Warwick Preschool Minis Football Programme
Bermuda’s Brazilian Football School [BBFS] in partnership with the Warwick Preschool WPS, will provide positive male mentoring to 71 students. As of 2011, BBFS has provided both football and mentoring to 162 students at the WPS.
Coach Cal Blankendal said, “We are pleased to return to the Warwick Preschool to continue our Mini Brazilian Football and Life Skills Programme. Our main goal is to introduce each student [male/female] to the game of football and act as positive male role models, via our fun and learning based activities.
This year the programme is not being sponsored but that has not deterred us, from continuing to offer our services/equipment, at no charge to the wonderful students of WPS.”
Warwick Preschool administrator Mrs. Jennifer DeRosa Holder said, “Warwick Preschool was introduced to the Mini Brazilian Football Programme in 2011 and once again we are eager to begin another year’s partnership between the preschool and the community.
“Students, along with their teachers, were excited to walk to the PHC field to meet the coaches and to find out what it takes to become a Mini Brazilian. This programme targets several areas of development and learning that is promoted in preschool such as: Social-emotional, Physical, Language, Cognitive, Mathematics and Social Studies.
“Students will be building strength in team work, listening skills, following directions, gross-motor skills, coordination, balancing skills, understanding self and developing simple to complex skills. Warwick Preschool is proud to be a part of this programme as we strive to enhance the development of the whole child.”
Awesome! I am sure the kids will enjoy this kind of workshop. With proper guidance from great mentors, who knows, after several years will see these kids playing professionally. Goodluck!