TEACHING VALUES AN OLYMPIC EDUCATION TOOLKIT " DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DREAM? IF YOUR ANSWER IS YES, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU ARE PLAYING THE MOST FUN SPORT IN THE WORLD. IN YOUR DREAMS YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING. YOU CAN BE THE STRONGEST, THE FASTEST, AND THE HIGHEST, AND EVEN WIN AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES. IF YOUR ANSWER IS NO, TRY IT! IT IS GREAT TO DREAM." ( VISA/ JONAS SAMPAIO DE FREITAS, 13, BRAZIL) FOR DISCUSSION Tell a story for each of the five images in this picture. What other symbols do you see in the picture? What do they symbolise? Draw a picture of your own. Title the picture " My Dreams". AboveDo you know how to dream? Artwork by Jonas Sampaio De Freitas, 13, Brazil. DOYOUKNOW HOWTODREAM? SECTION 4 THE FIVE EDUCATIONAL VALUES OF OLYMPISM TEACHING VALUES105 THIS PICTURE WAS DRAWN BY A CHILD IN BRAZIL AND SUBMITTED TO THE " VISA OLYMPICS OF THE IMAGINATION" 19 CHILDREN'S OLYMPIC ART EXHIBITION. IT WAS ON DISPLAY DURING THE SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES. HELP LEARNERS TO EXPLORE THE MESSAGES IN THE PICTURE AND THEN DRAW THEIR OWN " DREAMS". 19 VISA Olympics of the Imagination Programme, 2000. 106TEACHING VALUES SECTION 4 THE FIVE EDUCATIONAL VALUES OF OLYMPISM " VISION WITHOUT ACTION IS A DREAM. ACTION WITHOUT VISION IS AIMLESS. VISION WITH ACTION WILL ACHIEVE." ( ANONYMOUS) RightTurin 2006: Snowboarder Hannah Teter ( USA) holds her Women's Halfpipe gold medal. DOINGMYBEST IN THESE ACTIVITIES, LEARNERS WILL USE THEIR IMAGINATIONS. HELP THEM TO IMAGINE A FUTURE IN WHICH THEY ARE DOING THEIR VERY BEST. |