This is a brief explanation of why The Olympics is good for learning - particularly in schools. About half of the images in here are mine, the other half are just things I cut pasted off google images or I had on my folder. The illustrated map of London is Stephen Walter's The Island http://www.bl.uk/magnificentmaps/map4.html and the stills of gymnasts are screen grabs I tool of Kon Ichikawa's film of the 1954 Tokyo Olympics which was posted on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clZAWbGoRw4. The Discus Thrower on a pile of junk is from Hilary Powell's film about the Olympic Park http://sites.google.com/site/hilaryspowell

1. BIGLOP
Learn from the Olympics

2. The Olympics is a learning
opportunity .

3. The Olympics is a learning
opportunity (a big one).

4. Too often Olympic themed
projects in schools aim to
just educate young people
about the Olympics....

5. Too often Olympic themed
projects in schools aim to
just educate young people
about the Olympics.......this
project is about what
young people can learn
from them!

6. Why think about
the Olympics
at school?

7. The Olympics are the most
watched event in the world
with a global audience of 4.7
billion people.

8. The Olympics are the most
watched event in the world
with a global audience of 4.7
billion people. Nothing like it in
London will happen again.

9. The Olympics are the most
watched event in the world
with a global audience of 4.7
billion people. Nothing like it in
London will happen again.
Something so big is more than
just a sporting festival - itʼs a
moment of global reflection.

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21. The modern Olympics were
originally a youth-education project,
started by a French educationalist -
Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

23. Some of his approaches may have
dated, but his aspiration to mould
confident, modern citizens through
the union of sport, education and
culture is still relevant today.

24. The Olympics were awarded to
London to improve the lives of
young people.

26. But while being entertained and
inspired as spectators is a part of
that - the Olympics need to do
more for your young people by
giving them ways to explore their
city - future work, public places and
buildings.

27. The Olympics should grant
young people a right to
explore.

28. The Olympics should grant
young people a right to
explore their learning.

29. The Olympics should grant
young people a right to
explore their city.

30. The Olympics should grant
young people a right to
explore their future.

31. 5 ways to explore
the Olympics at
school using
Biglop....

32. 1. Stories of London
The need to present London to
the world during the Olympics
reminds us of the many
different stories of our own city.
There is an opportunity here to
explore how we explain
ourselves and the places we
come from to others.

38. 2. Dreams, hopes and aspirations
Watching athletes is heart-lifting -
it's hard not to be amazed by
them. There is an opportunity to
explore the magic of
achievement in the Olympics and
how that relates to young
peopleʼs own dreams and hopes
for the future.

43. 3. Connections to the world
The Olympics bring the people of the
world together - we hear of countries we
have never heard of and stories of
athletes who have trained without shoes
in faraway places. At a time when the
internet, climate change and easier
travel bring the world closer there is an
opportunity here to explore what we
share in common with people across the
world.

46. 4. The Changing City
The Olympics is physically
transforming a large area of east
London. New transport connections
are appearing across the city. The city
feels like it is moving eastwards.
There is an opportunity here to
explore how city's change and
peopleʼs feelings about change when
it happens.

51. 5. Winners and losers
The Olympics are supposed to
belong to everyone - but the
tickets arenʼt cheap and the rich
sponsors have a big say in what
happens. There is an opportunity
here to explore who benefits from
the games and your power as a
citizen.

57. BIGLOP
Learn from the Olympics
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