Olympic values education programme

CORE OLYMPIC VALUES

Excellence

Respect

Friendship

EDUCATIONAL THEMES

Balance between body, will and mind
Learning takes place in the whole body, not just in the mind, and physical literacy and learning through movement contributes to the development of both moral and intellectual learning. This concept was the cornerstone of Pierre de Coubertin’s interest in reviving the Olympic Games.


Joy of effort
Young people develop and practise physical, behavioural and intellectual skills by challenging themselves and each other in physical activities, movement, games and sport.


Fair play
Fair play is a sports concept, but it is applied worldwide today in many different ways. Learning to play fair in sport can lead to the development and reinforcement of fair play behaviour in one’s community and in one’s life.


Practising respect
When young people who live in a multicultural world learn to accept and respect diversity and practise peaceful personal behaviour, they promote peace and international understanding.


Pursuit of excellence
A focus on excellence can help young people to make positive, healthy choices, and strive to become the best that they can be in whatever they do.

Teaching approaches


Teaching approaches

Artists perform on a large globe during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 at the National Stadium in the Chinese capital


This section looks at some of the many ways that the information and activities included in this Manual can be used.
Olympic education means different things to different people. The following section provides examples of the wide variety of programmes that come under the Olympic education umbrella. These programmes have different objectives and different audiences, albeit with a great deal of overlap. The Fundamentals Manual is based on an “education through sport” approach.
Olympic education

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  Academic research, courses and seminars at universities and Olympic studies centres.
  
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  Programmes of national and international Olympic academies and National Olympic Committees.
  
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  Textbooks and guides, videos, CDs and TV programmes about the Olympic Games.
  
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  Olympic Day activities, Olympic festivals and school/community competitions.
  
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  High-performance training and physical education based on the Olympic values.
  
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  “Education through sport”: integrated values-based teaching programmes for children and youth.
  
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  Educational and youth programmes run by Olympic Games Organising Committees.
  
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  Olympic and sports youth camps.
  
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  Olympic museum networks, halls of fame, art exhibitions and cultural events.
  
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  Marketing and promotional campaigns run by Olympic sponsors and partners.
  

Teaching approaches


Pathways to participation
The material in the Fundamentals Manual can be used via a number of different pathways.