A PROJECT OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND. WWW.OLYMPIC.ORG TEACHING VALUESVALUES AN OLYYMPICMPIC EDUCATIONEDUCATION TOOLKITTOOLKIT WWW.OLYMPIC.ORG D R O W E R O F D N A S T N E T N O C TEACHING VALUES AN OLYMPIC EDUCATION TOOLKIT A PROJECT OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The International Olympic Committee wishes to thank the following individuals for their contributions to the preparation of this toolkit: Author/Editor: Deanna L. BINDER (PhD), University of Alberta, Canada Helen BROWNLEE, IOC Commission for Culture & Olympic Education, Australia Anne CHEVALLEY, International Olympic Committee, Switzerland Charmaine CROOKS, Olympian, Canada Clement O. 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ISBN: 978-92-9149-108-7 TEACHING VALUES 3 D R O TA B L E O F W E R O CONTENTS F D N A S T N FOREWORD: JACQUES ROGGE, PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE ..............................................................................07 E T N FOREWORD: HE ZHENLIANG, CHAIRMAN, IOC COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND OLYMPIC EDUCATION ......................................08 O C SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO OLYMPIC VALUES EDUCATION.................................................................................................................................09 WELCOME TO THIS TOOLKIT!............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT........................................................................................................................................ 12 THE EDUCATIONAL VALUES OF OLYMPISM ........................................................................................................................................................................... 13 OLYMPIC EDUCATION – TEACHING APPROACHES .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 EDUCATIONAL REALITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES ................................................................................................................................................................. 16 OLYMPIC EDUCATION AROUND THE WORLD ....................................................................................................................................................................... 17 THE CHALLENGE ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 FOR MEMBERS OF THE OLYMPIC FAMILY............................................................................................................................................................................ 20 FOR COACHES, SPORT AND YOUTH CLUB LEADERS.................................................................................................................................................... 22 FOR EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES AND ADMINISTRATORS ......................................................................................................................................... 22 FOR TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTORS....................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 SECTION 2 CELEBRATING THE VALUES THROUGH SYMBOL AND CEREMONY .................................................................................. 25 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 26 LINKED BY THE RINGS: THE OLYMPIC SYMBOL .................................................................................................................................................................. 29 FLYING THE FLAG ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 MAKING PROMISES: THE OLYMPIC OATHS............................................................................................................................................................................. 33 FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 IGNITING THE SPIRIT: THE OLYMPIC FLAME ........................................................................................................................................................................... 36 SYMBOLS OF PEACE ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 38 REPRESENTING THE SPIRIT: OLYMPIC GAMES’ POSTERS ............................................................................................................................................ 39 ATHLETICS AND ART IN ANCIENT GREECE .............................................................................................................................................................................. 41 ONE WORLD: ONE DREAM – BEIJING 2008 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 42 SECTION 3 SHARING THE VALUES THROUGH SPORT AND THE OLYMPIC GAMES ......................................................................... 45 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 46 THE OLYMPIC WORLD.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................47 HOST CITIES FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES ............................................................................................................................................................................... 48 BIGGER AND BIGGER: THE OLYMPIC SPORTS PROGRAMMES ................................................................................................................................ 50 BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS: WOMEN IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES ................................................................................................................... 52 BODY, WILL AND MIND: PARALYMPIC ATHLETES ................................................................................................................................................................ 54 WELCOMING THE WORLD: ORGANISING AN OLYMPIC GAMES ............................................................................................................................... 56 TAKING CARE OF YOUR GUESTS: THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE ........................................................................................................................................... 58 4 TEACHING VALUES TEACHING VALUES AN OLYMPIC EDUCATION TOOLKIT D R O W E R O F D N A S T PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT .............................................................................................................................................................................................