Swimming pools, bottles and taps at the Olympics

The water that will be used at the Olympics this summer in all its forms is the focus of this workshop.

Children build and test a multi layered water filter from everyday materials and investigate why we need bottled water at the Olympics?  Fascinating facts about water culminate in a competitive quiz. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 Equality and Respect?  - The baseball cap game.

To take part in a fun hands on activity, 'making' sports merchandise in factory conditions. To consider respect and equality as an Olympic value amongst the sportsmen and also amongst the people who make sports equipment.   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Playground Games from around the World and Olympic Values

Use simple equipment to take part in a selection of games from other countries and discover how they relate to Olympic values.  Be creative in developing your own games using natural or recycled resources.   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

La Merienda Cookery Club

Each session participants prepare, cook and then eat together a dish that reflects the cultural diversity of their community. more info

Globetrotters Club

Based around a passport, participants 'visit' a different country each session and discover our global connections with people in other parts of the world through quizzes, games and hands on activities. more info

Citizenship through Art

Practical hands on sessions tryng techniques from China, Africa, Asia and Australia while finding out about artistic traditions and the similarities that link children around the world.

Partial funding available for some of these clubs.  For more information or to discuss your requirements This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

This project in partnership with the University of Kent worked with the same cohort of  young people and their teachers over  three years on the complex theme of migration, improving critcal thinking skills and raising levels of empathy. Six teams of young people presented their 'news reports' to the final Conference taking the theme of 'Money Migration and Me' as their starting point.

Ralph Leighton, Principal Lecturer in Citizenship at Canterbury Christ Church University and finalist judge said,

 'All the presentations show that the students have got it - this project demonstrates that young people can tackle complex global issues in today's world. '  

Free resources from this project