Schools
“Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort”
Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic movement - and a teacher
The Olympic values have inspired The Learning Trust to create a programme called Schools at the Heart. The Learning Trust and the London borough of Hackney work with Hackney schools using the Olympics and Paralympics as a tool to enhance schools’ work:
- Curriculum innovation - in all subjects at all ages
- Improving international understanding and language learning
- Improve young people's health, sports participation and active citizenship
- Preparing for the world of work
Young people have a variety of ways they can get involved – see the contact details below for more information.
Hackney 2012 Youth Ambassadors
The Ambassadors are a group of Hackney young people who are well informed about the Olympic and Paralympic Games. They are drawn from all the secondary schools in Hackney. They promote sports participation in Hackney and keep their peers up-to-date on what’s happening around the Games. They are also able to express their views about the issues surrounding the planning and legacy of the Olympic park. They have represented Hackney on the Legacy Now Youth Panel, a voice for young people to have their say about the future of the Park. If you want to find out more about the work the Ambassadors are doing, get in contact with the 2012 Unit.
What schools have done so far
- Hackney primary school teachers have come up with a 2012 Primary Curriculum for their schools to enhance learning across all subjects
- hackney has been helping schools to access the education package put together by London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG)
- Pupils from mainstream secondary and primary schools and special schools have taken part in a Paralympics Championship
- Pupils from Hackney have been regularly visiting the Olympic Park
- Pupils studying Geography have used the Olympics site as a fieldwork case study to investigate the potential benefits and costs local residents
- Schools have made documentaries exploring the effects London 2012 will have on the people of Hackney
- Primary school pupils have learnt about all aspects of the Olympic park site and passed on this information to fellow pupils
- School exchange programme with a Beijing school, pupils from Our Lady’s Secondary School have a link with a Beijing School. Pupils have improved language skills and also learnt about the effect the Olympics will have on Beijing and London
- Primary and secondary pupils have used the Games to produce creative writing, journalism, cartoons and more for a Games-related newspaper
If you want to find out more about the work schools have been doing about the Olympics and Paralympics, contact Steve or Carlo.
| Carlo Roberts Hackney 2012 Unit Room 135, Hackney Town Hall Mare Street London, E8 1EA Tel: 020 8356 3126 Email: carlo.roberts@hackney.gov.uk |
Steve Herbert Schools at the Heart Project Manager The Learning Trust 1 Reading Lane London, E8 Tel: 020 8820 7308 Email: steve.herbert@learningtrust.co.uk |
Page updated: 20 Aug 2009