Sport in Schools

Sport offers churches an effective way to engage with students and teachers and so express the reality and relevance of their faith.

This opportunity is even grater during the period of the 2012 Games when sport and school life will become inseparable.

The possibilities include –

• School assemblies
• After school clubs
• Olympic-themed lessons relating to curriculum requirements that could cover history, geography, religious education and physical education

When is the best time?

The period before, during and soon after the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics provide a perfect time for churches to use sports to engage with schools.

During this time the media and advertising industry will make sport and the Games of high interest to young people.

What help is there?

The help available to churches wanting to use sport to engage with schools includes –

• Sample sessions that can be adapted for use in schools and that could link with Key Stage 1, 2 and possibly 3 age groups are available by contacting barry.mason@yfc.co.uk
• A comprehensive guide to help churches develop sports outreach teams to impact their community is available by request from info@morethangold.org.uk
• Over 30 Christian based sports outreach organisations are available to help your church and can be contacted through www.uksportsministries.org

Details of training to deliver a sport in schools programme is available from Barry Mason barry.mason@yfc.co.uk

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