St Josephs Primary School: Focus Program – Catherine Charnley In Feb/March 2008, the Sports Challenge team ran a program for a focus group of students at St Joseph’s primary school in Singapore. The program was run by coaches, Julian Walton, Catherine Charnley, Cameron Watkins & Siobhan Birmingham was run for 40 students from P3 and […]
The students of Somerville Primary School are off and running with the launch of the “think FIT with Sports Challenge” Program. Under the leadership of Sue Goodall (Principal), Somerville PS will embark on the “think FIT and Sports Challenge” inaugural program in August 2007. The students from years 4 to 6 have completed their Pre Test and are currently
The enthusiastic and energetic students at Gembrook Primary School enjoyed 2 weeks of fun and learning with Sports Challenge coaches Janelle Treeby, Brendan Webb, Shaun O’Doherty and Julian Walton. The program got off to a great start with Sports Challenge Manager, Camilla Milburn, introducing the program and coaches to the excited students. The Icebreaker activities saw the beginning of a
The Sec 1 Cedar Girls embarked on a new Leadership journey with their Sports Challenge mentors in May with great success. “The Girls” as we became to know them were enthusiastic from day one, providing the Sports Challenge mentors, Ben Emerson (Basketball) Brendan Webb (Surfing) Janelle Treeby (Netball) and Camilla Milburn (Manager) with endless challenges to
What a difference three months of intensive educational gymnastics training has made to Cedar Sec 1 students. Led by HOD Physical Education (PE) Agnes Leong and her capable staff, Sports Challenge has been involved in base line testing in PE called the Physical Quotient (PQ) with Sec 1 students in 2005 and 2006. The data,
Linda Cruz from CHIJ Primary Toa Payoh and Lizah Rahman from Cedar Girls Secondary have shown why they are both outstanding teachers and ambassadors for their respective schools. To allow their potential school leaders an opportunity to be involved in the launch of the new ‘world first’ Emotional Intelligence (EI) program, some 200 girls were
John Macarthur was legendary for his Marino sheep grazing in the rolling hills of Camden as well as giving to the local community for the better of life for the harsh colonial days. Now Peter O’Brien, manager of Macarthur Ford has kept this tradition going from their name sake by providing vehicles to Sports Challenge
Dragons breathe fire. Just ask the opponents of St.George in the National Rugby League competition. The Dragons there have long tormented their rivals. Now another St.George is making fires burn – in a positive manner. Hundreds of children from Ingleburn Primary School and Sarah Redfern High School in Sydney’s poorer suburbs are better off –
The excitement and anticipation of Kem Mayberry and Robyn Reeves from the Jack Brockhoff Foundation were etched all over the children’s faces from Bayles Regional Primary School. With the enthusiasm of Principal Sue Goodall, SC Manager Camilla Milburn and the support of The Jack Brockhoff Foundation a fantastic program was able to be delivered to
Aah … the serenity! A comment we often found ourselves saying whilst visiting picturesque Gembrook Primary School in the hills of South Eastern Victoria. Swapping the car fumes of the city for the fresh country air was an absolute pleasure for Sports Challenge’s manager Camilla Milburn and coaches Janelle Treeby and Stephen Nicholson. The children
One enthusiastic student from Timber Creek school said “We may only be little Miss Kate, but we are always busy!” To most, Timber Creek is the stopping point for those travelling from the Kimberly to the Northern Territory. Located on the Victoria Highway, 285 km west of Katherine and 193 km east of the border
Darren Pittaway (principal) saw his students flying high during the recent Sports Challenge visit to Umbakumba School. Umbakumba school is situated approximately 60km from the main settlement of Alyangula on the east coast of Groote Eylandt. Although only a small community, it has a large heart. The island has been recently plagued with negative press
In one of Perth’s elite private schools, Scotch College, leadership skills are an integral part of the boys’ development. Peter Freitag, the deputy principal, believes that a holistic approach to the development of all students is essential and that learning must be motivating and empowering. Three years ago Peter, along with Sports Challenge CEO Dr
We all know that girls think differently to boys and that has been shown at Iona Presentation College in Perth. Researchers have shown that girls use more of their emotional right side of the brain than boys and Sports Challenge manager Camilla Milburn was tasked by Iona to develop some leadership skills, collegiate spirit and
The rain was falling and the grey clouds rolled in off the Indian Ocean towards Woodman Point Recreation Camp in WA, but this did not deter the excited Sports Challenge team and 38 diabetic children from Princess Margaret Hospital. It could have been a scene that Samantha the friendly witch from the ’70s iconic television
Fresh air, fun, fitness – and a love of Sports Challenge. That’s what the kids at Bayles Regional and Pakenham Hills Primary Schools have in common. Just ask principals Sue Goodall and Lynelle Broekhoff of the schools situated 55km and 70km south-east of Melbourne. And if their enthusiasm doesn’t convince you, then ask SCA coaches
Ingleburn – in the minds of most Aussies – is a “Johnnie-come-lately” name. Such was courtesy of the Federal election when Opposition leader Mark Latham won the chocolate wheel raffle. The title has been synonymous with SCA people for the past five years – thanks to Ingleburn Public School principal Jennie Harvey. Students and staff,
Partnerships. Teamwork. The power of two. You cannot do without them. Just ask some of the adults and adolescents who reside in remote communities in WA and the Northern Territory. The partnership they are benefitting from is the team of Sports Challenge and the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation. Promoting healthy behaviours in people living
Camilla Milburn, who covers more country in her role with Sports Challenge than the early explorers Burke and Wills did in discovering Australia, has dubbed it the Road Less Travelled. Camilla is not talking of a book, or a WA trotter, of the same name. She’s talking about the Northern Territory towns of Katherine and
Warlawurru is the name given to the eagle which soars above the land in Halls Creek. The Warlawurru is the totem of the Jaru people, seen as a parallel to God’s spirit caring for its people like the eagle gently hovering over its young. And the title Warlawurru could also be given to the Sports
By James Dimmock, Sports Challenge Australia Mentor/Coach It was always going to be an interesting trip to the Northern Territory. A tropical cyclone was hovering off the northern tip of Australia prior to departure. Moreover, I’d received a warning from my Darwinian friend that crocodiles had been seen strolling down the streets of a town
By Luke van Zeller, Sports Challenge Senior Coach/Mentor The week prior to our trip to the Northern Territory , Camilla Milburn, (Manager, Sports Challenge) and I were constantly checking what the temperature was in Katherine and Timber Creek , NT . We were afraid that Sandgropers like ourselves would melt in the heat! Temperatures were
By Mr Geoff Kay, Head of Middle School, Wesley College There’s nobody quite like a young elite sportsperson when it comes to making a connection with students and providing a role model. That’s the underlying belief behind the Sports Challenge program that has been operating very effectively at Wesley for the past few years and
Sun Tzu was a famous Chinese philosopher and strategist. He spoke and he wrote literature. The Art of War’ was written around 400 to 320 B.C. and is well-known throughout Asia and the western world. “If one obtains a worthy general, the army will be strong and the state will prosper,” Sun Tzu stated. Centuries
