   |
Dreams and Teams is about developing young leaders and global citizens through sport. Young people in more than 20 countries are currently taking part in Dreams and teams. Anybody taking part in Dreams and teams should be constantly challenged in their own assumptions, beliefs and behaviour relating to sports leadership. They should think about other cultures and other ways of doing things - especially how to include people who are different from them. The programme sponsors in the UK are Youth Sport Trust and the British Council working in partnership. Dreams and Teams shares the philosophy and principles adopted by these two organizations which include amongst others a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Outside the U.K. Dreams and Teams is run in partnership between the British Council and local partner organisations. Dreams and Teams uses the global language and diversity of sport to develop leadership skills, active citizenship and international awareness and links. Through Dreams and Teams, international young leaders around the world will learn how to lead sport for other young people and have fun along the way. They will be challenged to make a difference by 'thinking global, acting local'. Dreams and Teams is different from other sport leadership programmes because of its international linking and cross-cultural dimmension. Sport provides a platform for young people in different countries to explore together issues relating to fair play, equity, cultural diversity, inclusion, religion, ethics, global communication, and many others. Through the establishment of international links, young leaders in each participating country will form a global teams, working towards an annual celebration event - a global sports festival to be held every year. Specialist Sports Colleges in the UK, together with their partner schools, will be supported to develop global citizenship programmes to form the first hub of international links. A link teacher from selected Sports Colleges will attend each national training programme to help build sustainable international links between their school/family of school and local partners in their partner Dreams and Teams country. For more details on Dreams and Teams, visit the website at: http://www.britishcouncil.org/dreams.  Top
|
   SPONSORING |
about