Delaware Community Primary School
 Delaware Community Primary School is involved in an exciting,
innovative project working alongside championship basketball team:
- Plymouth Raiders!
This
work is involving the whole school of 182 children and will last for
the whole school year!
The
project tipped off with a visit from Jay, Otis and Lehmon who
entertained the whole school with their basketball skills and
outlined the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Following this
every child set themselves a pledge to become healthier and are
exploring healthy diets and lifestyles.
On
Sunday 26th September the project came to life when 420
children, staff ,parents and family members had a great time
supporting The Raiders in their home game against Guilford Heat! It
was a fabulous family occasion – especially as Raiders won!
The
whole of the school curriculum is now planned around The Raiders
with far reaching opportunities that include investigating the
history of basketball, the different countries, cultures and
backgrounds of the players and tracking teams around the world.
Apart from this, the school is researching the wider aspects of the
game including promotion, fundraising, kit design and merchandising
... with tremendous support from The Raiders (Dave Briggs) the
school is about to set up their own business in order to raise the
funds to make their own kit and mascot with their own unique brand
of merchandise!
Future plans include investigating all the different performance
aspects of the game including playing, cheerleading, coaching,
commentating, refereeing ... to name but a few. Children will be
able to choose one aspect and work alongside the Raiders departments
to explore it in depth.
Watch
out for The Raiders home game on March 20th when
Plymouth Pavilions will host the first ever Delaware/Plymouth
Raiders extravaganza! Don’t miss it!
As a
result of all their learning, next Summer the Delaware Raiders will
put on their very own basketball tournament - with their own mascot
and cheerleaders, wearing their very own designed kit and funded
from their own fundraising and sponsors!
This
project has come about through amazing collaboration between
Delaware School and Plymouth Raiders ... working together to make
sure that children get the BEST learning experiences that they will
remember forever!
Thanks Raiders! |