Scotland meets Finish Sporting Heros
East Lothian teacher Michael Purves's and his eTwinning pupils 
from Yester Primary School enjoyed a unique 'Sporting Day' when two famous Finnish sporting giants visited Yester to see a presentation of the eTwinning project by the children themselves. The Gifford's Healthy Passport project with Kuvansin koulu Primary School in eastern Finland is approaching the end of its first year, and Michael wanted to celebrate the brilliant work that has been done in both schools.
Hibernian football club's manager, Mixu Paatelainen, who was capped 70 times for the Finnish
national team in a glittering career, and Tero Aarnio, who is a very talented speedway rider with Berwick Bandits in the British Premier League both watched enthusiastically as the Yester children showed off their blogging work. After seeing examples of video and podcasts from both classes, they answered a series of questions put to them by the children in Yester and also by the children in Kuvansi, who had prepared questions in advance in advance.
Afterwards, both stars spoke warmly of the work they had seen. Mixu said,
"It's been wonderful to see the excellent work that the children have done. It's amazing to see how well organised the project has been, and how much the children in both classes have learned from each other."
The children were also shown Tero's motorcycle, and were thrilled to have their photographs taken individually by it. Check it all out at on the Healthy Passport blog.
Well done to Yester Primary and Kuvansin Koulu, we look forward to next year’s project!
