Plans get underway for World Sport Day
(Young Sport Leaders from Bannerman High School in Glasgow attended the launch of World Sport Day at the London 2012 handball stadium.)
Schools and colleges across the UK are encouraged to start planning how they are going to celebrate the athletes and cultures of the world on London 2012 World Sport Day on Monday 25 June 2012.
The day will give thousands of young people in schools across Scotland the chance to take part in the final UK-wide Get Set event before the London 2012 Games begin and will see schools across the UK join together in celebrating how sport can bring the cultures of the world together.
sportscotland is the local engagement partner for London 2012 World Sport Day (presented by Bank of Scotland) in Scotland
Schools and colleges will be encouraged to celebrate the athletes and cultures of the world on the day in a variety of ways including staging their own World Sport Day opening ceremony and profiling the sports, music, dance, languages, flags and food of the world.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) will provide resources to schools through the official London 2012 education programme ‘Get Set’, including tips from the London 2012 Ceremonies team of producers on how to put on an opening ceremony for World Sport Day. Schools can download a planning guide to help them to prepare for their day at www.london2012.com/worldsportday.
LOCOG will also be releasing and promoting new resources every month to help schools plan their day and decorate their school for the celebrations. Schools can request their free event pack on the World Sport Day website; the pack is full of branded materials and decorations, with schools in the Get Set network receiving access to extra materials and opportunities.
World Sport Day will build on the momentum created during Bank of Scotland National School Sport Week, (11-15 June) and act as one final celebration for schools before the end of the school year.
Some schools are already planning their celebrations. Jackie Purdie, Headteacher at Bannerman High School, Glasgow said: “As a Get Set network school that also takes part in Bank of Scotland National School Sport Week, we’re really excited to be participating in London 2012 World Sport Day here at Bannerman High School. We will use the day as a final school sport celebration and inter-house sports championship to end the school year in style – and it will get students and teachers pumped up and ready for the exciting summer of Games that lies ahead of them. On World Sport Day we’re going to be celebrating Team Namibia, because their Pre-Games Training Camp is right here in Glasgow.”
Seb Coe, London 2012 Chair, said: “With the Games almost here, World Sport Day presented by Bank of Scotland is a fantastic opportunity to bring the young people of the UK together on one day to celebrate our amazing athletes from all over the world, and their nations and cultures. The day will showcase all the work young people are doing on the teams they have been supporting – whether as a class, a year group or a whole school community. We want to encourage schools to involve parents, governors, members of the wider community and other local schools to join together on 25 June for what will be a great celebration of sport and cultures of the world.”