'How wide and heavy will the Stadium be?'
'How much will the average ticket cost?'
'How old do I have to be to take part in Archery?'

…just some of the trickier questions I was asked this morning on my visit to Grasmere Primary School in Stoke Newington, Hackney.

Over the next few months, we're encouraging every member of LOCOG staff to visit a local school and to deliver an assembly, so this morning, it was my turn. I opted for a visit to Grasmere Primary School, not only because they are registered with Get Set, the London 2012 education programme for schools and colleges in the UK, but because the school is round the corner from my house.

Having delivered an assembly to 240 very enthusiastic pupils, from nursery to Year 6, my next stop was Year 5's classroom where I was greeted by a barrage of tough questions. Year 5 definitely know their stuff…..especially when it comes to buildings and architecture. Next time I'm taking someone from the ODA with me!

I spent the rest of the morning leading a workshop about which athletes are their role models, and whether their favourite athletes live the Olympic and Paralympic Values of friendship, respect, excellence, courage, determination, inspiration and equality. It was interesting to see who Year 5 rated as their sporting 'role models': Nadal (who received lots of votes), Becky Adlington, Ellie Simmonds, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, Mel Marshall, and surprisingly few footballers!

By this point, I should have gone back to the office – but I was enjoying myself too much. At break time, I was accosted in the playground with yet more questions ('How high is the highest diving board?' 'Can my dance group be in the Opening Ceremony?' 'Has the Torch ever set someone's clothes alight!?')

The final activity of the morning was persuasive writing, led by Year 5's form teacher. Year 5 was set the task of thinking how they would persuade other Grasmere pupils 'Why London 2012 is good for us?', using 'persuasive' words they have recently learned. Each pupil then presented their argument to the rest of the class. These included:

'Youngsters can put their minds into doing something instead of hanging out on the streets'
'Everyone can get fit and healthy and it will help prevent heart disease.'
'The Park will be opened to the public afterwards, therefore, it's good for the community'.

In Year 5's next lesson, they will be writing up their opinions on their role models and exploring whether they think they, as individuals, live the Olympic and Paralympic Values. As Get Set is designed to support children and young people in living the Olympic and Paralympic Values and to recognise and reward them for their efforts, we hope they will be uploading their work onto Get Set soon and applying to join our special Get Set Network.

A visit to a school always reminds me why I do my job – children are always excited, enthusiastic and inquisitive about the Games and want to learn more about what we're doing. The fact that Grasmere pupils had so many relevant and informed questions was fantastic and proved they are really taking an interest in what's going on.

I was really impressed with both staff and pupils at Grasmere and I'll be taking a particular interest in what they get up to over the next few months…and I would love to go back to see what my local school is doing as we get closer to the Games!