The School Games Summer Festival will return to Loughborough University on Thursday 27th June 2024. This event will see up to 850 young people from across Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland come together to take part in a range of County Finals.
Additionally, the festival will also see the return of the 'Inspire Celebration Carousel' for a second year, with more activities and more participants than ever before. The aim of the Inspire Carousel is to provide non-competitive participation opportunities at an appropriate level for young people, hopefully inspiring a positive relationship with movement and physical activity leading to lifelong participation. Schools have been identified by their local School Sports and Physical Activity Network through their engagement in local participation programmes, and this an opportunity to celebrate their achievements.
Participants will have the opportunity to experience a carousel of engaging and exciting activities such as Drumba; an innovative drumming based fitness class, and Disc Golf; a fun and inclusive sport offering a relaxed experience for all abilities. Examples of further activities include Quidditch, Kin-ball, Axe-Throwing, Soft Archery & Martial Arts.
There will be County Finals in Hockey, Netball, Sportsability and Quadkids Athletics, where the young people have qualified to compete to be crowned the Leicester-Shire & Rutland Champion in their particular competition.
The Closing Ceremony will see the winners of each competition and Spirit of the Games winners presented with their Trophies, and 2nd and 3rd place acknowledged. All Teams will gain points on the day for their Partnership and these will be added to the School Games Medals Table, which will see the partnership '2023/24 School Games Champions' and 'Spirit of the Games Champions' crowned!
We hope that everyone involved in the festival has a fantastic experience and will continue to be inspire by sport and physical activity!
