ISSUE
Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Nearly 400 school children will be given the opportunity to try a variety of sports at the ASB Sports Centre Schools Festival, on Wednesday 1st July.
Organised annually by Sport Wellington, Wellington City Council and the ASB Sports Centre, the event aims to give primary school aged children a chance to ‘have-a-go’ at an assortment of sports.
Children hailing from 13 local schools will rotate around five different sports throughout the day. 13 different sports are on offer ranging from cricket and basketball, right through to the less traditional, such as korfball and ultimate frisbee.
The sports festival model allows sports providers the opportunity to showcase and promote their sport to children, in the hope that they might discover a sport they would like to continue to participate in either through school, KiwiSport funded programmes or local sports clubs. It also allows the sport provider a pathway into the school, while allowing teachers to view a sport session that they might be able to replicate in their own classes.
Schools are paired with sports based on the sports ability to provide programmes to the school, or have a club accessible in their area.
Sport Wellington delivers the event with the aim to increase the number of school aged children playing sport and improve their access to participation opportunities. In doing so, they also aim to support sports organisations in creating links with schools, and increase both sports organisations and the schools capabilities of delivering meaningful ‘taster sessions’ in a variety of sports.
Nearly 400 school children will be given the opportunity to try a variety of sports at the ASB Sports Centre Schools Festival, on Wednesday 1st July.
Organised annually by Sport Wellington, Wellington City Council and the ASB Sports Centre, the event aims to give primary school aged children a...
Nearly 400 school children will be given the opportunity to try a variety of sports at the ASB Sports Centre Schools Festival, on Wednesday 1st July.
Organised annually by Sport Wellington, Wellington City Council and the ASB Sports Centre, the event aims to give primary school aged children a chance to ‘have-a-go’ at an assortment of sports.
Children hailing from 13 local schools will rotate around five different sports throughout the day. 13 different sports are on offer ranging from cricket and basketball, right through to the less traditional, such as korfball and ultimate frisbee.
The sports festival model allows sports providers the opportunity to showcase and promote their sport to children, in the hope that they might discover a sport they would like to continue to participate in either through school, KiwiSport funded programmes or local sports clubs. It also allows the sport provider a pathway into the school, while allowing teachers to view a sport session that they might be able to replicate in their own classes.
Schools are paired with sports based on the sports ability to provide programmes to the school, or have a club accessible in their area.
Sport Wellington delivers the event with the aim to increase the number of school aged children playing sport and improve their access to participation opportunities. In doing so, they also aim to support sports organisations in creating links with schools, and increase both sports organisations and the schools capabilities of delivering meaningful ‘taster sessions’ in a variety of sports.
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