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To celebrate Warwick University's 60th anniversary, the Department of Classics and Ancient History are running a competition for local schools and schools across the country with a focus on ancient buildings and the communities who interacted in these spaces. Just as our own community here at Warwick has been created through the interactions in the buildings on campus (our amazing new Faculty of Arts Building - the FAB - for example is a place where people from across the Faculty can interact and share ideas), so too did ancient communities come together and evolve through the shared spaces they inhabited.

The Competition

We want pupils to create a piece of work on the theme of 'Building Communities' which looks at ancient buildings/spaces and how these were used by communities in the ancient world. The winning entries will each win a Lego pyramid for their school.

We are looking for entries from Primary and Secondary Schools in these categories:

• Minecraft - if you are a whizz at Minecraft, how about recreating an ancient public space, a temple, or other public building?
• Creative Design (drawing, painting, digital design, and also building with Lego) - or perhaps creating a building in Lego or another artistic recreation of an ancient site or space?
• Creative Writing (storytelling, poetry, drama) - or if words are your strength, tell us a story or bring the ancient world to life in poetry or drama

All three categories will be accompanied by a short piece of writing (around 200 words) explaining why you chose your building/space and how communities used, interacted in, and maybe were even created through using this space. Things to consider include: Who/what would you see in your space? What are people doing? How are people interacting with the space they’re in?

If pupils want to work in pairs or small groups to put together joint entries, that is fine with us, as long as any joint work is clearly signposted as such.

Closing Date and Judging

The entries will be judged by Warwick academics Prof Alison Cooley, Dr Paul Grigsby, a team of our Warwick students, and as chief judge, Prof Michael Scott (left). Michael is best known for his work on the BBC including Ancient Invisible Cities, and Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth among others.

The competition closes on 1st June 2025

How to Enter the Competition

To find out more details about how to enter follow this link