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Education and Handover celebrations

The Handover Ceremonies in Beijing 2008 mark the official start of our Olympiad. We are inviting children and young people in schools and colleges across the UK to lead Paralympic Handover celebrations this year.

Paralympic Handover day


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The Paralympic Games Handover Ceremony in Beijing takes place on 17 September 2008. It is the official start of the build up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games, when the Paralympic Flag is handed from Beijing to London.

We have created an online resource to help children and young people in schools and colleges to celebrate this exciting moment.

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Visit our resource to access films, ideas for activities and resources for assemblies. You can also register your school or college to receive other information on London 2012.
Pierre De Coubertin

What are the Olympic and Paralympic values?

The founder of the Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin, was really interested in education. He wanted the Games to be a celebration of mind, body and spirit and he developed a set of values. These values can be interpreted as:

- Respect - fair play; knowing one’s own limits; and taking care of one’s health and the environment
- Excellence - how to give the best of oneself, on the field of play or in life; taking part; and progressing according to one’s own objectives
- Friendship - how, through sport, to understand each other despite any differences 

The Paralympic values are based on the history of the Paralympic Games and the tradition of fair play and honourable sports competition.

They are:
- courage;
- determination;
- inspiration; and
- equality

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