Minister and Medallist Launch Inspire Aspire Commonwealth School Project

On Monday 19th August, pupils at Grove Academy in Dundee will be involved in a launch event with a difference!  Not only will they be joining Shona Robison (Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport) and local hero Liz McColgan to launch Character Scotland’s exciting new ‘Inspire>Aspire: Global Citizens in the Making’ programme – they will also be launching their own inspiration and aspirations in the form of 220 helium balloons which will take to the skies above Broughty Ferry.

Character Scotland the charity behind the programme,  aims to support the development of children and young people’s character and values. The charity’s vision is for all children and young people to develop as responsible, caring, ethical and engaged global citizens: people who aim to HELP OTHERS, GET INVOLVED, DO THE RIGHT THING and DO THEIR BEST.

In the next exciting phase of the programme, the Inspire>Aspire Awards will provide an opportunity for children and young people to be inspired by the Glasgow 2014 Games and the values of the Commonwealth. They will participate in a process of self-discovery and personal development by completing a unique, tried-and-tested poster template

Posters will be completed by children and young people all over the Commonwealth so that children and young people in Scotland can ‘connect’ with their global peers and learn about them through an exploration of their character and values.
This will be part of the Game On Scotland educational programmes.

The Glasgow Awards

We have recently had our Scottish Awards for Inspire Aspire!

Photography from the Scottish Awards at Glasgow City Chambers is now available to view/download on our Picasa web album.

You can also order prints using the print tab on the website.
Thanks to all involved. What a great night!

The Mayor of London Supports Inspire>Aspire!

Inspire>Aspire have recently received a very supportive and appreciated letter from Boris Johnson, The Mayor of London.
Mr Johnson has seen the programme in action and had this to say; "It is fantastic to see that an initiative so clearly inspired by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is still flourishing several months after the Games themselves concluded. Clearly the programme
has already brought so much to the lives of many young people and I have no doubt that it will continue to do so in the months and years ahead".
Inspire>Aspire are very proud that a well respected, publically viewed individual has seen first hand the great work done!

Spring Newsletter

The Inspire > Aspire spring newsletter has now gone live, check it out and you’ll find out about our prestigious 2013 awards presenters, get an insight in to our exciting new ‘Global Citizens in the Making’ project linked to The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and meet some new members of our team!

Follow this link to see the Newsletter!  http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=8b60cfe816169b496287946c7&id=37d98f465b

Get Ready for the Awards!

The awards season is fast approaching!  It’s one of our favourite times of year here at Inspire > Aspire and we’re very much looking forward to seeing everyone on 18^th June in Glasgow, 20^th June in Belfast, 11^th July in London and finally on the 16^th July in Swansea.

 

For more details check out the awards page at www.inspire-aspire.org.uk/awards.  See you there!

PE - Inspired by greatness

A values programme keeps the Olympic legacy alive for pupils

The 2012 Olympics may seem like a distant memory but Games fever continues to inspire and motivate many pupils.

At Watford Grammar School for Girls, we have been running a programme for key stage 3 pupils that aims to get everyone to explore their character, ideals and values through a poster template and web-based resources. Called Inspire Aspire, it is based on Olympic and Paralympic values and has proved a powerful way to encourage pupils to examine their beliefs and goals. Read more here..

Happy 150th Birthday Pierre De Coubertin

On 1 January 2013 marked the 150th birthday of the most important man in Modern Pentathlon's history, its creator Pierre de Coubertin. IOC President Jaques Rogge had the following message for the man who created the Olympic movement. Click here to read more.



 

Winter Newsletter

2012 has been a fantastic year for Inspire-Aspire but we couldn’t do this work without the support of so many people. Our thanks go out to all of the young people, teachers, schools, athletes, supporters and associations without whom Inspire-Aspire would not be possible. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our funders, in particular the John Templeton Foundation, for their continued support.

Our winter newsletter gives a snapshot of our work over the last few months: www.inspire-aspire.org.uk/winter2012newsletter/WinterNewsletter.pdf. To stay up-to-date with all our Inspire-Aspire news in the year ahead, please visit our website www.inspire-aspire.org.uk, join us on facebook and follow us on twitter.

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Inspire-Aspire 2012 Publications for Sale!

Inspired, our latest Awards magazine, which features the work of many of our national finalists from 2012, is now available to buy for just £5. If additional copies are required, why not buy 2 magazines and get the third free? 3 for 2 at just £10.

1 Magazine £5.00 GBP 3 Magazines £10.00 GBP 5 Magazines £15.00 GBP

Reaching for Gold, the latest Inspire-Aspire book, brings together work by secondary school students (and a few primary pupils) from the Inspire-Aspire Olympic and Paralympic Values Programme, which ran in over 100 schools in 2011 and involved about 15,000 students. Edited by David Lorimer, Reaching for Gold contains contributions from Beth Tweddle, Ellie Simmonds, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Sir Roger Bannister. Our book is also available to purchase by clicking the following link: http://www.lulu.com/shop/david-lorimer/reaching-for-gold/paperback/product-20372459.html.

Alternatively, contact us on 01334 844 900 for more information.

These publications have been produced for charitable reasons. Any proceeds from the sales of these publications will go towards the continued funding of the values poster programme.

A Generation Inspired

We are pleased to share with you our latest film which shows highlights from what has been an incredible year for the Inspire-Aspire Values Awards Programme. Working with almost 38,000 young people in over 250 schools across the U.K. last year, Inspire-Aspire helped thousands of participants develop their own aspirations and goals through the exploration of Olympic and Paralympic Values. The film features content from all of our Awards events and contains feedback from many of our teachers and key supporters of the programme including Derek Redmond, Katherine Grainger and Dame Tessa Jowell MP.

Please click here to view.