Teachers

Teachers

Your most important responsibility is to mentor and support your students and assist them as they create their entry projects. Review and edit the written materials, ensuring students follow the rules for entry. In order to help students prepare for the competition, review the NHD-CA Handbook and coach students for their interview.​ 

A $50 school fee will be applied to all participating schools, with the exception of schools with two or fewer entries. Due to increased contest expenses, this fee will help offset some of the costs associated with hosting the contest.

• Mentor Coach Bios​
• Intent to Participate form​​​​​​​

Entr​ies per category: Schools may enter two (2) entries per category, per division. Note: Junior and Senior Division do not refer to grade levels.

Entry Divisions:​

1. ​Elementary Division: 4-5 grades

2. Junior Division: 6-8 grades

3. Senior Division: 9-12 grades

​Entry Categories:​

1. Individual Poster (grades 4-5 only)

2. Group Poster (grades 4-5 only)

3. Individual Podcast ​

4. Group Podcast​ ​​

5. Individual Documentary

6. Group Documentary

7. Individual Exhibit

8. Group Exhibit

9. Individual Performance

10. Group Performance

11. Individual Website

12. Group Website​​​

Historical Papers will no longer enter the NHD-OC competition. Papers will compete at a virtual NHD-CA preliminary contest in February and finalists will compete in NHD-CA in April.

For more information about the paper category, click here.

Teachers, take a look at the new NHD-OC Coach Handbook​: ​​​

 

• "Help, I'm a New NHD Teacher" Video: Part 1 - Getting Started - video
• "Help, I'm a New NHD Teacher" Video: Part 2 - Theme​ - video​
• NHD-CA Teacher Toolkit​ website

Questions?

Please e-mail us at nhdinfo@ocde.us​ for more information.​