Common Goal
This project's parent organization is Global Education Derby
It operates in United Kingdom
It uses Multiple sports
Entered the Sport for Education Award and Sport For Social Inclusion Award
More about Common Goal
Common Goal aims to promote community cohesion in Derbyshire. Supporting young people to develop interpersonal and leadership skills, while building positive relationships outside their immediate friendship groups and experience.
Working with Derby City and Derbyshire secondary schools the project brings students of different ages, ethnicity, faith and socio-economic backgrounds together to discover common interests, work cooperatively and have fun – with sport as the central theme.
Joint activity days for younger students are devised and run by sports leaders in the schools, with accredited training and support provided by Global Education Derby and Derby County Community Trust. A mixture of classroom and practical sport sessions are used to challenge perceptions, develop peer mentoring skills and raise awareness of equality and human rights issues. After involvement with the project sports leaders are offered opportunities to use their skills in primary schools and the wider community.
Encouraging young people to think for themselves and have an open minded approach to difference, is vital to prepare students to live and work in an increasingly globalised society.