Aim To promote and raise awareness of the Commonwealth Games and its values in the lead up to Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Who can this assembly be delivered by Bronze Ambassadors Individual students ID: 1027408
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1. Teachers InformationCommonwealth AssemblyAim- To promote and raise awareness of the Commonwealth Games and its values, in the lead up to Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Who can this assembly be delivered by?Bronze Ambassadors/ Individual studentsClass teachers in Year group assembly Staff in whole school assemblyStaff via virtual assembly.AdaptationsFeel free to edit this presentation to include other information you feel is relevant.
2. Dorset School GamesCommonwealth Assembly
3. What are the Commonwealth GamesThe Commonwealth Games is an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.Known as the ‘friendly’ games.Athletes with a disability are included as full members of their national teams, making the Commonwealth Games the first fully inclusive international multi-sport event.
4. What events are in the Commonwealth Games?The Games sports are divided into three main types: core sports, optional sports, and recognised sports.Sixteen core sports and four core para-sports must be included in the Games programme.The host nation may choose to include a number of optional sports and disciplines.
5. Some amazing things have happened at the Commonwealth Games:At the 1954 Vancouver Games, Roger Bannister and John Landy became the first people to break the four-minute mile in a race that became known as the ‘Miracle Mile’.Chantal Petitclerc became the first gold medal winner in a para-sport in 2002. This was the first time an event for an athlete with a disability had been part of the official programme.Women’s boxing became a mainstay of the Commonwealth Games in 2014 when Team England’s Nicola Adams won the first gold medal in the flyweight division.
6. Where are the next Commonwealth Games?The next games are due to be held in Birmingham in 2022.The event will happen from 28 July to 8 August.The Birmingham mascot will be ‘Perry’, a bull with a rainbow, hexangonal pattern who was designed in a competition for Birmingham school children.
7. Ethos of the Commonwealth GamesThe motto of the Commonwealth Games Federation is Humanity, Equality, Destiny.
8. How can our school get involved in the Commonwealth Games?There are lots of ways to get involved:Take your school’s Perry mascot to an activity that you do.Join in your team relay with your school baton.Have a go at a Commonwealth quiz.Watch some of the Commonwealth coverage.Find out about some Commonwealth Games sports and try them in school..
9. Contact:E: schoolgames@activedorset.org W: www.activedorset.org/school-games T: @DorsetGames I: Dorset School GamesE: schoolgames@activedorset.org W: www.activedorset.org/school-games T: @DorsetGames I: Dorset School Games