More than 140 children got to experience a totally new sport on Wednesday, March 6, as they took part in a fencing festival with experts the Little Musketeers. Founder and four-time British fencing champion James Beevers and his team put the children through their paces on the day supported by young mentors from Newlands Girls’ School. The Olympian designed a fun skills course followed by ‘fencing bouts’ which challenged the children from seven primary schools to develop core cognitive skills and increase overall fitness whilst embracing the new sport. An ‘alternative’ sport was chosen to draw-out sports skills from children who don’t normally engage in regular PE classes at school. Emma Fitzgerald, partnership development manager for the School Sport Partnership, said that it's important to introduce new sports and activities to schools.

Source: Express March 15, 2024 17:03 UTC