Hands on Science - First Campus Junior Games

First Campus Junior Games

The First Campus Junior Games at UWIC’s National Indoor Athletics Centre (NIAC) saw pupils from five primary schools across Cardiff compete in a variety of gruelling athletic events.

The event was the culmination of a five-week long after school club in which pupils were coached in various athletic disciplines by university coaches, including long jump, discus, javelin, high jump and hurdles.

Groups of pupils from Willowbrook, Ninian Park, Baden Powell, Kitchener and Gladstone Primary schools were also thrilled when 200m champion Christian Malcolm attended their competition to cheer on teams and hand out medals.

The pupils were split into three teams competing for the title of Junior juniorgames-01 Olympic champions with the Red Dragons eventually taking gold. All children were taught the specialist skills they would need to go out and perform to the best of their ability in each event by UWIC graduate and champion pole vaulter Louise Butterworth and her coaching team.

Peter Harwood, head teacher of Gladstone Primary said: “The scheme is brilliant, it’s so well organised. The pupils are building confidence week on week - they didn’t think they could do it and now they are achieving it. We are always blown away by the expertise here and what they can deliver.”

The picture shows pupils from Ninian Park, Gladstone and Baden Powell Primary Schools tackling the hurdles.

Activities & Events
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Activities & Events

Science Cafe 4th August Jul 28, 2009
Science Cafe welcomes families to their second family workshop looking at fossis large and small on Tuesday 4th August.

The session will be held from 6.30pm at The Gate art centre, Keppoch Street, Cardiff.

All ages welsome - come and look at giant fossils and tiny ones through a microscope!

Free Entry.

The Planets Jul 28, 2009

Last Saturday, July 25th - saw the performance of a free concert celebrating the Apollo Moon landings and the International Year of Astronomy at the National Museum, Cardiff following on from the Astronomy Festival which took place during the day.

Science Cafe 7th July Jun 16, 2009
Science Cafe will be running a family workshop on Tuesday 7th July.

See poster for more information.