Last week on the 13th of November, we launched Life-Kick: Taekwondo for Schools Program at our second school at Heaversfarm Primary School in Norbury. Once again we started off with a demonstration at the 9am morning assembly led by England Team coach Richard Allen and the children that take part at the taekwondo club currently at the school. I then was asked by the headmistress Susan Papas to give a quick demonstration of my own. I was totally unprepared for that and had the kids laughing, oohing and ahhing. They especially loved it when I tried to kick Richard in the head, he grabbed my leg and I ended up on my back! (All part of the act of course). After wards I spoke again about the Olympics coming to London in 2012, having dreams, believing in your self and in believing in a better future.
It was encouraging to see how enthusiastically the kids responded and how ready the teachers and headmistress were to support the program with the hope that this would be incorporated into the curriculum to positively impact children’s lives.
We have a couple more schools, junior and high school that will be starting on the program within the next few weeks so are very excited with the way our program has been received and taken in by the schools we have approached so far. We are looking particularly now at a high school that is fed by Heaversfarm. In this way, the kids that start can carry on at high school instead of having to find a club to train at. Of course the age group and the potential obstacles are very different but I really look forward to having our first high School on board!
Anatole France:
"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."
Yeah!I was looking particularly now at a high school that is fed by Heaversfarm.Especially I loved it when I tried to kick Richard in the head. I really look forward to this information !
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