Pupils from Cairns and St Cadoc’s Primary Schools have been working with Nil b Mouth to see how sport can bring people from different walks of life together.
The Commonwealth Games visited Cambuslang as part of a project highlighting how sport can bring people from different walks of life together.
Pupils from Cairns and St Cadoc’s Primary Schools have been working with equality campaigners Nil by Mouth on a six-week programme that sees P7 youngsters participate in a range of sporting activities and workshops highlighting the importance of community and teamwork.
The schools have been working with the charity, set up by Glasgow teenager Cara Henderson in response to the brutal sectarian murder of her school friend Mark Scott, for more than a decade winning a number of awards for their efforts to bring children together to better understand difference.
The final session of the programme saw a special visit by the Glasgow 2026 mascot Finnie who took part in a basketball challenge with the pupils and staff.
The Commonwealth Games takes place in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2, featuring a 10-sport programme and six fully integrated para sports hosted within four venues across the city.
Last week it was announced that £2.2 million pounds of National Lottery funding would be made available to support community, art and sports activity inspired by the Games to communities across Scotland and it is hoped groups in Rutherglen and Cambuslang will benefit.
Nil By Mouth partnership manager Emma Alexander said: “Every athlete competing at Glasgow 2026 will once have been a young person who found the inspiration to compete and excel at sport and we hope that this is a real way of linking these schools with an international sporting competition happening right on their doorstep.
“One of the themes of the Games is bringing people together and in a part of the world where sport can often be seen as a dividing line these schools have a long and proud record of using sport to work together and help children understand and celebrate difference rather than viewing it as something to be feared.”
Martin Hughes, deputy head of Cairns Primary School said: “We really value our friendships with our neighbours at St Cadoc’s and our joint project is a real highlight of the school year. The kids have really enjoyed Finnie’s visit and you can see their excitement building about the Commonwealth Games and the chance to enjoy international level sport right here.”
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