Loved this comment from a teacher “Another important blog post, Virginia!
This is something I’m very glad to report does not happen in my school.
when Joe and I started working there, we changed the model of how sports day is conducted. It’s basically a sports fun/have a go day, with a carousel of different activities everyone gets to join in with.
Teams are inter-age, so each little team of 8-10 children has at least one representative from each year group. The older ones help the younger ones. There isnt really a lot of ‘sport’ now that I think about it - there are races but it’s like ‘how quickly can your team fill a bucket with water using only syringes’ or a fancy dress costume relay (how quickly can your team get into fancy dress) etc. Everyone gets a medal for participation but at the same time no one is forced to join in with anything. It’s so much more inclusive and therefore much more fun!
I’m shocked that some schools are still separating into boys and girls.”
Loved this comment from a teacher “Another important blog post, Virginia!
This is something I’m very glad to report does not happen in my school.
when Joe and I started working there, we changed the model of how sports day is conducted. It’s basically a sports fun/have a go day, with a carousel of different activities everyone gets to join in with.
Teams are inter-age, so each little team of 8-10 children has at least one representative from each year group. The older ones help the younger ones. There isnt really a lot of ‘sport’ now that I think about it - there are races but it’s like ‘how quickly can your team fill a bucket with water using only syringes’ or a fancy dress costume relay (how quickly can your team get into fancy dress) etc. Everyone gets a medal for participation but at the same time no one is forced to join in with anything. It’s so much more inclusive and therefore much more fun!
I’m shocked that some schools are still separating into boys and girls.”