International Work
with Young People
Using the Olympics &
Global Camp to bring
young people together
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Introduction
Why is International work important in difficult financial times? Because of the chance to offer young people life changing
opportunities, because it doesn’t have to cost and because in 2012, London will host the Summer Olympics for the third time and
Kent will be playing a big part in their success. The youth service will also be hosting Global Camp as a follow up to the highly
successful EuroCamp.
This pack is designed to provide some fun quizzes and activities related to the Olympics with some extension activities linking the
Games to Global Camp and ideas for International and Global youth work.
The motto of the Olympics is ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ which is Latin for Faster, Higher, Stronger. The stated aim of the Games is to
‘build a peaceful and better world through sport’. Certainly, the Games encourages nations of the world to come together
peacefully and celebrate our shared passion not just for sport but for culture (Cultural Olympiad) and friendship. There are 7
Olympic values: inspiration,determination,excellence,equality,friendship,respect and courage. Kent has grouped these to
represent
P personal excellence
R respect & friendship
I inspiration
D determination & courage
E equality
And there will be a series of packs released in the second half of 2011 and leading up to the Games in 2012 to celebrate these
values.
Thanks are due to Save the Children, Nikki Folland Smith and the Dover, Ashford & Shepway team for ideas and resources
contributed to this pack
For more ideas of summer activities, engagement and global youth work visit www.kent.gov.uk/curriculumpacks
Olympic & Paralympic Resources
www.olympics.org
Official website for the Olympic movement
www.olympics.org.uk/
Supporting Team GB
http://getset.london2012.com/en/resources
Games, activities and much more for all age groups
www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/resources/olympics.html
Ideas for Olympic work focusing on languages
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/resources/olympics/
Comprehensive list of Olympic themed resources (Canada focused)
http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Olympics/
Teachers resources with transferable ideas for arts & crafts, healthy
eating etc
www.teacherplanet.com/resource/summerolympics.php
Easily adaptable lesson plans on an Olympic theme
www.goldchallenge.org/
Get involved in the Gold Challenge & raise money for charity
www.olympic.org/content/yog/news/yog-news/
Official website for the Youth Olympic Games
www.paralympic.org/Paralympic_Games/
Official website for the Paralympic Games
www.podium.ac.uk/resources
Podium is the 2012 partner website for higher education
www.london2012.com/cultural-olympiad
Ideas for getting involved in all branches of the Arts
International & Global Youth Work Resources
www.salto-youth.net/
Practical online tools for International youth work
www.plymstockssp.com/downloads/1287588542.pdf
Scroll down for the section on ‘Global Games’
www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/resources/olympics.html
Collection of Olympic/International resources focusing on
language
www.learning-southwest.org.uk/page/International-Youth-Work
Ideas for International work & excellent booklet to
download (free)
www.globaleducationderby.org.uk/gyw/developing.htm
Ideas for developing global youth work
www.youthworkinternational.com/
Resources for International youth work
www.globalyouthaction.org.uk/AboutGYA.aspx
Young people taking action for a sustainable world
www.global-changemakers.net/
Aiming to make a difference for young people everywhere
www.salto-youth.net/downloads/4-17-1563/YouthAndTheCity.pdf
Practical advice for setting up International projects with
disadvantaged young people
www.cyec.org.uk/
Promotes exchanges between Commonwealth countries
http://network.youthworkonline.org.uk/profiles/blogs/global-youthwork-for-a
Tim Davies blog on social media & global youth work with
useful click through presentation
Olympic Quiz
What do the 5 Olympic rings represent?
a) 5 fingers of your hand
b) 5 Original participants
c) 5 Continents - Asia, Europe, Australia, America and Africa.
What do the 5 colours of the rings represent?
a) The organiser’s favourite colours b) the appear on every flag in the world c) There’s no significance
Which country did the first black athlete in the Games represent?
a) England
b) Kenya
c) France
In what year was the first women’s Marathon held?
a) 1936 Berlin
b) 1964 Mexico
c) 1984 Los Angeles
What did athletes wear at the original Olympic Games in Greece?
a) Sandals and loin cloths
b) They competed naked
c) tracksuits
What nationality was Paavo Nurmi who won 5 gold medals in an hour in 1924?
a) British
b) Finnish
c) American
Why is South African athlete Oscar Pistorius known as ‘Blade Runner’?
a) He has no legs
b) He has knives in his shoes
c) he supports Sheffield United FC
What is the nickname of swimmer Eric Moussambani of Equatorial Guinea?
a) Eric the Dolphin
b) Eric the Eel
c) Eric the Hippo
Of the 5 countries who have appeared at every summer Olympics which is the only one to win at least one gold every time?
a) Greece b) Switzerland c) France d) Great Britain e) Australia
Why did Cassius Clay (later Muhammed Ali) throw away the boxing Gold medal he won at the 1960 Rome Olympics?
a) To protest against race discrimination
b) It was made of silver
c) It didn’t go with his outfit
Where will the 2018 Olympic Games be held?
a) South Africa
b) Belgium
c) Brazil
How many countries took part in the Beijing Olympics in 2008?
a) 79
b) 204
c) 313
Olympic Quiz
c) The 5 Olympic rings represent the 5 continents
b) The 5 colours are those that occur on every flag in the world
c) The first black athlete at the games was Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera, who represented France in 1900
c) The women’s Marathon was held for the first time in 1984when Joan Benoit (USA) was the winner
b) Athletes at the ancient games in Greece competed naked
b) Paavo Nirmi was Finnish – he was known as the ‘Flying Finn’
a) Oscar Pistorius has no legs and runs on special prostheses known as ‘blades’
b) Eric Moussambani is known as Eric the Eel and embodies the ‘Olympic Spirit’ – when the 2 other competitors in his heat were
disqualified for false starts, Eric – who only learned to swim the year before and had never competed in a race – swam the 100m
in 1:52.72. The gold medal was won in 48.30!
d) Great Britain!
a) Ali was very proud of his gold medal and wore it everywhere. However, one day he was refused service in a restaurant
because of his colour and, in disgust, he threw the medal in the Ohio river
c) Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro
b) 204 countries took part in 2008, London is expected to host 205 countries participating in 300 events
Sporting Heroes
Can you match the sports star to their sport? And can you identify the sport’s stars? There’s a gold medal if you can...!
Sporting Heroes Answers
This activity is designed to get young people from different countries to work together to identify the sports stars and the sports
they play
Top row (sporting heroes):
Olga Korbut (Russia) – gymnastics (represented by asymmetric bars)
Teemu Selanne (Finland) – Ice hockey (represented by hockey stick and puck)
Sir Steve Redgrave (GB) – Rowing (represented by pair of oars)
Middle row:
Andy Schleck (Luxembourg) – cyclist (represented by bike)
Marco Buechel (Lichtenstein) – Skier (represented by pair of skis)
Boris Becker (Germany) – tennis (represented by tennis racquet)
Bottom row:
Roy Keane (Republic of Ireland) – football (represented by football)
Jolanda Ceplak (Slovenia) – runner (represented by running shoes)
Carolina Kostner (Italy) – skater (represented by skates)
Who’s the Host?
Can you name these cities that have all hosted the Winter or Summer Games? Write their initial letters in the boxes
This city hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics, which featured 6 winter sports events
The host city for the 2012 Olympic games – for the third time!
Sarajevo hosted the 1984 Winter games. Which country was Sarajevo in at the time?
When this city hosted the games in 1980, the USA boycotted them. It’s the capital of Russia.
This city hosted the games in 1924 – there were more competitors than spectators!
These 1964 Winter Olympics were threatened by a lack of snow!
The Jamaican bobsleigh team – who inspired the film ‘Cool Runnings’ – made their debut at the Winter
Games in this city in 1988
The 1988 Summer Games were marred when Ben Johnson was disqualified from the 100 metres. In
what city?
Can you also name all the countries that the host cities are located in?
Who’s the Host? Answers
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Oslo in Norway
London in the United Kingdom
Yugoslavia
Moscow in Russia
Paris, France
Innsbruck, Austria
Calgary, Canada
Seoul in South Korea
Olympic Torch Maze
Can you guide the Olympic Torch through the ring to the Stadium?
Olympic Scramble
use the clues to unscramble the words and put them in the grid then Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the
same number to reveal something every competitor at the Olympics wants to win!
These Games take place in summer and winter
This carries the flame from Mount Olympus to the Olympic stadium
Running & throwing events are known as __________
The longest running event, named after a city in Greece
Sir Chris Hoy is well known for this even!
The ‘Bird’s Nest’ was the name of the one used in the Beijing Olympics
Athletes stand on this when they’ve won their event!
This burns through the entire time the Games are staged
This event can be clay pigeon or small-bore
This ancient form of hunting with a bow & arrow is now a sport
Olympic Icebreakers
OLYMPIC RINGS
Individual icebreaker – use the sheet below or give each young person flip chart paper and coloured pens
Aim: to encourage young people to think about issues that are important to them and what issues they have in common
How: Either give each young person a piece of paper and coloured pens or print outs below
Ask each young person to fill in the rings thinking about the following
BLUE ambitions and hopes for the future
BLACK what might stop you achieving those ambitions
RED things that you get really passionate about
YELLOW things that make you happy
GREEN what you need to achieve your ambitions and hopes
When everyone has finished, ask for feedback and discuss the issues young people have in common and how you can
overcome some of the ‘Black’ issues
OLYMPIC INTRODUCTIONS
Any size of group
Aim: For everyone to introduce themselves
How: Sit the group in a circle and start the introductions by saying ‘My name is _____ and if I was an Olympic sport I’d be ______’
You could also use sports stars, countries or anything with an Olympic theme.
When everyone has had a turn, stop and reflect on the choices made – does everyone agree or do they have other
suggestions?
Olympic Icebreakers
THE HOT SEAT
Any size groups – set rules about the types of questions that can be asked
Aim: to find out about each other and to look at similarities and differences between young people – a good icebreaker for use
with young people from different backgrounds
How: give each young person a post it note and ask them to write 2 or 3 questions on it e.g. what’s your favourite TV programme?
And then put them all in a bag
Sit the group in a circle and place a chair – the Hot Seat – in the centre: explain that everyone is going to have a turn sitting
there and that they should answer honestly!
As each young person takes a turn draw one paper from the bag and ask the questions on it – when answered they go back
to their place and the next young person has a go
When everyone has had a turn, reflect on the similarities & differences within the group
UNIQUE CIRCLE
Any size group – especially good to start them considering what makes them special and diverse (all equal all different)
Aim: for young people to identify special & unique things about themselves
How: ask the young people to form a circle and explain that it’s a safe place where they can feel safe to share
Begin by introducing yourself: ‘My name’s ______ and I’m unique because ____________’
Now continue round the circle until everyone has had their go
Reflect on the unique and special qualities there are in the group and how we are all equal and yet all different
OLYMPIC BINGO
Aim: to encourage everyone to speak to each other & to review similarities and difference
How: use card below
Olympic Rings
Olympic Bingo
Find someone who
can name an
Olympic sports star
Find someone who
can touch their
toes 10 times
Find someone who
plays sports in a
sports club
Find someone who
exercises regularly
Find someone who
can speak another
language
Find someone who
has travelled to
another country
Find someone who
has met a famous
sports person
Find someone who
has a sister or
brother
Find someone who
is a vegetarian
Olympic Discussion Points
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Watch the video of Tommy Smith & John Carlos on the podium at the 1968 Olympics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqhv1g0sIpY Do you agree with their protest? Or should political statements and protest
be kept out of sport and the Olympic Games?
There was a lot of controversy about the 2012 Olympic logo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/6718243.stm It was supposed to be aimed at young people –
what do you think about it? Do you think it represents London or the Olympic Games well? What would you have done
differently? As an extension activity, you could design your own London 2012 logo
The Olympics were originally meant to be for amateurs or lovers of the sport (amateur comes from the French word amour
= to love). Now the rules have been changed to allow professionals to compete – is this fair?
Most people thought that the centenary of the Olympic Games in 1996 should be held in Athens, the home of the Olympics.
However, they were held in Atlanta, which is the home of Coca Cola one of the major sponsors of the Games. Should
commercial sponsors have any say so over the Games itself and if yes, why?
In the Winter Olympics 2002, Alan Baxter of GB won – and then lost – a Bronze medal in the skiing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/alpine_skiing/newsid_1882000/1882870.stm Are there any
circumstances under which athletes should be allowed to take performance enhancing drugs or is it unacceptable to take
doping products in any form – either unknowingly or knowingly? If an athlete fails a test, as Alan Baxter did, should they be
stripped of their medal? Should they be banned or disqualified? Or are there circumstances when an athlete should be given
another chance?
What do you think of the following statement “Taking part is more important than winning”? Now watch the video of Eddie
the Eagle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SE_-VNTyFo&feature=related and Eric the Eel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rqI8xwXVac Do you feel the same? Or is it right that every athlete get the opportunity
to represent their country?
Olympic Teamwork
COOPERATION RING
You’ll need a group/groups of 10 or more for this activity – obviously you could aim to create 5 Olympic Rings!
Aim: to create a group circle by working together, improving cooperation and concentration
How: Ask young people to hold hands in a circle and stand in the middle. Tell the group what the task is about and how they need
to work together or they’ll end up on the floor!
Ask the young people to turn to their right, still in their circle, and place their right hand on the right shoulder of the person
in front. Now they’re going to sit down carefully onto the lap on the person behind them, using only their hand on the
shoulder to help balance.
With patience, good balance and cooperation they should manage this – now ask them to stand up again!
WHO’S IN THE BAG
Works well for mixed ability groups
Aim: using communication & listening skills
How: You’ll need some cards with the names and/or photos of famous sports people written on them and a bag for each team
Divide the group into 2 teams and give each team a bag of cards
Use a stopwatch or similar to time each team and give them a minute each round
Young people take it turns to pull out a card and give clues to the rest of the team about the identity of the sports person
e.g. Sir Chris Hoy won 4 gold medals, cyclist – score one point for each correct answer
If a young person doesn’t recognise a card, it goes back in the bag
Olympic Teamwork
A GAME FOR THE GAMES
Aim: for small teams to design a game that can be played by all
How: decide whether this will be an indoor or outdoor game and provide suitable resources e.g. Dice, string, pens, paper and card
(indoor) balls, bats, nets (outdoor)
Divide the group into teams of 3 or 4 and ask them to design a ‘Game for the Games’ – it could be a board game about the
Olympics and Olympic values, or it could be a prototype Olympic sport or just a fun game for a Silly Olympics.
The rules are: it should take around 10-30 minutes to play, all team members must have a role and it must have a set of rules
Allow 45-60 minutes for the activity and for young people to play test their ideas and write up their rules
Encourage the groups to move from game to game and play them then review the process: which game worked best and
why? Was it fun to play? Simple? Involving?
RINGS RELAY
Works best with groups of about 12 young people – for smaller groups just use 1 hula hoop ‘ring’
Aim: to work together to pass the rings round the circle – this is a game of speed and skill!
How: Invite the group to form a large circle and hold hands and set the rules: they can’t let go of each other’s hands & they must
work as a team
Unlock the hands of 2 young people, place a ring over their wrist and rejoin hands. Repeat on the other side of the circle
When you shout Go! The aim is to get the rings round the circle and back to their starting position with one ring travelling
clockwise and the other travelling anti-clockwise – hands must stay locked together at all times!
Use a stopwatch or similar to time how long it takes and have a group cheer when the task is completed
Review the process: what have the group learnt? How could they improve their time?
Now do it all over again! Or compete against other Olympic Rings to complete the task first!
Olympic Arts/Crafts Ideas
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Make your own Olympic torch: use a paper towel roll for the handle and tissue (or whatever you like!) for the flame. Paint
and decorate with your own Olympic themed designs
Olympic mascots: these could be drawings, cardboard models, sock puppets or bean bags made from material scraps and
dried beans. Why not stage an exhibition and vote for the mascot for your Olympic or Community games! Visit
http://olympic-museum.de/quickview/all_mascot.htm to see the Mascots from 1972 – 2008 and
http://www.london2012.com/mascots to see Wendell and Mandeville, the 2012 mascots for inspiration
Competitor numbers: don’t forget you’ll need a number on your back when you compete – take an 8x8 inch square of heavy
paper and draw on the number then let your imagination go wild – add your name and your Olympic themed designs.
Olympic flags: think about the themes of the Olympic flag – the 5 rings represent the continents, the different colours
represent the flags of all nations and the way the rings interlock stand for friendship. Try designing your own friendship flags
on A4 paper then you could reproduce the best ideas on flip chart paper or even bedsheets!
Have a kite festival to celebrate the Olympics & Paralympics! For more details and instructions try
http://getset.london2012.com/en/resources/7-11/7-11-get-involved/activities/build-your-own-kite
If you’re involved in Global Camp, why not create greetings cards for the young people you’ll be working with? You can use a
translator like http://www.freetranslation.com/ to translate your message and create a card themed around their country –
you could use famous landmarks, celebrities or national food – or even all 3!
If you’re working with a dance or drama group, why not think about the Kent PRIDE values and produce a performance piece
based around any or all of the values. Ask good photographers to evidence it and make a video to post on youtube or Digital
Kent.
Take a look at http://www.mapsofworld.com/olympic-trivia/olympic-poster.html to see all the Olympic posters of the
modern era. Now design your own for 2012 taking inspiration from the designs of the past – which one works best? And
which don’t work at all?
PLEASE NOTE: you are NOT allowed to use either the Olympic Rings or the London 2012 logos without being licensed so
be creative! Use the colours & themes rather than the symbols
Stage Your Own Olympic Games!
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Olympic torch relay: see the arts & crafts ideas page for making your own Olympic torch. Then organise teams of at least 2,
preferably 4 and have a relay race passing the torch instead of a baton
Steeplechase obstacle race: set up a simple obstacle course – you could add a paddling pool for the water jump!
Mascot throwing: make the mascot bean bags on the arts & crafts activity page, then see who can throw them the furthest!
Weightlifting: fill large bottles with water or use heavy tins – see who can lift them the most times in a minute!
Discus competition: use paper plates or frisbees to see who’s the discus throwing champ
Javelin: obviously real javelins are out of the question so have a ‘mini’ Olympic event and use drinking straws!
Volleyball: you can play this with or without a net – instead of playing with your hands, each team uses a blanket to catch
and throw the ball
If you’re near the beach you could stage your own Beach Olympics
– Football
– Tennis
– Volleyball
– Boccia
– Running races
Try adapting any of these ideas for your own Paralympics! Or research Paralympic sports to see which ones you can stage in
your own Olympics http://www.london2012.com/paralympic-sport
If you’d like to take the idea further, on your own or working with other centres in your area, you could stage your own
Community Games http://www.communitygames.org.uk/ has plenty of ideas for events and activities
SUPPORT YOUR COUNTRY!
FINLAND, LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY, LICHTENSTEIN, ITALY, SLOVENIA, RUSSIA & IRELAND are all countries involved in Global Camp 2012
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Divide the group into pairs/small groups depending on numbers
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Cut out the flags on the sheet below and fold them up – place in a hat or similar container
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Ask each group/pair to pull out a flag – this will be the country they support. The session leader will be supporting Team GB
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Ask each group/pair to do the following:
– Find out how to say ‘hello’ in the language of the country you’re supporting
– Find out how to cheer someone on in that language
– Design a banner using the two words to support your athletes
– Find out what sports your country is good at
– Find out how many Olympic medals they’ve won
– Find out what continent your country is part of
– Find out the capital city of your country
– Find out the national dish/cuisine of your country
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You could use the activity sheet below to record the information
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Make a display of the banners in your centre
EXTENSION ACTIVITY
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Organise an Olympic Evening where you serve food related to the countries you’ll be ‘supporting’! Display your banners of
support and greet everyone using the language of your country
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You could use the ‘Host the Olympics’ activity – ask young people to choose a city in their country that could host either the
Winter or Summer Games
Support Your Country!
Finland
Germany
Russia
Italy
Luxembourg
Lichtenstein
South Africa
Kenya
Slovenia
Brazil
Republic of
Ireland
China
Support Your Country! Leader’s Notes
FINLAND
Language: Finnish
Capital: Helsinki
Food: Karelian pastry, rye
bread, wild mushrooms
Continent: Europe
GERMANY
Language: German
Capital: Berlin
Food: sausages, sauerkraut,
schnitzel
Continent: Europe
RUSSIA
Language: Russian
Capital: Moscow
Food: Blinis, borscht,
salmon koulibiac
Continent: Europe
ITALY
Language: Italian
Capital: Rome
Food: Pasta, ice cream
Continent: Europe
LUXEMBOURG
Language: Luxembourgish,
French, German
Capital: Luxembourg
Food: cheese, freshwater
fish, plum tarts
Continent: Europe
LICHTENSTEIN
Language: German
Capital: Vaduz
Food: noodles, cornbread,
dumplings with jam
Continent: Europe
SOUTH AFRICA
Language: Afrikaans
Capital: Pretoria,
Bloemfontein, Cape Town
Food: bobotie, milk tart
Continent: Africa
KENYA
Language: Swahili
Capital: Nairobi
Food: Ugali, mursik, wali
Continent: Africa
SLOVENIA
Language: Slovene
Capital: Ljubljana
Food: Potica, Bujta Repa,
Obara
Continent: Europe
BRAZIL
Language: Portuguese
Capital: Brasilia
Food: Feijoada, Cozedo
Continent: America
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Language: Irish, English
Capital: Dublin
Food: Irish stew, boxty,
colcannon, dulse
Continent: Europe
CHINA
Language: Chinese
Capital: Beijing
Food: stir fries, noodles,
rice
Continent: Asia
Support Your Country!
About my country
Language
Saying ‘hello’
Shouting ‘come on!’
Sports
Number of medals
Continent
Capital city
National dish/cuisine
Some useful websites:
http://www.freelang.net/expressions/hello.php hello in every language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-time_Olympic_Games_medal_table Olympic medal table
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia
Host the Olympics!
DISCUSSION: What do you think of when you think of the Olympic Games? How many Olympic sports can you name? How many
famous athletes? Do you watch the games? Would you like to take part one day?
ACTIVITY – DESIGN YOUR PRESENTATION: List the Olympic host cities (Winter & Summer) on a piece of flip chart paper (excluding
London). Put young people into pairs/small groups depending on size of the initial group and ask them to choose one city
from the list – or use the list of cities involved in the ‘support your country’ activity*. Now ask them to put together a
campaign to host the next Winter or Summer Olympics – this could be a poster, brochure or PowerPoint presentation on the
country and city and why they should host the games. Ask each group to consider:
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Event Highlights: were any records set? Did anything significant happen? Were there any ‘firsts’ e.g. first woman athlete
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Event Details: Name of host city, dates & year of the Games, symbols & mascots
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Host City: where the host city is located (country & continent), tourist attractions in the city, how the Games were unique
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Athletes: how many athletes took part? How many took part from the host country? Who were the stars?
ACTIVITY – PRESENT YOUR PRESENTATION: Ask each pair/group to present their campaign to the rest of the group and allow some
time for discussion/questions after each one.
ACTIVITY – THE VOTE: which city will host the next Games? Ask for a show of hands or ask young people to write the name of
their favourite on a piece of paper and drop in a hat/bin etc. Count the votes and declare the winner!
FEEDBACK: Did young people agree with the decision? On what basis did they cast their vote?
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Of the ‘Support your Country* cities * countries, Luxembourg, Lichtenstein, South Africa, Kenya, Slovenia, Brazil & Ireland
have never hosted the Summer or Winter Olympics.
You can find Olympic host cities here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_Games_host_cities
Born To Shine
Save the Children - Born to Shine
Born to Shine challenges talented youngsters to teach fifteen famous faces an entirely new skill, which they must then
perform in a live show. The series will showcase the extraordinary talents of the gifted youngsters as they coach the
celebrities through a variety of entertaining challenges and performances. The following ideas can be used for fundraising
for your centres and to explore the International dimension of the work you do with young people.
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Talent show
If you were Born to Sing, why not put on a Talent Night? You could be Simon Cowell for the night, and bring the studio to
your home, school or workplace! Entrants can donate, plus you can sell tickets to be part of the audience, who then vote for
the winner. You can add value to the event by also having a raffle, and stalls selling trading goods. Give the event an
international perspective by learning & performing songs from other countries – try looking at Youtube and then
For one night only
For one night only, whether its carol singing, rock bands, or jazz nights – create a fantastic evening of music in your
community. Music evenings are popular and there are often locals choirs, bands, or group’s who will put on an evening’s
entertainment in the name of a good cause. You could use a local venue such as village hall, or church. Or with summer fast
approaching you could consider holding an outdoors summer music event. Again, add an International dimension by inviting
multilingual performers to appear.
Fashion show
Were you Born to Dazzle? Why not partner with a local clothes shop and put on a fashion show! Gather some friends
together to be your models, and sell tickets for guests to attend. Extra cash can be raised by having a raffle, and having stalls
selling crafts produced by young people. Or have fun creating your own Dior & Chanel from recycled materials. Research the
history of fashion and find out the famous designers from Europe, Africa, Australia, America & Asia and try to reproduce
their designs
Born To Shine
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Eat for a fiver event
If you were Born to Cook, why not put on an "Eat for a Fiver" event? You and your friends each cook one dish for a lunch.
Then invite everyone to join you at home or in the local village hall and ask them to donate £5 to eat. You could have a series
of evenings themed around the 5 Olympic continents with food from each continent, decorating the centre in appropriate
colours and with appropriate arts & crafts
Greeting cards
If you have creative flair, or love taking photographs, then you could use your skill to create and sell greetings cards. You’ll
need to start by taking some good quality photographs, or finding or creating some other artwork you can use. You can edit
your photos in a computer photo editor package such as Photoshop and then arrange for them to be printed you’ll then
need to source and assemble your materials and then put your cards together. Why not create some Olympic themed cards
to celebrate 2012 or produce greetings cards in a range of languages?
Born to Shine resources
Save the Children are producing resource templates which will be Born to Shine specific so that you can create your
own resources, such as tickets and posters. These will be available from mid July on request from the Community Support
Team 0207 012 6997 volunteersupport@savethechildren.org.uk.
Whilst the Olympics & Paralympics are a time for huge celebration, there are still children in the world who are dying
because they need a simple vaccine. No child should die from a preventable disease. Please sign the petition now:
www.savethechildren.org.uk/4million
Other Ideas For Olympic Themed
International Work
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DONATIONS: Decide on a youth project you’d like to support and raise funds to do so – this could be one of the projects KYS
currently works with or you could contact one of the International field officers. Try visiting Save the Children
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk or Christian Aid www.christianaid.org.uk to support their work with young people. Or
why not decide on an Oxfam Unwrapped gift http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/oxfam-unwrapped?pscid=ps_ggl_01-UWBrand and raise money to buy it? Try to make the fund raising appropriate to the country you’ll be supporting – for example,
you could research food, culture and music and have a themed fundraising evening.
RESOURCES have young people from your project been on a residential or day trip? Why not develop a resource to be used
by other projects planning similar work – it could be a phrasebook, a series of quizzes or wordsearches (Discovery
Puzzlemaker offers free online puzzle making www.discoveryeducation.com/puzzlemaker ), a ‘how to...’ guide on planning
International work with young people or a guidebook.
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT you don’t need to leave your centre to look at some of the issues facing our globalised world or
our European neighbours. Why not decide on an issue with a global dimension and plan a Youth Achievement Award around
it? For more information http://www.ukyouth.org/whatwedo/Programmes/YAA You could look at serious issues like human
trafficking, or the treatment of young women in different countries. Or try a sporting theme to tie in with the Olympics and
research the Olympic sporting heroes of different countries.
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UK having life changing experiences doesn’t have to mean leaving the UK – a visit to Kent Mountain
Centre in Wales can expose young people to a totally different way of life, in another country, without the need for
passports! For more information visit http://www.thekmc.co.uk/
THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE many people in Kent have migrated to the county from other countries. Why not look at their
experiences – take photos and record interviews. This would be a good opportunity to do some inter generational work and
build some good bridges with the Gurkha and Roma communities. For more information on where to start try
http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/southeast/series7/gurkhas.shtml and http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/voices/weblinks.shtml
Social Media & International Work
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SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook, YouTube, blogs, twitter etc – represent excellent, low cost solutions to working with groups of
young people from other countries without the expense of residentials - for just about any youth work activity there will be
digital media tool that can add a new dimension to it. Please read the guidelines on online good practice before proceeding.
EUROCAMP FACEBOOK GROUP during Eurocamp, Steve Chambers & Suze Youde set up a Facebook page and signed up
young people at the camp. Eurocamp Kent currently has 152 members and a series of photos uploaded by young people. If
you’re attending Global Camp, this could be an excellent way of reconnecting with young people from Eurocamp.
HABBO HOTEL the City of Helsinki Youth Department used "Habbohotel" http://www.habbo.fi/ to establish a virtual youth
club.
DEBATEWISE hosts a Global Youth Panel who debate current issues online http://gyp.debatewise.org/
STORIFY http://storify.com/ like a kind of online scrapbook, Storify lets you tell a story using photos, videos, blog posts,
twitter feeds, Facebook and more – could be a great way to evidence International work you are doing e.g. an International
evening at your centre could be recorded with the addition of web pages about the countries involved, google maps etc
TUMBLR http://www.tumblr.com/ is a feature rich and free blogging platform that lets you share and customise everything –
useful for evidencing work and sharing content from around the world with its easy to use ‘reblogging’ feature
SKYPE allows you to make free video calls over the Internet – an excellent tool for connecting with groups of young people
abroad in a ‘virtual exchange’
CONTACTS you may know someone abroad who is working with young people – make contact by email or Skype and start
working to bring young people together through social media!
RESOURCES
http://network.youthworkonline.org.uk/profiles/blog/show?id=2140717%3ABlogPost%3A24231&commentId=2140717%3A
Comment%3A24130 Tim Davies on Global youth work and the Internet
‘Manifesto for Youth Work and the Web’ has some interesting thoughts on using technology for multicultural learning
http://network.youthworkonline.org.uk/profiles/blogs/a-manifesto-for-youth-work-and
Suggested Guidelines for using Social
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USE RISK ASSESSMENTS as with any other youth work activity, you’ll need to risk assess the social media that you want to
use. Conduct a SWOT analysis, think about the opportunities social media presents, look at www.ceop.gov.uk for useful
information and make sure you’ve undertaken Think U Know/ Positive Internet Use training
ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY work with young people to develop an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) that covers e-safety and
acceptable online conduct - think about publishing content , appropriate images and language, and age limits (e.g. Facebook
is 13+). You will also need to sign up to the KCC Social Media guidelines http://knet2/policies-andprocedures/communications-and-media/social-media/social-media-guidelines/how-you-can-use-social-media
MODERATION/DISCLAIMERS if you are publishing content online, then you will need to post a disclaimer on your site and
have a clear moderation policy in place
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE you may already have a personal Facebook profile. You will need to set up a separate professional
profile with a disclaimer.
LICENSING Maria Kelly hold the Social Media Licence for KYS and must be contacted before online projects are undertaken.
You will need to fill out the licence application here:
https://www.kent.gov.uk/af3/an/default.aspx/RenderForm/?F.Name=UYCETCxF5r6
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If you have any concerns about the kinds of content young people are posting then send them a polite message and arrange
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Record your online interactions with young people as you would offline
Residential & Funding Resources
Please contact Andy Jones andy.jones@kent.gov.uk for more information
www.britishcouncil.org/youthinaction
British Council Youth in Action programme information
www.cyec.org.uk/
Website for the Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council
www.youthpass.eu/en/youthpass/guide/
Download the Youthpass guide here
www.learningsouthwest.org.uk/asset/Lefevre%20PDF%20for%20email.
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The Lefevre Trust creates opportunities for links between
young people from Britain & France
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/youth-in-actionprogramme/doc82_en.htm
Information on European Voluntary Service
http://europa.eu/index_en.htm
Europa has extensive information on opportunities in the
EU
www.iyfnet.org
International Youth Net Foundation
www.ycareinternational.org/2246/youth-workersnetwork/global-youth-work-grants.html
Ycare International offers grants for global youth work
www.eurodesk.org.uk/youth_worker
Eurodesk has a wealth of European opportunities
Recording, Accrediting & Evaluating
Please see www.kent.gov.uk/curriculumpacks for more ideas on recording, accrediting and evaluating your work.
Some Olympic themed evaluations:
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Pass an Olympic torch or Olympic mascot from person to person in a group evaluation – only the person holding the object
is allowed to speak and can say as little – or as much – about the activity as they like
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Olympic rings: this can be an individual or group evaluation depending on whether you use the sheet in the pack or draw the
rings on a piece of flip chart paper. The five rings will represent:
– Blue – what you enjoyed most about the activity
– Black – what you didn’t enjoy
– Red – something you’d change
– Yellow – something you’d like to know more about
– Green – what you’d like to do next
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Friendship Web: use a brightly coloured ball of string/wool. This all group evaluation is a good way of illustrating the
cooperation and friendship of the group. Start by introducing yourself and saying one thing about the activity, then throw
the ball to one of the young people (preferably across the circle) and ask them to do the same. Continue until everyone has
had a turn, then ask the group to let go of the web and put it on the floor. You could use this as an icebreaker and a
teambuilding exercise – why not repeat throughout your activity to see how/if the web changes
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Target evaluation: draw a target on flip chart paper with a bullseye (strongly agree), inner ring (agree) and outer ring (don’t
agree). Now make some relevant statements about the activity (X was interesting, Y worked really well) and ask young
people to mark their responses on the target.