Running for Children of the Dawn at Lycée Jules Verne French international school
MORNINGSIDE – Funds raised from their annual race will support children of Children of the Dawn in their endeavour to climb Mount Kenya.
The Lycée Jules Verne French international school in Morningside hosted their annual Cross 2018 race, which saw 1 200 learners competing in the cross-country event.
The race is hosted each year and learners from grades 0000 to 12 from the Sandton and Pretoria campuses participated in the race. Each year the race serves as an opportunity for all learners, parents and teachers to get together and participate in a sports event. The school also uses the day to help raise money for a non-profit organisation.
“The youngest runner was not even two years old and she slowly ran holding hands with a Grade 12 student and her teacher until the finish line,” said Perrine Lemazurier-Bossinof, the communication manager for the school.
She added that the length of the race depended on the learner’s age with the oldest learners and adults running a 5km race in the boomed area around the school while the smallest children ran a 240m race around the school field, with the help of the Grade 12s.
It was a busy day for learners and parents with 15 races, 15 podiums, 90 winners and lots of accompanying activities. The event forms an important part of the school curriculum and is also an opportunity to bring together all learners in a community activity.
“In our school project, sport, especially the school cross-country race, is clearly positioned as a means to strengthen the sense of belonging to our school, as well as develop the well-being and civic values of students,” added Lemazurier-Bossin.
Last year, the school supported a local charity, Children of the Dawn and once again this year they decided to offer them support. The school donated all funds raised from sales of race T-shirts, drinks and donations to the non-profit organisation. The organisation currently supports more than 1 000 orphaned and vulnerable children in nine rural areas across South Africa.
This year, four of their teen beneficiaries will join a school event for Grade 10 learners, Objective 5000 which is the climb of Mount Kenya, with three training treks in the Drakensberg leading up to the big climb itself.
Details: Lycée Jules Verne, International French School 011 884 8937.
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