Introduction
According to historical records, the first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 BC. They were dedicated to the Olympian gods and were staged on the ancient plains of Olympia. They continued for nearly 12 centuries, until Emperor Theodosius decreed in 393 A.D. that all such "pagan cults" be banned.
WHAT IS OLYMPISM?
Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.
The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practiced without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.
We have four Global Activities:
Sport for All, Women and Sport, Education through Sport as well as Peace through Sport.
Look to the TASK section to see what there is to do for each of the Global Activities
Task
The class will be separated into six different groups and have six different activities. After completing their activities they will be responsible
1. Sport for All
Design a Sport for All programme. Create a practical application by using the theorical knowledge.
2. Women and Sport
Link important events in regards to womens' participation in the Olympics with global events regarding womens' place in the world.
3. Education through Sport
There is a commonly stated statistic that the flame passed within 10 miles of 95% of the UK population. It is your groups job to take a poll of your classmates to see if they think this is true or false. Then you have to buckle down and figure out if it true or not, and what percentage of your classmates were correct.
4. Peace through Sport
Research and answer some questions about Peace through Sport.
Process
Find your groups topic below and use the links to complete the assignments.
Sport for All
After reading the document develop collaboratively with your group your own Sport for All programme taking into account what you read. Use the following 6 steps to structure your project (pg 20 to 42):
Step 1. Define your project
Step 2. Design your action plan
Step 3. Track your progress
Step 4. Revisit your ideas
Step 5. Maximise your learning outcome
Step 6. Share your results
On the steps 3 to 6 describe which strategies would you implement to respond to these topics.
Women and Sport
Review the following link to a timeline depicting important events in the involvement of women in the Olympics.
https://www.preceden.com/timelines/65418-women-in-the-olympics
Now review the information in the following link of milestones in women's history throughout the world.
https://www.bloomu.edu/wrc/timeline_topic
Now, compare the two timelines and find some similarities and differences betweenn at least six differnet dates. Come up with a hypothesis as to what changes in the perception of women throughout the world may have prompted the changes in the policies of the Olympics.
Education through Sport
It is said that the Olympic Flame passed within 10 miles of 95% of the UK population. Use the following link to help take a poll of your classmates to see if they think this is correct or not.
http://sport.maths.org/content/olympic-flame-are-you-95
Now use the next link to find information about the travelling route and poplations of that area to figure out if the Olympic Flame did infact reach within 10 miles of 95% of the population.
http://www.sportatschool.org.uk/cgi-sys/
After you have come to a conclusion as to the validity of this statement, find the percentage of students that guessed correctly on your initial class poll.
Peace through Sport
Giving your personal opinion and researching here and here answer the next questions:
1 Do you consider important/efective promoting peace through sport? Why?
2 Do you think Olympism promotes peace through sport? Why?
3 Give 5 examples that show that the Olimpic movement promote peace through sport.
4 Chose an event that you consider vital to promote peace through sport and explain the resons for your choice.
Evaluation
In every group the students are working collaboratively towards a solviing their task. Each groups work will be evaluated using the following rubric, which can be found here.
Credits
Women and Sports references
https://www.bloomu.edu/wrc/timeline_topichttp://www.olympic.org/news/peace-through-sport
https://www.preceden.com/timelines/65418-women-in-the-olympics
Education and Sports references
http://sport.maths.org/content/olympic-flame-are-you-95
http://www.sportatschool.org.uk/cgi-sys/
Peace through Sport references
http://www.olympic.org/news/peace-through-sport
Sport for all references
http://www.olympic.org/documents/olympism_in_action/sport%20for%20all/s…
The rubric can be found here