Students from all three schools stop for a photo in front of the Olympic Stadium.

The winning schools – Vandyke Upper School in Leighton Buzzard, Burleigh Community College in Loughborough and Sir Frederic Osborn School in Welwyn Garden City – sent in the best examples of how schools are bringing International Inspiration to life and included photos of school exchange visits, participating in sport and play, welcoming delegations from partner countries and project specific work.  

While on the visit, pupils got the opportunity to see first-hand the work that is progressing on London’s Olympic Park, where the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hosted in 2012. As part of the Park tour, they saw the major venues being constructed by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), including the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Velodrome and Handball Arena, and learnt about the environmental and community programmes running on the Olympic Park.

Seb Coe, Chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), said: 'Our vision is to use the power of the Games to inspire lasting change and we took a very clear promise to Singapore – to encourage the youth of the world to choose sport.

'The work these winning schools have been doing on International Inspiration and their link with International Inspiration countries is another key step towards delivering that promise. I'm delighted that they won the opportunity to visit the London 2012 Olympic Park – I hope it has inspired them even more to continue their great work on International Inspiration.'

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