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UPDATE: 10 \/11 \/2017<\/p>\n

Chailey School Assembly: Remembrance and Global Peace Games<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Four of the five year groups (i.e. 80% of the school) watched the 2017 Global Peace Games<\/a> video in assemblies this week. They were given a presentation (click on Chailey School Assembly link above) which discussed the thinking and purpose of the GPGs and a couple of Chailey School’s ambassadors for peace (different ones in different assemblies) talked a little to the year groups about what they had gained from their GPGs experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Global Peace Games & Chailey School<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chailey School is delighted to be one of only two schools chosen to represent England at the Global Peace Games to be held at the internationally renowned Peace Villages at Messines in Belgium in September. At the Peace Village, ten of the school\u2019s students and two members of staff will join schools from Italy and Belgium, along with other young people from Germany, in a week-long event to mark the centenary of the First World War and explore the role of sport, culture and art in an exchange of learning and conflict resolution. As is often the case, our young people will mix, talk and share sport with those from other cultures and backgrounds better than perhaps adults do. The event is funded by the European Union, and the Peace Village itself is situated close to what is believed to be the site of the Christmas Truces in 1914; this was a moment of great humanity during four years of bloodshed and war, and one when football was believed to have been played between British and German soldiers. As such, the National Children\u2019s Football Alliance have been a driving force behind organising these games. Chailey School, having been involved in the same organisation\u2019s Peace Fields Project as part of its own long-running \u2018Chailey and The Great War\u2019 project, is honoured to be involved.<\/p>\n

Chailey School are the first school in England to Twin with Flanders Peace Field<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday 9th May 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

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L-R. Tim Dudgeon, Assistant Head Teacher, Chailey School, Ernie Brennan, Director, NCFA. Lesley Young, Head Teacher, Chailey School and David Whelpton, Board of Governors, Chailey School<\/p><\/div>\n

This week has seen the official handing over of Chailey School\u2019s \u2018Peace Field\u2019 plaque by Ernie Brennan, Managing Director of the National Children\u2019s Football Alliance. Two years ago, the school took an enthusiastic lead in the national and international \u2018Peace Field Project\u2019 which called upon schools to dedicate playing fields to peace in commemoration of the Christmas Truces on the Western Front in 1914. This moment of history that inspired humanitarianism, rather than bloodshed and conflict, is the historical focal point of the project.<\/p>\n

Since 2014 and also as part of their own \u2018Chailey and The Great War\u2019 project, the school has organised annual football tournaments for local primary schools on the field, attended by representatives of the NCFA and also The Royal British Legion. At the last of these events, Mr Brennan presented a \u2018Poppy Ball\u2019, marking this twinning with Flanders Peace Field and the Peace Village at Messines in Belgium (site of the 1914 Christmas Truce).<\/p>\n

This plaque then marks the next stage, and a copy of the plaque will also be formally handed over in a ceremony at the Peace Village at Messines. Chailey will be the first British School to be represented there in this way, and it is delighted to be at the forefront of such a project.<\/p>\n

The Peace Fields Project (PFP) provides opportunities of schools to twin their designated areas of play with one of the world’s most famous areas of play, Flanders Peace Field. \u00a0In 1914 Flanders Field witnessed the First World War’s Christmas Truces where Allied and German soldiers put down their weapons, met in no-mans-land, shuck hands, exchanged gifts and played some football.<\/p>\n

The historic event has become synonymous with acts of humanitarianism throughout the history of the world. \u00a0School teachers, sports coaches and educationalists around the world recognise the value of the Christmas Truces in 1914.<\/p>\n

Commemorating war and celebrating peace, through the PFP lends itself to cross-curricular activities, inter-generational \u00a0relationships, citzenship, social inclusion and community cohesion.<\/p>\n

Contextualising the events throughout the First World War helps young people contemplate the realities of war \u00a0and in the case of the Christmas Truces, the role of sport in the First World War.<\/p>\n

‘We are very proud to be the first school in the country to twin our playing field with Flanders Peace Field. \u00a0Our Peace Field will promote friendship and sportsmanship in the spirit of the Christmas Truces.’<\/strong>\u00a0Lesley Young, Head Teacher.<\/p>\n

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L-R. Ernie Brennan, Director, NCFA and Lesley Young, Head Teacher, Chailey School, signing the Peace Field Project Declaration.<\/p><\/div>\n

The PFP Declaration pledges Chailey School’s commitment to peace and promoting fair play. Chailey School’s playing field is forever twinned with Flanders Peace Field, a legacy to the First World War and a modern day memorial to peace.<\/p>\n

‘The 100 year commemoration of the First World War gives our school a legacy where all the games played on the peace field will advocate fair play.’<\/strong> Tim Dudgeon, Assistant Head Teacher.<\/p>\n

Chailey School’s PFP plaque will be displayed overlooking their peace field. \u00a0A second plaque with Chailey School’s name on it will be displayed at Flanders overlooking the site of the 1914 Christmas Truces.<\/p>\n

‘Chailey School is a forward thinking school. Its commitment to their pupils’ education is clearly witnessed in being the first school in England to twin their playing field with Flanders Peace Field.’<\/strong> Ernie Brennan, Director, NCFA.<\/p>\n

‘Twining Chailey School playing field with Flanders Peace Field will benefit all our pupils, staff and community. The PFP commemorating war and celebrating peace is a poignant way for our pupils to engage in history and their future.’<\/strong> David Whelpton, Board of Governors, Chailey School.<\/p>\n

Peace Field Football Tournament<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Chailey School, Thursday 15th<\/sup> October 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Assistant Head Teacher, Tim Dudgeon, introduces guest speaker Ernie Brennan from the National Children’s Football Alliance.<\/p><\/div>\n

It was time for Chailey School\u2019s now annual \u2018Peace Field Football Tournament\u2019 on Thursday! This tournament is also part of Chailey School\u2019s ongoing commemoration project on \u2018Chailey and The Great War\u2019<\/em>, the school\u2019s continuing links with local primary schools, and also an important nation-wide project with the National Children\u2019s Football Alliance. Local primary schools from Ditchling, Fletching, Hamsey, Wivelsfield, Plumpton, Newick, Barcombe and Danehill all played with enthusiasm and considerable skill, with both sporting competition and fair play being key parts of the afternoon. Mr Dudgeon, Assistant Headteacher at Chailey School, welcomed Ernie Brennan, Managing Director of the NCFA, to start the event with a ceremony of handing over a \u2018Poppy Ball\u2019, marking the school\u2019s playing fields twinning with Flanders Peace Field and the Peace Village at Messines in<\/p>\n

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National Children’s Football Alliance’s Ernie Brennan presents Chailey School with a Peace Poppy Ball to kick off the Peace Fields Tournament<\/p><\/div>\n

Belgium (site of the 1914 Christmas Truce). The nation-wide Peace Field Project has invited schools not only to commemorate World War One and the Christmas Truce but also to celebrate peace through reflecting on a moment in history that inspires humanitarianism, and Chailey School is proud to be at the forefront of this and one of the first schools to be involved.<\/p>\n

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Lesley Young (Head Teacher) & Tim Dudgeon (Assistant Head Teacher) proudly display Chailey School’s Peace Poppy Ball.<\/p><\/div>\n

The afternoon, organized by Chailey\u2019s Ms Davey, and refereed and run by the school\u2019s Year 9 Junior Sports Leaders, saw some great football being played in a sporting spirit. In the end, Ditchling won the Year 3 and 4 competition (Wivelsfield and Fletching the Fair Play Award) and Hamsey the Year 5 and 6 (with Plumpton and Hamsey winning the award for Fair Play at that level).<\/p>\n

Peace Field Project at Chailey School<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday 16th October 2014<\/p>\n

Last Thursday (16th October), 120 primary school children from seven schools as well as many parents, alongside staff and students from Chailey School commemorated the Christmas Truce of 1914 in Chailey School\u2019s Peace Field Football Tournament. As part of the National Children\u2019s Football Alliance\u2019s scheme to provide schools with the opportunity to twin their designated areas of play with the Flanders Peace Field and the Peace Village, Messines, Belgium (site of the 1914 Christmas Truce), the nation-wide Peace Field Project has invited schools not only to commemorate World War One and the Christmas Truce but also to celebrate peace through reflecting on a moment in history that inspires humanitarianism. Chailey School is one of the first schools to complete the process, and the school is developing a series of events and activities over the next four years as part of its own \u2018Remembering the Great War\u2019 project.<\/p>\n

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L-R, Nici Rice (NCFA) Tim Dudgeon (Chailey School) and John Haywood (Royal British Legion)<\/p><\/div>\n

The tournament itself was officially opened by Chailey School headteacher Lesley Young, along with Nici Rice of the NCFA and John Hayward of the Royal British Legion who movingly read the poem \u2018In Flanders Fields\u2019. The matches were much enjoyed by those who attended on a warm autumn afternoon with the winners of the Year 5\/6 trophy being Barcombe CoE PS, and Plumpton PS taking the Year 3\/4 competition. In keeping with the spirit of the event, a \u2018Fair Play\u2019 award was an important element of the afternoon with Plumpton and Newick adjudged the best teams in this category.<\/p>\n

The NCFA’s Nici Rice writes; The Peace Field Project at Chailey School started in perfect fashion with the sun coming out for the children on what was a rather cloudy and blustery day.<\/p>\n

\"2v1_w200_h102\"<\/a>Following the official opening by Head teacher Lesley Young and a wonderful introduction by Tim Dudgeon (Deputy Head), a true gentleman John Hayward of the Royal British Legion humbled us all with a poignant moment of reflection with his commemorative reading of \u201cIn Flanders Field\u201d. The side-lines were silenced momentarily followed by rapturous applause.<\/p>\n

\"3v2_w200_h100\"<\/a>What a start!!…Parents, Teachers and children from seven local primary schools filled their very own \u2018Peace Field\u2019 and took part in a very special football tournament. Managed on the day by Louise and her willing team of students as part of their Leadership Skills Award, the games began in timely fashion and \u2018fair play\u2019 was demonstrated throughout, the children recognising that the only prizes on the day were smiles and handshakes.<\/p>\n

\"1v1_w194_h100\"<\/a>It was an absolute privilege to be their guest and to represent the National Children\u2019s Football Alliance on a day that genuine peace and togetherness was experienced by all. Well done Chailey! Looking forward to next year already!<\/p>\n

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