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Business Recorder
25-07-2025
- Health
- Business Recorder
‘Skills for Life' programme across 15 schools being launched
LAHORE: In a significant step toward empowering children through sports-based learning, BARD Foundation has partnered with Right To Play and CARE Foundation, to launch the 'Skills for Life' program across 15 CARE Foundation-adopted schools. This collaboration reflects the shared mission of all three organizations to improve the quality of education and life outcomes for children across Pakistan by integrating sports-based learning into school environments. Through this partnership, Right To Play will implement its internationally recognized Skills for Life Program, which focuses on fostering social, emotional, and cognitive development in schoolchildren using sports-based learning methodologies. Sponsored by BARD Foundation, the program aims to impact over 4,500 students, including both girls and boys, across primary and middle school levels. The initiative will roll out in key components i.e. POWER and SFD. Play opportunities for wellness and education resource (Power) is a structured sports-based learning model that utilizes play to build foundational skills in children from the primary sections of 5 CARE Foundation schools. The Sport for Development (SFD) is a sports-based curriculum tailored for students in grades 6 to 8 across 10 schools, leveraging sports as a tool to instill leadership, teamwork, emotional intelligence, and resilience. Mehreen Dawood, Member, Board of Governors – BARD Foundation, said, 'Through this collaboration with Right To Play and CARE Foundation, we are investing not only in education but in the holistic development of children through sports-based learning—helping them build confidence, resilience, and essential life skills that will stay with them forever.' This initiative marks another meaningful step in BARD Foundation's mission to remove barriers and create opportunities for youth across Pakistan. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Edinburgh Reporter
19-07-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Padel marathon to aid Right to Play charity
Thistle padel members will, on Saturday 2 August, be taking on a 25-hour marathon to raise vital funds for the Right to Play UK charity. Padethon is Scotland's biggest grassroots padel charity event bringing together players, volunteers, and supporters from across the country to play for a purpose. Right To Play is an organisation that uses the power of sport and play to protect, educate and empower children in some of the world's most challenging communities. For the first time this year as well as taking place at Hatton Sports Club players can also take part in The Padethon at Thistle, Paties Road. Players can sign up on their own or with a group to play together. As well as padel there will be many other activities including tennis tournaments, a raffle, exhibition matches and more. Entry is via a donation to Right to Play UK on Just Giving with 100 per cent of all proceeds donated to the nominated charity each year. Game4Padel members will receive priority on padel slots at Thistle. Like this: Like Related
North Wales Live
12-06-2025
- General
- North Wales Live
Top 30 playground games from marbles to British Bulldog
A poll of 2,000 adults has unveiled the enduring popularity of traditional children's games, with classics like marbles, British Bulldog, conkers and 'What's the Time, Mr Wolf?' making the top 10 list. The study revealed that over half of the adults surveyed played outdoor games daily during their school years. Other beloved playground pastimes included football cards, yo-yos, 'Cat's Cradle' and hopscotch. Most adults felt these activities were instrumental in forming friendships when they were younger, with nearly three-quarters saying these interactions are some of their most cherished childhood memories. Gillian McMahon, executive director of international charity Right To Play, commented: "Play is a deep-rooted part of childhood in the UK; however, millions of children globally are unable to claim this basic right." Right to Play is dedicated to transforming the lives of millions of children annually through play. Gillian added: "Extreme challenges such as conflict, poverty, child labour and early marriage are depriving many vulnerable children of the childhood they deserve." The research was released to coincide with International Day of Play on June 11. This UN-recognised day aims to raise awareness about the vital importance of play for children, and emphasise it as a fundamental right. According to the research, most adults are not aware that children's right to play is protected by international law. However, a significant majority of 67% agree that every child should have the right to play, recognising its benefits, including physical exercise, forming friendships, and developing essential social skills like empathy and cooperation. Gillian McMahon emphasised: "Many children are denied the chance to just be kids. We are working to change this situation. "Through our global programmes, we are reaching more than 4.7 million vulnerable children each year in some of the most difficult places on earth. "Using the power of play we are helping children to stay in school, resist exploitation, overcome prejudice and heal from the trauma of war and displacement." TOP 30 PLAYGROUND GAMES OF ALL TIME: Hide and Seek Tag/You're It Skipping ropes (solo and group games) Marbles Hopscotch Conkers British Bulldog What's the Time, Mr Wolf? Football stickers Football cards Hand clapping games (e.g. A Sailor Went to Sea, Miss Mary Mack) Cat's Cradle Yo-Yos Simon Says Sticker albums Stuck in the Mud Duck, Duck, Goose Top Trumps Swingball Ring-a-Ring o' Roses Elastics Paper fortune tellers (chatterboxes) 'The Floor is Lava' Pokemon cards Tamagotchis Pogs Grandma's Footsteps Sleeping Lions Double Dutch Loom bands
Wales Online
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Top 30 playground games from marbles to British Bulldog
Top 30 playground games from marbles to British Bulldog A survey of 2,000 adults has revealed the top 30 most popular childhood games Brits have voted for their top playground games (Image: Getty Images ) A poll of 2,000 adults has unveiled the enduring popularity of traditional children's games, with classics like marbles, British Bulldog, conkers and 'What's the Time, Mr Wolf?' making the top 10 list. The study revealed that over half of the adults surveyed played outdoor games daily during their school years. Other beloved playground pastimes included football cards, yo-yos, 'Cat's Cradle' and hopscotch. Most adults felt these activities were instrumental in forming friendships when they were younger, with nearly three-quarters saying these interactions are some of their most cherished childhood memories. Gillian McMahon, executive director of international charity Right To Play, commented: "Play is a deep-rooted part of childhood in the UK; however, millions of children globally are unable to claim this basic right." Right to Play is dedicated to transforming the lives of millions of children annually through play. Gillian added: "Extreme challenges such as conflict, poverty, child labour and early marriage are depriving many vulnerable children of the childhood they deserve." Article continues below The research was released to coincide with International Day of Play on June 11. This UN-recognised day aims to raise awareness about the vital importance of play for children, and emphasise it as a fundamental right. Right To Play reach 4.7m children through their global programmes (Image: SWNS ) According to the research, most adults are not aware that children's right to play is protected by international law. However, a significant majority of 67% agree that every child should have the right to play, recognising its benefits, including physical exercise, forming friendships, and developing essential social skills like empathy and cooperation. Gillian McMahon emphasised: "Many children are denied the chance to just be kids. We are working to change this situation. "Through our global programmes, we are reaching more than 4.7 million vulnerable children each year in some of the most difficult places on earth. Article continues below "Using the power of play we are helping children to stay in school, resist exploitation, overcome prejudice and heal from the trauma of war and displacement." TOP 30 PLAYGRO UND GAMES OF ALL TIME:
CBC
11-06-2025
- Sport
- CBC
P.E.I. Paralympian talks about the importance of International Day of Play, recognized by UN in 2024
The United Nations officially recognized the International Day of Play last year. This year, CBC's Louise Martin caught up with P.E.I.'s gold medal-winning Paralympian and Right to Play Ambassador, Billy Bridges, about why it's important to mark this day, and how play changed the course of his life.
