The King’s School Robin Hills holds a successful swimming gala
Lynne du Plessis says that the gala means a lot to all the learners from the competitive ones who want to win to the ones who are still learning.
The King’s School Robin Hills hosted their second successful Grade 3-6 interhouse swimming gala on February 24.
Head of swimming Lauren Andersen said that it was a happy and fun day for learners and parents. “I think the gala was a huge success, there are always ways that we can improve. I do see little things that we can work on, but this is only the second time having this gala and I think it was better than last year and hopefully, we will keep getting better and better as we go.”
The learners were divided into three houses, Green Zion, Red Juda and Blue Israel.
The gala was open to everyone from top swimmers and newbies to parents and teachers’ race.
Head of sport Lynne du Plessis said that they try to get as many learners and races as they can. “Not all of the learners are swimmers, but we are a family school and we always try to get the families and kids together to create a fun event.”
Andersen said their gala is different from other schools. “We run a learn-to-swim programme where we take kids who are terrified of water and teach them the basics of water safety and from there progress to learning all the different strokes.”
“We’ve had amazing success with the programme a few of the top swimmers that won their races today have come through our learn to swim programme. We were planning to have a learn-to-swim race only, but the learners insist that they want to swim with the top swimmers and showcase how much they have learned. They did very well,” said Andersen.
She added that it was really nice for the learner to show their parents the effort they have been putting in.
“As parents, you drop off your kid at school, you don’t know what is happening. This is the way for them to come and see how they’re progressing in the sport and how their peers are cheering them on from the sidelines. There is no judgement if you are faster, slower or your strokes are a little different. There is only support and that is what really separates us from any other school. We embrace everybody on the level they are at and also, we encourage them to better themselves,” Andersen told Randburg Sun.
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