Active while young

Wetumwene Shikage Windhoek Gymnasium hosted its junior primary athletics on Saturday, 28 January, at the Trustco Curro Stadium in Olympia. Learners, teachers and parents made their way to the sports field from 07:00 and kept the energy high throughout the day as the event concluded at 14:00.The school’s junior primary consists of 500 learners. According to a grade one teacher Elaine van Wyk, more than 400 learners took part in the athletics. She was excited to see the learners show up and perform in different sport codes. Under-seven, -eight and -nine boys and girls took part in the 60- and 80-metre dash and the cricket ball throw, an introduction to teaching children how to throw the javelin. Under-nine learners also took part in long jump.The school was divided in three athletics teams known as Gurri, Guinea and Gecko. Van Wyk said junior sports is important for learners to develop their muscles and improve their fitness. Sport also teaches children to work together as a team. “Athletics is an individual sport but as the learners are part of a team, they contribute to the team's success,” she said. Since the outbreak of Covid-19, children have moved and explored less than before and sports at school gives them the chance to do so. Participating together with their friends also teaches them great social skills, allowing them to form stronger bonds. Grade one, two and three learners took part in the athletics and the 16 best learners will compete against each other again to determine the best of each age group.

Active while young

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