The Speak Mandarin Campaign Family Talent Competition is back for the 13th year!
Registration is now closed. Scroll down for more information!
Participation Criteria and Categories
- Parent(s) and/or grandparents(s) and child(ren) must form a team. Each team is to comprise a minimum of two, OR up to a maximum of four members.
- Participating children will have to be between five and 12 years of age. For any other participating children below five years of age, their performance will not be graded.
- All participants must be Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents.
The Competition will feature three categories. If you are signing up with more than one child, please register according to the age of the elder/eldest child.
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Category
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Participating criteria
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A
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For participating teams with elder/eldest child in Kindergarten Level 1 or 2.
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B
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For participating teams with elder/eldest child in Primary 1 or 2.
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C
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For participating teams with elder/eldest child between Primary 3 and 6.
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Preliminary Round & Grand Finals
Teams will put up a four-minute performance in Mandarin based on the theme "Our City, Our Stories” at the Preliminary Round on 5 April 2025.
For more information on Preliminary Round, please click here.
The Grand Finals will take place on 24 May 2025.
Performance Theme
The theme for this year’s performance is "Our City, Our Stories".
For more information on this year's theme, please click here or watch the video here.
For more information on performance tips, please click here.
Mass Briefing
The mass briefing sessions are open to all registered teams. Please indicate your preferred timeslot during registration.
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Session 1
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Sat 15 Feb 2025, 2pm – 4pm
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Session 2
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Sat 1 Mar 2025, 2pm – 4pm
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Workshop Sessions for Shortlisted Finalists (only)
To help shortlisted finalist teams prepare for the Grand Finals, workshop sessions will be conducted in-person. During the workshops, trainers will share basic and useful performing techniques such as voice projection and stage presence.
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Session 1
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Sat 3 May 2025, 10am – 12pm
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Session 2
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Sat 3 May 2025, 1pm – 3pm
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Prizes
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Category A
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1stPrize
- $500 cash
- Creative Pebble USB desktop speaker and JoyReader eBooks Account
- Tickets to the Singapore Zoo and Universal Studios
- Vouchers from Hook on Books and Maha Yu Yi
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2ndPrize
- $300 cash
- Creative Pebble USB desktop speaker and JoyReader eBooks Account
- Tickets to the Singapore Zoo and SEA Aquarium
- Vouchers from Hook on Books and Maha Yu Yi
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3rdPrize
- $200 cash
- Creative Pebble USB desktop speaker and JoyReader eBooks Account
- Tickets to the Singapore Zoo
- Vouchers from Hook on Books and Maha Yu Yi
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Category B
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1stPrize
- $500 cash
- Creative Pebble USB desktop speaker and JoyReader eBooks Account
- Tickets to the Singapore Zoo and Universal Studios
- Vouchers from Hook on Books and Maha Yu Yi
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2ndPrize
- $300 cash
- Creative Pebble USB desktop speaker and JoyReader eBooks Account
- Tickets to the Singapore Zoo and SEA Aquarium
- Vouchers from Hook on Books and Maha Yu Yi
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3rdPrize
- $200 cash
- Creative Pebble USB desktop speaker and JoyReader eBooks Account
- Tickets to the Singapore Zoo
- Vouchers from Hook on Books and Maha Yu Yi
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Category C
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1stPrize
- $500 cash
- Hans Vision eDictionary PX2221 and JoyReader eBooks account
- Tickets to the Singapore Zoo, Trickeye Museum and Universal Studios
- Vouchers from Hook on Books and Maha Yu Yi
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2ndPrize
- $300 cash
- Hans Vision eDictionary PX2221 and JoyReader eBooks account
- Tickets to the Singapore Zoo, Trickeye Museum and SEA Aquarium
- Vouchers from Hook on Books and Maha Yu Yi
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3rdPrize
- $200 cash
- Hans Vision eDictionary PX2221 and JoyReader eBooks account
- Tickets to the Singapore Zoo
- Vouchers from Hook on Books and Maha Yu Yi
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Finalists
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- Certificate of Participation
- Vouchers from Maha Yu Yi and Sheng Shiong
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Contact information
If you have further enquiries, please contact us at: smctalentcomp2025@gmail.com
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