The EVC Magazine Summer 2024 - Magazine - Page 12
TOUCHDOWN!
BEHIND THE SCENES OF A WINNING EDUCATIONAL VISIT
(AND WHAT IT TOOK TO PULL IT OFF!)
Children from Alderman RIchard Hallam Primary School had an unforgettable
day as guests of the NFL American Football Association. EVC Wayne Holder looks
back on the experience and offers advice for EVCs and trip leaders for your visits.
Picture the scene: 83,500 fans, the English National
Stadium Wembley, a raucous atmosphere – this is
a potential once in a lifetime opportunity. We were
fortunate enough to take some of our students not
only to watch an NFL game at Wembley but to act
as flag bearers for the teams and play on the pitch
during the half time interval!
A natural link with our sports curriculum
In the months before the visit, we had been working
with the NFL to deliver American Football in our
school. This visit to the stadium allowed the pupils
to watch a game first hand and to experience the
atmosphere of professional sports. It enabled pupils
to build on what they had been learning in their P.E.
lessons and was a great way to share that with other
children across the year group. It helped them to see
the opportunities that could come from playing the
sport and provided a forum for talking about their
own experience of American Football and what it
means to them.
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Pupils on the Wembley Pitch flag bearing as teams got ready to play
