Peace funding boosts schools Olympic learning schemes

Derry City Council, in partnership with Omagh District Council and Strabane District Council, has secured funding from the North West PEACE III Partnership for an innovative project aimed at local schools within the North West, County Donegal and County Sligo.

The Olympic Initiative has been designed to increase children's understanding and awareness of the world around them.

The programme will provide an educational initiative giving the children opportunities to learn about the Olympic Games, the countries that take part as well as their culture, language and history and in doing so will enable children to become more confident when engaging with people from different cultures.

Each participating school has agreed to host an Olympic Style Sports day, delivered by coaches recruited by each Council. The events will involve pupils taking part in mini Olympic Games in their school, then going on to take part in a regional Olympic day celebration that will showcase all that they have achieved and learned throughout the project.

As a result of this project the schools within the North West, Donegal and Sligo areas will have the opportunities to forge cross border links and develop strong educational and sporting relationships with the other schools involved.