“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, it has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers.

It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination.”   

 

- Nelson Mandela, Worlds Sports Award Speech -

 

Essential Questions: 

• How have sports shaped and fostered change throughout the history of our society? 

• What inequalities and injustices persist in sport and how can we combat these?

• How can we use sport to promote opportunity, equality, & justice in our community?

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       In this project, after exploring the origins of sport, students examined the ways in which games and sport intersect and often collide with race, gender, education, and ability. Students worked on argumentation and had the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the positives and negatives that accompany the national sport's community as well as athletics worldwide. After investigating the many ways in which sports can bring people together and make a lasting impact on our society, as well as how sports can consume people’s lives and how institutional discrimination can oppress and dehumanize athletes today, students partnered with a nonprofit organization, interviewing members, organizing fundraisers, and presenting their discoveries in our final exhibition:             

          

 "Sport For Change Fair."

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