Australian Olympic Committee’s

OLYMPIC DAY GUIDE

23 JUNE

Move / Learn / Discover

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Features
What is Olympic Day? 1

Curriculum Links 2

Move 3
Outdoor games
Indoor games
Novelty Games
Traditional Indigenous Games
Multicultural games
Modified games

Olympic Day Lesson Plans 4

Event Management 5

Learn 5

Discover 5

Invite 6

Share 6

Our new game challenge 7

Olympic Day Certificates 9

A.S.P.I.R.E Factsheet 15

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What is Olympic Day?
Olympic Day is an international celebration developed to promote healthy and active lifestyles. Schools from all
over the world get active and celebrate the Olympic Movement either on the day, 23 June, or during that week.
Your school can celebrate Olympic Day with the whole school or just a class. It can be for a full day or just an
hour. The aim is to encourage students and teachers to have fun and enjoy being active.

For schools, it is an opportunity to highlight the education themes of Olympism: the joy of effort, fair play,
respect for others, pursuit of excellence and balance between body, will and mind. Olympic Day encourages
students to demonstrate these themes through participation in physical activities.

We encourage schools to award Olympic Day Certificates to students demonstrating the Australian Olympic
Team Values of Attitude, Sportsmanship, Pride, Individual Responsibility, Respect and Express Yourself.
Olympic Day is based on the three pillars of “Move”, “Learn”, and “Discover”. We have also added “Invite” and
“Share” pillars to encourage schools to involve their local community in their event and share the day with
students in Australia and Internationally.

Share your Olymipc Day activities with the Australian Olympic Team at [email protected]

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Curriculum Links
HPE
Focus areas for year levels include:

Year 1 – 2
• Recognise situations and opportunities to promote health, safety and wellbeing (ACPPS018)
• Describe ways to include others to make them feel they belong(ACPPS019)
• Explore actions that help make the classroom a healthy, safe and active place (ACPPS022)
• Perform fundamental movement skills in a variety of movement sequences and situations
(ACPMP025)
• Create and participate in games with and without equipment (ACPMP027)
• Use strategies to work in group situations when participating in physical activities (ACP-
MP030)
• Identify rules and fair play when participating in physical activities(ACPMP032)

Year 3 - 4
• Identify and practise strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing (ACPPS036)
• Describe strategies to make the classroom and playground healthy, safe and active spaces
(ACPPS040)
• Participate in outdoor games and activities to examine how participation promotes a con-
nection between the community, natural and built environments, and health and wellbeing
(ACPPS041)
• Practise and refine fundamental movement skills in a variety of movement sequences and
situations (ACPMP043)
• Practise and apply movement concepts and strategies with and without equipment (ACP-
MP045)
• Adopt inclusive practices when participating in physical activities(ACPMP048)
• Apply basic rules and scoring systems, and demonstrate fair play when participating in physical
activities (ACPMP050)

Year 5 – 6
• Plan and practise strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing(ACPPS054)
• Explore how participation in outdoor activities supports personal and community health and
wellbeing and creates connections to natural and built environments (ACPPS059)
• Practise specialised movement skills and apply them in a variety of movement sequences and
situations (ACPMP061)
• Propose and apply movement concepts and strategies with and without equipment (ACP-
MP063)
• Participate in physical activities from their own and others’ cultures, and examine how in-
volvement creates community connections and intercultural understanding (ACPMP066)
• Participate positively in groups and teams by encouraging others and negotiating roles and
responsibilities (ACPMP067)
• Demonstrate ethical behaviour and fair play that aligns with rules when participating in a
range of physical activities (ACPMP069)

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Move
This pillar encourages people to get active on Olympic Day. “Move” can refer to all sorts of
physical activities for people of all ages and abilities from Olympic Day Fun-Runs to individual and
team sports.

Create a mini Olympics for your school community. Olympic Day is a great way to
celebrate your unique community. Include games that all of your school can enjoy.

Outdoor games
• Hopscotch
• Elastics

Indoor Games
• Indoor Bowls
• Volley Balloon
• Musical Statues
• Duck, duck goose

Novelty Games
• Target Games - Throw the thong in the Esky
• Throwing Games – Throw the boomerang (stick)
• Running Games – Three legged race, egg and spoon, sack races

Traditional Indigenous Games

Multicultural games
• Games from Africa, Europe, South America and Asia Pacific

Modified Games
• Canadian Olympic Day Resource – this resource has modified games for summer and winter
sports

Olympic Games Lesson Plans

The Australian Olympic Committee has put together a comprehesive set of lesson plans to teach
students of Australia about the Olympic Games including:

• Opening and Closing Ceremony

• Awards Ceremony
• Artistic or cultural display
• Lighting the Olympic Flame
• Parade of Nations (classes)
• Adopt a country then create a cheer for them

There are many activities and ideas on the Australian Olympic education website and full links to
the lesson can be found on the next page.

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Olympic Games Lesson Plans
Lesson 1 – Olympic spirit Lesson 2 – Olympic symbols
This lesson features learning activities related to: This lesson features learning activities related to:
• Olympic history • Olympic rings
• Ancient Olympic Games • Olympic flag
• Modern Olympic Games • Olympic flame
• Olympic values • Olympic motto
• Australian Olympians. • Olympic mascots
• Olympic medals

Lesson 3 – Olympic ceremonies Lesson 4 – Olympic sports

This lesson features learning activities related to: This lesson features learning activities related to:
• Olympic Opening Ceremony • Identifying summer Olympic sports
• Olympic protocols • Identifying winter Olympic sports
• Olympic Closing Ceremony • Selecting Olympic sports appropriate for
• Medal ceremony your Olympic Day
• Entertainment • Rules and game play of Olympic sports
• Other artistic expression. appropriate for Olympic Day
• Equipment, venue and other appropriate
resources
• Safety and risk management.
Lesson 5 – Olympic countries Lesson 6 – Roles and responsibilities
This lesson features learning activities related to: This lesson features learning activities related to:
• Olympic countries • Roles and responsibilities for organising
• Physical and human features and implementing Olympic Day
• Flags • Tasks for Olympic Day
• International food and customs • Community contribution
• Clothing and uniforms • Volunteers
• Organising teams appropriate for Olympic Day • Judges and referees
• Athletes
• Guest speakers.

Lesson 7 – Timing and tasks Lesson 8 – Promoting the spirit

This lesson features learning activities related to: This lesson features learning activities related to:
• Schedule and timetable • Promotion and marketing (posters, media
• Checklist of things-to-do release etc)
• Scoring and record keeping • Designing awards and prizes
• Equipment • a.s.p.i.r.e. awards
• Rounds and formats • Communicating with other schools and
• Naming teams community.
• Venues.
Lesson 9 – Gameplay Lesson 10 – Olympic Day schedules
This lesson features learning activities related to: This lesson features learning activities related to:
• Rules, equipment and game play of sports • Olympic Day schedule
selected for Olympic Day • Opening Ceremony schedule
• Practical skills development • Competition schedule
• Safety guidelines. • Roles and responsibilities for organising
and implementing Olympic Day
• Evaluation/survey
• Student/teacher reflection.
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Event Management
If you are holding a whole school event, students can plan the day to include the following:

• Welcome to Country
• Checklists
• Marketing
• Schedules
• First Aid
• Volunteers and parents
• Thank you letters/emails

Learn
Olympic Day is a great opportunity to learn about the Olympic values; excellence, friendship and respect, and
look at the contribution of sport to global social issues that can affect your community, such as education,
health promotion, HIV prevention, womens’ and girls’ empowerment, environmental protection, peace
building and local community development. Being a responsible citizen is also part of the Olympic philosophy.

The Australian Olympic Committee have developed a resources for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – many
of them could be used throughout the year, not just during the Games. If your class would like to learn more
about the Olympic Values, activities can be found at
education.olympics.com.au. These can be modified to suit your class or whole school activities

• Lower Primary Activity 12 – Olympic Values

• Middle Primary Activity 12 – Olympic Values
• Middle Primary Activity 13 – Olympic Values
• Upper Primary Activity 14 – Olympic Values

Discover
This pillar is about people trying new sports and activities that they have never done before. This is done in a
number of ways, for example, by inviting Olympians to do a demonstration of their sport, or a workshop in which
participants can try the sport under an athlete’s guidance, or creating a new game for their school.

• Play a new sport or game.

• Invite a local sporting organisation to come to your school to demonstrate a new sport.

Or, for the more adventurous students….

• Challenge the students to create a new sport or game using a number of items from your sports equipment
cupboard.
• Use our new game challenge to set the task.

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Invite
Is there a local Olympian or sports star that you can invite to your Olympic Day? Write a letter or email to
them asking if they attend and perhaps give them a job to do, like open the day, present certificates, run an
event or lead the cheer squad! Send your letters to [email protected]

Students can research one of their favourite Olympic athletes and add their favourite to the table below.

Sport Pictorgarm Sport Athlete

Athletics Eloise Wellings

Share
The Australian Olympic Team is also interested in hearing about your plans. Send an email or video to the
Australian Olympic Committee and they will forward it onto the team.

Olympic Day is a great way to share your ideas and celebrate within your school community but also beyond.
Use Google connected classrooms, Skype in the classroom to do a video conference with another Australian
school or even overseas.

• Share your activities with the Australian Olympic Team at [email protected]

• Use Google connected classrooms, Skype in the classroom to do a video conference with another Australian
school or even overseas.

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Our New Game Challenge
Names of people in our group:

The Challenge
• Create a game using the items listed in the equipment list.
• The game must encourage physical activity and movement.
• The game must incorporate at least three skills such as running, jumping, hopping, skipping, catching,
throwing, hitting/striking, kicking, dodging, or balance.
• Must be safe to play with small or large groups of people.

Aim of our game:

Equipment:

Rules of our game:

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Our New Game Challenge
What our game looks like:

Olympic Day Certificates

Olympic Day is about being active and demonstrating the Australian Olympic Team Values – Attitude,
Sportsmanship, Pride, Individual Responsibility, Respect and Express Yourself. The A.S.P.I.R.E. Factsheet
provides an explanation of each Olympic value.

On Olympic Day we encourage schools to award students with these certificates.

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OLYMPIC DAY AT OUR SCHOOL
This certificate for ATTITUDE is awarded to

This award recognises a positive attitude to overcoming obstacles to give my best. A

positive attitude is a key ingredient to being successful and showing leadership.

Signed by: Signed by:

OLYMPIC DAY AT OUR SCHOOL
This certificate for SPORTSMANSHIP is awarded to

This award recognises participation in sport in a fair and inclusive way to

make it full for all

Signed by: Signed by:

OLYMPIC DAY AT OUR SCHOOL
This certificate for PRIDE is awarded to

This award recognises an attitude that makes me strive to be the best I can and be
proud of the effort I have put in.

Signed by: Signed by:

OLYMPIC DAY AT OUR SCHOOL
This certificate for INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY is awarded to

This award recognises that I take responsibility for my performance and am generous
in acknowledging the support of others.

Signed by: Signed by:

OLYMPIC DAY AT OUR SCHOOL
This certificate for RESPECT is awarded to

This award recognises that each person has an opinion, and I can express my view
with thought and consideration to others.

Signed by: Signed by:

OLYMPIC DAY AT OUR SCHOOL
This certificate for EXPRESS YOURSELF is awarded to

This award recognises that I take responsibility for my performance and am generous
in acknowledging the support of others.

Signed by: Signed by:

A.S.P.I.R.E. Factsheet
Sport can reflect human endeavor and human spirit at its best. For sport to be inspirational,
sportsmen and women need to respect a set of values.

Attitude

A
My positive attitude is essential in overcoming obstacles to help me
improve and give of my best. My positive attitude is a key ingredient to
success and leadership.

Sportsmanship

S
I recognise that sport is greater than the individual; that cheating reduces
the stature of sport and all who love it; that class, race and creed are
never factors in the attitude of true sports people and those who respect
the virtues and values of sport.

Pride
P Pride drives me when the temptation is to settle for something less. I am
proud to have been chosen to represent our country.

Individual Responsibility

I I alone am responsible for my performance but I will be generous in

acknowledging the support of others.

Respect

R
I respect sport, the efforts of my competitors, my team mates and
officials. I respect Australia and its indigenous heritage. I respect our
nation’s Olympic past and the spirit of Olympism.

Express Yourself
I have an opinion and will express my view with thought and consideration
E to others. In showing my emotions I do so with individuality and, where
possible, good humour and humility.

Together we aspire to achieve our highest level of performance and conduct

thus providing the finest expression of Olympism.

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