Hertfordshire schools are leading the way when it comes to Get Set registrations for the London 2012 Olympics.
With 85 per cent of schools registered for the London 2012 education programme, Hertfordshire has a higher proportion of registrations than any another county in the country.
Get Set is the official London 2012 education programme for schools, college and local authority education providers across the UK. The Get Set website offers a huge range of opportunities and resources targeted at 3-19 year olds.
Further to this, 142 Hertfordshire schools have demonstrated even greater commitment to the Olympic values by applying to become a member of the Get Set Network of schools, which offers further resources, competitions and opportunities.
Network schools in Hertfordshire have been rewarded for their engagement with a free rafting experience for pupils at the Lee Valley White Water Centre as part of the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority’s Schools Festival. Some 19 Network schools across Hertfordshire will get the opportunity to ride the rapids at the London 2012 Canoe Slalom venue on Tuesday July 5 as part of a day of educational activities in the Lee Valley Park.
Network schools across the country also have access to the London 2012 'Ticketshare' programme which allocates a share of 50,000 tickets to Get Set Network schools.
Hertfordshire is Ready for Winners is the official county partnership helping support LOCOG in the delivery of the London 2012 Games and is working hard to promote the Get Set Network across Hertfordshire, with a target of getting 95 per cent of Herts schools engaged in the education programme.
As part of this commitment the partnership aims to get one Governor Ambassador from each school to promote Get Set, get their schools signed up and encourage Olympic themed events in their school. So far Hertfordshire is Ready for Winners is really pleased with the interest and the uptake of the scheme by local governors.
Derrick Ashley, Chairman of the Herts is Ready for Winners Board, said, “We are absolutely delighted Hertfordshire’s schools are leading the way with Get Set registrations and that we have 142 of the county’s schools already guaranteed tickets through the London 2012 Ticketshare scheme, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for school children to feel a sense of pride in the Olympic host county they live in.”
For more information on the Get Set Network and Hertfordshire is Ready for Winners’ work with young people in Hertfordshire check out this month’s e-newsletter.
This month is a bumper Schools Special and includes further details on the 2012 Governor Ambassador Scheme, ‘Ticketshare’ as well as case studies of the work being done in Network schools across the county.
The e-newsletter is available from the ‘downloads’ section and enter you email address in the sign-up box to receive it straight to your email inbox every month.
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