Farrarmere Primary the fittest in Gauteng
Valiant pupils, excited parents and UFC fighter Gareth “Soldierboy” McLellan set the scene for a thrilling ending to the final of the Let’s Play Physical Education Challenge, at Farrarmere Primary School, on Monday, September 21.
After months of effort the initiative, spearheaded by SuperSport, reached its sharp end with the Gauteng final contested simultaneously between the top three performing schools in the province.
Farrarmere Primary, Rivonia Primary and Colin Mann Primary (Germiston) beat almost 100 schools across the province in a range of exercises that were standardised among the 500 primary schools that competed nationally.
The ultimate aim is to emerge as the fittest school in South Africa, to coincide with SuperSport’s Let’s Play brand celebrating its 10th birthday.
Farrarmere outperformed the others in the province and will advance to the national final, which will take place on Thursday, November 5.
The primary objective of the challenge, which was enthusiastically received across the country, is to reinforce the curriculum-orientated physical education and to promote physical activity in all primary schools.
The inaugural challenge was aimed at Grade Four boys and girls.
“It’s been an extraordinary experience,” said Let’s Play’s Vaughn Bishop.
“The enthusiasm and energy from the kids and their teachers proves that there is a great appetite for physical activity.
“What’s more, the competitive spirit between the schools was extremely encouraging.
“I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate Let’s Play’s success after 10 fruitful years.”
The winning school will receive an all-weather sport court from the Sports Trust, valued at R1.2-million.
Farrarmere Primary School’s headmistress, Fiona Stansfeld, said the success did not come easy and has been a long journey.
She praised the hard work put in by the school’s sports coaches and the children themselves, who put a great deal of effort into training for the provincial final.
Check out this video courtesy of Active Education, the Benoni-based company facilitating the challenge:
So, what does this mean for the school?
- FPS are through to the national finals to be contested on November 5 between the winning school from each province. SuperSport’s coaching teams and camera crew will be deployed to the nine venues and the learners will have the opportunity to prove who is the fittest school in South Africa. This activity will be broadcast live on SuperSport.
The school’s head of sport therefore has the opportunity from now until November, to train and get the learners into shape.
- The school’s head of sport has been awarded a full ETA online study bursary, valued at R20 000.
- Additionally, and to ensure that all learners are given the opportunity to play, Farrarmere Primary School will receive R10 000 worth of sporting equipment for winning the Provincial Challenge.
A gallery from the final is available by CLICKING HERE.
