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Bright and early on a Monday morning the Sports Challenge team made their way to the first school of the Singapore trip; Punggol Primary School. Greeted by a sea of smiling P3 students, Jeremy Olman, Jacqui Finnegan, Margie Thompson and Christal Ryan began the initial rounds of skill testing. The team rolled, batted and bounced […]

If you heard a lot of screaming and shouting coming from Mosman Park last Wednesday, I’m not surprised. This is because the Sports Challenge team, led by Programs Coordinator Jacqui Finnegan, joined forces with the Yr 8’s at Iona Presentation College to create a day of learning, excitement and certainly lots of fun. The day

  Another Friday goes past and so does another Scotch College session. But there was a slightly different feeling in the air because this was the final session for the first group of boys which means one thing, it was Challenge time! The two groups had been designed a challenge by the Sports Challenge team which

The Sports Challenge Team in partnership with the St George Foundation have assisted Guildford Primary students in reaching new heights with their life skills and fitness levels. Guildford Primary’s daily fitness program has been proven worthy as students from all Years have achieved outstanding scores in fitness and skill testing. Establishing once and for all

After driving three hours east from Perth into the heart of wheat and sheep country lies the town of Merredin. This is the electorate of MLA Julian Grills where he was linked with the term ‘Royalties for Regions’ channelling government funds into regional W.A. to upgrade infrastructure. He can be reassured after Sports Challenge has

Under the excellent stewardship of Jacqui Finnegan (Sports Challenge Programs Coordinator) selected students from three primary schools in the Southern Perth metropolitan area have kicked some great goals in new life skills. With lead coach Richard Heptinstall and mentors David Chitty, Rebecca Barrett, Lori Black and John O’Connell, the selected students have improved their self

The Sports Challenge Team had a fun filled week camping out at Point Walter (Bicton, WA) helping PMH Diabetes kids reach Rock Stardom! Sports Challenge coaches Jeremy Olman, Christal Ryan, Amanda Hopps and Rebecca Barrett, led by Programs Coordinator Jacqui Finnegan, tested these kids on how much they really know about diabetes through the Diabetes

The experiential learning activity ‘The Great Egg Drop’ proved a hit in culminating the recent Sports Challenge program at Serangoon, Pei Hwa and Compassvale Secondary in Singapore. The activity allows students to work in a team environment and demonstrate their skills in the areas of planning, budgeting, innovation, time management, conflict resolution, team work and

The Sports Challenge trip to visit remote schools in the Northern Territory over a ten-day period in June proved to be an enormous success for all involved. Program coordinator Jacqui Finnegan and her team, consisting of Ryan Harding and Amanda Hopps, firstly took part in the two day ‘West is Best’ Sports Carnival, comprising of

The Governor General of Australia Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce visited the Sports Challenge program in the remote school of Timber Creek in May 2010.  The Office of Governor General through former GG Major General Michael Jeffery have been great supporters of the Sports Challenge programs and Ms Quentin Bryce is no exception. With her

Punggol Primary Shines from the front gate to the classroom! On 26th February, 2010, our first experience arriving at Punggol Primary School in Singapore set the scene for a great program. As soon as the Sports Challenge van, carrying Jacqui Finnegan, Richard Heptinstall, Margie Thompson and myself (Kate Lynch), pulled through the gates for our briefing

With Singapore wanting more and more to be a global player in business and commerce, some Singaporean Secondary Schools are taking the lead in developing their students for the world stage. A critical factor is going to be the engagement of other cultures of which Emotional Intelligence (EI) is to be paramount. The ability to

The girls showed determination and perseverance as they completed an afternoon of sport in the wild, wintry weather. As the wind howled and the rain bucketed down on Monday the 29th of June, the Year 10 students from St Mary’s school were still enthusiastic and excited about their sport’s afternoon. About 150 girls gathered in

On 1st June 2009, 130 children from Timber Creek, Yarralin, Amanbidji, Pigeon Hole and Bulla remote Northern Territory schools packed their sneakers, sports clothes and smiling faces for a fun-filled week of physical activity with Sports Challenge. The Sports Challenge team, sponsored by DrinkWise Australia, was greeted by a sea of very excited faces when

What makes a good leader? Just ask a Year 10 student from one of WA’s elite boys’ schools, Scotch College. Sports Challenge is currently running a leading edge experiential learning program for all boys by pushing their boundaries in every direction. If you were walking past Scotch College on a Friday afternoon you could not

Thanks to the proud support of DrinkWise Australia, Sports Challenge was able to recently send Programs Coordinator Sydney Nusbaum to Katherine, NT, where she worked in partnership with the YMCA at Youth Week. Thanks to the proud support of DrinkWise Australia, Sports Challenge was able to recently send Programs Coordinator Sydney Nusbaum to Katherine, NT,

Sports Challenge finished off its Singapore March 2009 program with a bang in delivering a leadership program for the first time ever to the students at NUS High School of Mathematics and Science. Sports Challenge finished off its Singapore March 2009 program with a bang in delivering a leadership program for the first time ever to the students

The students and staff at St Joseph’s Primary Institution gave the Sports Challenge staff a warm reception as they kicked off both a Focus and Leadership program at the school The students and staff at St Joseph’s Primary Institution gave the Sports Challenge staff a warm reception as they kicked off both a Focus and

The Sports Challenge Singapore program in March 2009 was off to a successful start as the crew of mentors joined the team of Phys Ed staff at Ping Yi Secondary The Sports Challenge Singapore program in March 2009 was off to a successful start as the crew of mentors joined the team of Phys Ed

The Yr 8 and 9 programs at Mandurah’s Halls Head Community College was a great success to end the 2008 school year for Sports Challenge. The Yr 8 and 9 programs at Mandurah’s Halls Head Community College was a great success to end the 2008 school year for Sports Challenge. This program was run at

Students from Anderson JC and St Josephs Institute Junior shine during their Sports Challenge leadership program. Students from Singapore’s Anderson Junior College and St Josephs’s Institute junior were involved in a world first experiential leadership program during the may holidays.  Under the guidance of Dr Garry Tester, CEO, Miss Sydney Nusbaum, Program Coordinator, who has

The students from Timber Creek display their fitness and skill talents to the Sports Challenge Team The Sports Challenge team of Dr Garry Tester (CEO), Aden Jeanes (Track and Field) and Cameron Watkins (AFL) completed fitness and skill testing of all the students at Timber Creek on Thursday (17 April 2008) and are now awaiting