121 Making Waves

Case Study - Andrew Margerrison, Ghana trip

Scott — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:36:33 +0000

121 Making Waves sponsored Andrew Margerrison to undertake some voluntary work in Ghana, a report from Andrew is below.

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Due to your generosity and help raising funds, this summer I traveled to Ghana for a 2 month teaching and community work placement. I worked in a non-government organisation called BASICS, based in Chorkor, one of the poorest regions of the capital.

BASICS was set up to compliment and extrapolate on the limited education the children receive in state school, which are always burdened with inadequate space and overcrowding. For the 1st week or so I shadowed a teacher there with one of the older classes, and then was put in charge in charge of the kindergarten for the rest of my time. 14 shouting, singing and smiling kids ranging from 5 to 12 years old certainly made things eventful! The kindergarten hadn’t started full school, and so creative games, sports and music was as important as academic studies, which suited me down to the ground!

I instigated activities such as football tournaments, a ‘kindergarten Olympics’
(Which I didn’t win gold and so stropped for an afternoon), made paper-mache
masks and several painting projects, which now decorate the centre and the kids seem really proud of.

BASICS is run on a shoestring budget, and so any activities or ideas I had had to be funded by your sponsorship, for which I can’t thank you enough. This includes arts and craft materials, costumes and even ingredients for disastrous mass pizza making. It seems the children and I shared mutual feelings about each others food. These kids had the biggest smiles in the world, and it was amazing to see how happy such simple things could make people who have nothing, and so again I am very grateful.

Andrew Margerrison

Parent and Baby Sessions

Scott — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:26:31 +0000

To give your little ones and early start.

We run a parent and baby session on a Monday morning from 9.30- 11.Under an extremely safe enviroment, we help the little ones to gain water confidence, baby swims and submegring. although that sounds scary you can take it as far as you as a parent/guardian feels comfortable.

Prices =£2 per person. not inc (baby, toddler)

Adult Group Lessons

Scott — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:42:38 +0000

As a trial run we will be offering adult group swimming lessons, Friday night’s from 8pm starting on 18th September.

Cost will be £5 for a 45 minute session

For more info on this please contact us

Friday Night Swimming Club

Scott — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:30:01 +0000

Following the trial period of our new friday night swimming club we can now confirm a regular friday nigth session starting at at 7.30, The charge is £3 per session, no need to book - just pay on the night. If anyone would like any more info on this then please contact us

Ryan Hall

Scott — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:29:36 +0000

Ryan aged 11 has been part of 121 Making Waves since it was first established, Scott previously instructed Ryan at Concordia leisure Centre before Making Waves was established. Ryan recently took part in a regional compeition for people with Down’s Syndrome held in the Neptune Centre, Middlesbourgh.
Ryan competed in 2 events, he won the under 16’s one length frontcrawl. He then was givin an oportunity to swim in another event because of his ability.
Ryan was asked to swim in the under 25 category against boys twice his age and size. Ryan 11, swam this event and beat the under 25’s achieving 2 gold medals.
Well Done Ryan, from everyone at 121 Making Waves.

Tuesday Night Swimming Club

Iain — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:50:15 +0000

After the great success of our trial period 121 Making Waver are glad to announce the continuation of our swimming club held on tuesday nights at 7:30, we have seen great progression in all who attended over the past few months. If anyone would like any more info on this then please contact us