London 2012 mascots Wenlock and Mandeville joined Father Christmas at a special party at Downing Street to celebrate the School Games.<br/><br/>Pupils and staff from participating schools, the Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt and sports stars Audley Harrison, Mark Foster and Jason Gardener also attended the event.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.yourschoolgames.com/RegisterYourSchool.aspx" target="_blank">The School Games</a> is a unique opportunity to motivate and inspire millions of young people across the country to take part in more competitive sport.<br/><br/>The Prime Minister David Cameron said: 'The School Games are a great way to encourage young people to play more competitive sport, as well as getting involved in the excitement around the Olympic and Paralympic Games.'<br/>
Children in the London 2012 Children's Promise scheme today <a href="http://www.london2012.com/press/media-releases/2011/12/children-born-on-20-12-day-2004-celebrate-seventh-birthd.php">celebrated their seventh birthday </a>at an event hosted at John Lewis, Westfield Stratford City. <br/><br/>The children were excited to meet Olympic mascot Wenlock, Jonathan Edwards, Kelly Sotherton and Lawrence Okoye, and also received a special London 2012 birthday cake.
Seb Coe and Education Minister Tim Loughton announce 'Plan your 2012' a scheme which will see schools across England receive grants to support other schools in their area, to get involved in London 2012 and make the most of the opportunities available through Get Set, the official London 2012 education programme.
A London school has become the 10,000th to qualify for tickets to the London 2012 Games donated through the ‘Ticketshare’ scheme.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.london2012.com/news/2011/12/milestone-reached-as-10-000th-school-qualifies-for-ticke.php">St Jude’s Church of England Primary School in Lambeth has secured their allocation</a> by joining the London 2012 Get Set network, which recognises and rewards schools’ commitment to the Olympic and Paralympic Values.<br/><br/>The milestone was celebrated at the school with a visit by two-time Paralympic bronze medallist Sinclair Thomas.<br/><br/><br/>
Seb Coe visits children at Oak Lodge School in Wandsworth to speak to help launch a special week of Olympic and Paralympic figures giving talks in state schools and colleges.<br/><br/>The schools and colleges taking part in the London 2012 Speakers for Schools Week are all part of the <a href="http://getset.london2012.com/en/home" target="_blank">Get Set network</a>, in recognition of their work to incorporate the Olympic and Paralympic Values into their curriculum.
Young people in Brazil celebrate <a href="http://www.london2012.com/get-involved/education/international-inspiration/">International Inspiration</a> achieving its target one year earlier than planned.<br aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" jquery1322845474178="328"/><br aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" jquery1322845474178="329"/>The international sports legacy programme of the London 2012 Organising Committee has delivered on its promise of reaching 12 million children worldwide with one year to go to the Games. <br aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" jquery1322845474178="330"/>
Pupils Mina Khaled and Leila Laing from Lambeth Academy in London take part in the final of the <a href="http://www.london2012.com/news/2011/07/students-serve-up-winning-menus-for-london-2012.php">Get Set to Exercise your Taste Buds competition</a>.<br/><br/>The school was among the winners of the competition to design a dish which will be served in the Athletes' Village during the London 2012 Games next summer.<br/><br/>
Shannon Belvin from St Angela's Ursuline School in Forest Gate, Newham, has won a London 2012 education programme design competition to create a version of the London 2012 Paralympic mascot Mandeville that she feels represents London. The prize for winning the competition included having the opportunity to work with a top London designer to develop her design - which will now be made into an official version of Mandeville as well as a London 2012 pin badge.
Seb Coe visits Eastlea Community School in Newham to present them with a Get Set Network Plaque. <br/><br/>The award acknowledged the school becoming a part of the <a href="http://getset.london2012.com/en/home" target="_blank">Get Set Network</a>, London 2012's domestic education programme.
