Teaching Values- An Olympic Education Toolkit - International ...
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SECTION 3 SHARING THE VALUES THROUGH SPORT AND THE OLYMPIC GAMES<br />
TAKING CARE OF YOUR<br />
GUESTS: THE OLYMPIC<br />
VILLAGE<br />
AN IMPORTANT PART OF EVERY OLYMPIC GAMES IS THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE. IT PROVIDES ATHLETES WITH<br />
A PLACE TO EAT, SLEEP AND RELAX AND BRINGS ALL THE COMPETING NATIONS TOGETHER.<br />
BEFORE YOU READ –<br />
QUESTIONS TO ASK<br />
What needs do people have who live in a<br />
village? What special needs do athletes have?<br />
READING<br />
Play Together, Live Together:<br />
The <strong>Olympic</strong> Village 5<br />
It is true that <strong>Olympic</strong> athletes need<br />
stadiums in which to compete. But they<br />
also need places to sleep and eat and relax.<br />
That’s what the <strong>Olympic</strong> Village is for.<br />
In the <strong>Olympic</strong> Village, each country has<br />
its own living space, but there are<br />
common eating and recreation areas<br />
where people from all countries sit side by<br />
side. In addition to food and places to<br />
sleep, the <strong>Olympic</strong> Village also provides a<br />
marketplace where athletes can shop for<br />
things they need, and entertainment for<br />
the times when they are not competing.<br />
Imagine it! There are no borders<br />
between countries, no barriers separating<br />
people, except for language. People from<br />
different countries that may even be at<br />
war live, eat and play together.<br />
FOR DISCUSSION<br />
If you were an <strong>Olympic</strong> athlete living<br />
in the <strong>Olympic</strong> Village during the<br />
Below Sydney 2000:<br />
Flags of the <strong>Olympic</strong><br />
nations fly over the<br />
Athletes' Village in<br />
Sydney. Over 10,000<br />
athletes and 5,000<br />
officials from 200<br />
nations were<br />
accommodated at the<br />
village during the<br />
Games.<br />
Games, what kinds of things would<br />
be important to you in order for you<br />
to feel comfortable and safe? How<br />
would you make friends with people<br />
from other countries? Would it be<br />
easy to make friends? Why or why<br />
not? What would you want to eat?<br />
The <strong>International</strong> <strong>Olympic</strong> Committee<br />
says that having an <strong>Olympic</strong> Village<br />
helps to build a better and more<br />
peaceful world. What are some<br />
reasons why they would say this?<br />
5 Canadian <strong>Olympic</strong> Association. 1996. The <strong>Olympic</strong><br />
Truce: Days of Peace for Children. Ottawa: COC, p. 36.<br />
58 TEACHING VALUES
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