5th August
Today during the daily fitness session the team led a circuit session based mainly on core strength and upper body strength, the second part of the session included a pyramid of sprints with burpee’s and then star jumps. After this the students split off into different sports which today included rounders, badminton and swimming. For each sport simple drills were carried out leading into a game, with swimming breast stoke was focussed on and practised throughout the session. Pascale and Beth spent the morning in Puwakgahawela pre school where they set up relays for the children that focussed on improving their throwing and catching with a bit of competition involved. They also used pictures drawn by both them and the students to teach the children English words. At the end of their session the pre school was visited by a district nurse who gave the children a talk on how to keep their teeth and gums healthy which was a very interesting experience for the Durham students.