Whitley Excellence Cluster [WEC] 2019 Olympics

144 children attended from primary schools across Whitley and took part in the Whitley Excellence Cluster Olympics.

One of the organising teachers reported   “The event was brilliant.  Thanks to the funding from Aspire 2, we were able to hire out the Palmer Park. The children were able to run on a real athletics track and do a standing long jump into a sand pit, all of which we don’t have access to at school.  The children were amazed at the venue and loved experiencing what some had seen when watching the Olympics.  It really demonstrated to them that they could do it too.

We witnessed some amazing talent.  We would love to make this an annual event in the Whitley schools calendar.  Next year we would like to build on the success by inviting along a talent scout from the athletics club to see if we can get any children joining them.”

Another teacher attending the event said:  “The event was amazing for all children and adults. From what I saw in the morning there was 100% effort and 100% enjoyment from all. The quality was so high and we are lucky to have that wealth of talent. ”

Dave, an organiser of the WEC Sports Calendar reported: “It was a massive success and rounded off our WEC sports calendar brilliantly. Palmer Academy came top of the leader board on the day and were incredibly gracious in victory. The atmosphere at all of our tournaments this year has been one of healthy competition, valuing sportsmanship as much as glory. There were countless highlights of the day and many personal bests were achieved.  Without the sponsorship of Aspire 2, we would not have been able to engage with as many children over the course of the year. With the support of Aspire2 we have engaged near 600 pupils across WEC this year, which is a massive achievement.

The WEC sports calendar for 2019/20 is already in motion, with an aim to increase participation by a further 50%. An aspirational target but one we can achieve through the hard work and determination of WEC school staff and the continued involvement of Aspire2.”