Schools 'Get Set' for London 2012
Seachange and
Scarborough Borough Council, partners aiming to make the most of
the opportunities the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games are bringing to the borough of Scarborough, have learnt that
a fantastic 53 out of the borough’s 64 schools and colleges, have
registered with Get Set, the official London 2012 education
programme.
Even more inspiring is that
31 of the 53 school and colleges have taken the extra step and
become a Get Set network school. The Get Set network is a
special community of schools and colleges, which are demonstrating
a commitment to the Olympic Values (friendship, excellence and
respect) and the Paralympic Values (inspiration, determination,
courage and equality) using the London 2012 Games to inspire
learners of all ages to get involved in Values-based projects and
activities.
Being a Get Set network
school or college opens the doors to a wide range of resources,
ideas and opportunities to help students and teachers make the most
of London 2012. This will include an allocation of tickets
for the 2012 Games, which is expected to be a minimum of three
tickets for each primary school and a minimum of six tickets for
each secondary school and college.
Mitch Cook, Olympic Project
Co-ordinator for Seachange said:
“During last year, we put a
lot of effort into raising the awareness of Get Set among the
borough’s schools and colleges and highlighting the many benefits
it can bring. We are therefore delighted with the uptake in
our area and look forward to hearing the exciting stories of how
these schools are making the most of the opportunities presented by
London 2012.”
Cllr Derek Bastiman, lead
councillor on the borough’s efforts to make the most of London 2012
added:
“The programme is providing
real inspiration to young people to embrace the Values of the
Olympic Games and Paralympic Games and it will help to leave a
lasting legacy for our adults of tomorrow. It is fantastic
that so many of our schools are part of the Get Set network and it
should enable them to link more easily with schools in the Host
Boroughs in London, especially our partner borough, Hackney.”
Cllr John Blackburn, Mayor
of the Borough of Scarborough said:
“Linking in with my mayoral theme of sport development for
young people I have been lucky enough to meet a number of our
borough’s children and teenagers in the last few months.
Sports and physical activity play a vitally important role in their
social and educational development and it is fantastic to see that
Get Set is bringing an extra dimension to this learning.”