EUROPEAN YEAR OF EDUCATION THROUGH SPORT 2004

The 2004 Annual meeting of UBC Commission on Sport was held in Narva (Estonia). The meeting gathered representatives of 12 cities from 7 countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden.

In 2004 Commission on Sport responded to the decision of the Council of European Union, hence the annual meeting was devoted to the European Year of Education through Sport (EYES). Presentations made during the meeting showed the best practices of education through sport on the example of sailing, rugby and kick-boxing. The aims of all mentioned sport activities are to encourage young people to develop their physical as well as social capabilities e.g. teamwork, solidarity, tolerance, fair-play.

In EYES 2004 Commission on Sport has decided to allocate the grants for sport initiatives with a special focus on promoting the social inclusion of disadvantaged groups through sport and education. "Move your body, stretch your mind - grants" will help to raise awareness among educational and sport organizations of the need for cooperation to develop education through sport as well as to take advantage of values conveyed by sport, to increase knowledge and skills, to promote the educational value of mobility and pupils' exchange.

Ewa Depka

UBC CS Coordinator

ubcsport@gdynia.pl