Pupils from Our Lady and St Joseph’s RC Primary School in Hackney welcomed children from Beijing as part of a special exchange arranged as part of preparations for London 2012.
Nearly forty children and teachers from the Hai Dan district in Beijing visited the South Hackney school and performed dances and music in traditional costume.
After watching [...]
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Beijing visitors delight Hackney pupils with dancing and music
Bikes take over the borough!
Nearly 150 pupils from ten schools celebrated Bike Week on Thursday 23 June with a mass bike ride across Hackney.
‘Bike Across the Borough’ was organised by Hackney Council and The Learning Trust and saw youngsters cycling the route of the newly completed 2012 Hackney Parks Walking and Cycling Route from Finsbury Park to the Olympic [...]
Gainsborough first to try out new Olympic venue
Pupils from Gainsborough Primary School got the chance to try out the newly completed Handball Arena in the Olympic Park last week. They joined members of the Great Britain Handball and Goalball teams, who were also visiting the venue for the first time, for a Handball and Goalball master class and exhibition games.
The copper-clad Handball [...]
Students help launch Olympic Park podcast
Hackney school pupils rubbed shoulders with a Gold Medal winner last week at the launch of a podcast tour of the Olympic Park.
Triple jumper Jonathan Edwards, who narrates the podcast, joined students from Stoke Newington School in Stratford for the launch of the podcast which enables people to find out about the Park and its [...]
Schoolchildren mark 500 Days to the Games
Hackney’s Gainsborough School children took a break from fitness training to form the figure “500” to mark 500 days until the start of the Olympic Games, and Olympics tickets going on sale. The playground at Gainsborough School overlooks the International Press and Broadcast Centres and is the closest to the Olympic Park.
Gainsborough School was the [...]
Hackney pupils lay the foundations for Olympic success
Pupils from Hackney primary schools Brook Community, Daubeney, Gainsborough and Jubilee were among 40 children praised for their commitment and leadership by double Olympic Gold medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes recently, at the graduation ceremony for the latest Olympic Park Construction Crew.
The children were joined by 20 previous graduates of the scheme and the 40 [...]
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