants’ skills as well. There are lots of challenging fields that will test participants’ talent and persistence to become the best and achieve the champion title. And the most exciting part is the champion will get a free pass ticket to participate in Asian English Olympics. There are lots of challenging fields that will test participants’ talent and persistence to become the best and achieve the champion title. And the most exciting part is the champion will get a free pass ticket to participate in Asian English Olympics. Not only competing for themselves, but also for their institution. Participants who break into a particular round will gain institutional points that will be accumulated to achieve the Institutional Champion title. Besides that, National English Olympics is also a beneficial opportunity for the participants to expand their connections as they meet and bond with the fields’ experts who attend the competition as judges, coaches, media, or sponsors.
In the 2017 National English Olympics held 3 fields of competition such as Newscasting, Speech, and Scrabble. It was conducted by the BoMs of Alam Sutera with “Breakthrough your Limits” as the theme. We have a capacity as human beings to push ourselves, therefore we should make use of it so we can break through our limits to become the best version of ourselves.