This week’s assembly theme has been on the London 2012 Olympics and how we can use the Olympics to improve our lifestyles. The London 2012 vision has always been to use the unique power of the Olympic and Paralympic games to inspire change. Most students think they cannot be involved in the London 2012 Olympics, however everyone can be involved by living through the Olympic values. Athletes performing at the highest level or in training to get there, are encouraged to live by a set of shared principles, or ways of living. They are called the Olympic and Paralympics Values. The International Olympic Committee wants everyone to live by the Olympic values and wants schools to help promote this.
At Hayes School we have two young ambassadors, Jessica Jones 10LBK and Emily Mills 10CP, who are at the front line task force helping to fulfil this. Within the assemblies all students observed the ways Hayes School are already helping them to live by the values, now students need to continue doing these and try to improve. The seven Olympic values are:
- Friendship
- Respect
- Excellence
- Determination
- Inspiration
- Equality
- Courage
So whether you are aspiring to be competing in the 2012 London Olympics, working on site or volunteering around London or simply just watching the London 2012 Olympics on your TV, we can all incorporate the Olympic values into our lives and learn through them.
Thank you to Jessica and Emily who assisted in the assemblies and presented really well. We look forward to working with them over the next two years promoting the London 2012 Olympics within the school. Look out for what Hayes will be undertaking next with the London 2012 promotion.
Miss Carter
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