Over 3,000 school children engage in Blackburn Rovers’ Home School Festival
Last week’s Joy of Moving Home School Festival was a roaring success with Blackburn Rovers delivering the festival to 25 local schools, impacting 3,774 school children from the local area.
As a response to the pandemic, the Joy of Moving programme, a Ferrero CSR project, had to adapt to this exceptional time. For this reason, they launched the Home School Festival involved 72 other EFL Trust network Club Community Organisations.
The Home School Festival was delivered online with dedicated Community Trust staff sending the online workbook out to primary schools and using social media channels to deliver games, activities and competitions in a variety of creative ways.
25 local schools got on board with the fun festival creating a real sense of community spirit online.
Jen Calvert who is Blackburn Rovers Community Trust’s Assistant School Education Officer said, the Joy of Moving festival has been inspiring.
“We have been thrilled with the uptake from the schools and the enthusiasm with which the pupils have approached the Home School Festival.”
“Staying active during lockdown is certainly a challenge, so it is hugely gratifying to see the way in which the festival has inspired so many young children.”
“Blackburn Rovers Community Trust is proud to work in partnership with the EFL Trust and Ferrero to make this accessible for so many children and help them to discover the joy of moving.”
The Joy of Moving Home School Festival has now ended but there are plenty of online resources to keep your children entertained over on Ferrero’s Joy of Moving resource hub here.
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Children developed key skills through games and activities during the week long festival!
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— Blackburn Rovers Community Trust (@BRFCTrust) May 26, 2020
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