Free sports workshops for children aged 5 to 12 will be offered for free on Thursday, August 23, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the esplanade of Lattre de Tassigny (in front of the Nice Exhibition Palace). Since May 23, nearly 38 cities in France have hosted the Kids FitDays village, which welcomes the visit of more than 600 children at each stop.
Kids FitDays teaches sport as a school of life, one that teaches perseverance, self-respect, and respect for others. So many useful values for succeeding and integrating into our society.
The Kids FitDays village is setting up in Nice on Thursday, August 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Nice hosts the Kids FitDays on Thursday, August 23, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the esplanade of Lattre de Tassigny. Throughout a course within the village, children will discover children’s rights: the right to a name and a family during registration, the right to be treated with the Red Cross, the right to be protected against violence with the police and Maïf Prevention, the right to be properly fed, the right to play and have fun with the triathlon, the right to freedom of expression, the right to live in peace with Olympism…
The sports workshops offered to children
Triathlon Workshop: a fun sport based on the practice of three basic disciplines that children are well acquainted with: swimming, cycling, and running. Budding triathletes will cover 20 meters of swimming, 1 kilometer of mountain biking, followed by 250 meters of running.
National Police Workshop: children earn the Gendy Bike License on the road safety course. They will then tackle the “Head and Legs” sports course because to protect oneself, one must be able to think and react in record time. They will learn to protect themselves with questions from Maïf Prevention.
Red Cross Workshop: children dressed as perfect little rescuers overcome obstacles before saving a victim, learn to raise an alarm and place a victim in the safe recovery position, as well as familiarize themselves with cardiac massage and the use of an automatic defibrillator.
Hydration Workshop: children participate in a relay race specially designed to understand the necessity of staying hydrated.
Nutrition Workshop: children learn about the vitamins and minerals contained in fruits and vegetables and understand through a game of pétanque the importance of eating 5 fruits and vegetables a day. A second game on the theme of calcium helps them understand how to fight against overweight.
Sustainable Development Workshop: a skill game focusing on the collection and recycling of waste in daily life.
Olympism Workshop: a mime game to discover Olympic sports with TopSec.
10 children selected in Nice for the regional final on Saturday, August 25 in Valence
10 children will be selected by draw at the Nice stage, to go and participate under their city’s colors in the regional final in Valence on August 25; They will meet children from Vichy, Albertville, Macon, Béziers, Montpellier, Cannes, and Valence in a small triathlon event adapted to their age and timed. This time, they will have to do their best to try to be on the podium since the top 3 children in each age and gender category will go to the national final on August 25 in Valence; they will then have the chance to meet the world’s best triathletes who have just arrived from the London Olympics…
