Graham Edmunds won gold medals for the 4x100m Freestyle relay at both the 2004 and 2008 Paralympic Games.
The morning involved a variety of activities including a team
exercise where groups had to build bridges out of paper to support 100 copper
coins, which led to some amazing teamwork and also to much hilarity. Then the
pupils played boccia, curling (with special curling stones with wheels!),
archery (with arrows that have suckers to stick to the board) and seated
volleyball. The pupils absolutely loved it, especially when Graham showed them
his gold medals. At the end they were really buzzing with excitement and at
the fact that they had met a true Paralympic champion.
Days like this are so important to our pupils – they inspire and
show that, with determination, spirit and belief anything is achievable. I am
sure that this will lead to more participation in sports for our young people;
something we believe passionately in at The Castle School.
Here is Graham instructing one of our students on how to use the bow and arrow.
