2016 Pierre de Coubertin Awards 

Congratulations

Last night (23rd June) Jai Armstrong attended the Pierre de Coubertin Award Ceremony at the MCG to receive his Pierre de Coubertin Award in recognition of the qualities of initiative, teamwork, sportsmanship and fair play should be encouraged in young people who participated in sports and competitive games.

Jai received his award from Nicole Livingston and Laudy Wiggins, both Olympians.

Jai was joined on the day by Lauren and Luke to take part in the Olympic Academy. They had the opportunity to meet 7 Olympians including Carman Marton who with her sister Caroline are going to Rio and both are former Fairhills students and they enjoyed swapping stories about Mr Milner

Luke had to leave early due to baseball commitment but not before a visit to the sports museum at the MCG.

The awards are funded by the Department of Education & Training and delivered by the Victorian Olympic Council.  Named after the founder of the Modern Olympic Games, the Pierre de Coubertin Award recognises students who demonstrate academic excellence and sporting prowess whilst exemplifying the Olympic values.  

Each award recipient must participate in sport and display the Olympic values, in particular good sportsmanship.  As part of the nomination each student must submit a literary or artistic piece to this year's theme.

All secondary government and non government schools are invited to nominate one receipient from Year 10, 11 or 12.  Each nominee must participate actively in the school's physical education program with a consistently positive attitude and must have represented the school in a sport.

Who is Baron Pierre de Coubertin?

Baron Pierre de Coubertin was born in Paris in 1863 and was personally involved in fencing, rowing and cycling. His visits to British “public” schools resulted in a lifelong interest in trying to get the heavily academic French schools to take up more sports-oriented curricula. As an educational theorist, de Coubertin was convinced of the importance of sport for the development of the individual. He is the founder of the Modern Olympics

As an educational theorist, de Coubertin was convinced of the importance of sport for the development of the individual. He believed that the qualities of initiative, teamwork, sportmanship and fair play should be encouraged in young people who participated in sports and competitve games.