Summer Learning Journey Week 4 Day 2

8/1/2018

Day 2: A Decade of Sport

Activity 1: Chasing Great

Over the past 17 years New Zealand has experienced a number of sporting highlights, perhaps none larger than the back-to-back Rugby World Cup victories in 2011 and 2015. In both competitions our national rugby team, the All Blacks, was captained by a man named Richie McCaw. He is arguably one of the best rugby players of all time. A movie called Chasing Great was recently created to document his incredible rugby career.

Please watch the trailer for Chasing Great and read about Richie McCaw online. On your blog tell us three things that you learned about Richie that you did not know beforehand. What else would you like to know about Richie?

Richie facts

Day 2: A Decade of Sport

Activity 1: Chasing Great

Over the past 17 years New Zealand has experienced a number of sporting highlights, perhaps none larger than the back-to-back Rugby World Cup victories in 2011 and 2015. In both competitions our national rugby team, the All Blacks, was captained by a man named Richie McCaw. He is arguably one of the best rugby players of all time. A movie called Chasing Great was recently created to document his incredible rugby career.

Please watch the trailer for Chasing Great and read about Richie McCaw online. On your blog tell us three things that you learned about Richie that you did not know beforehand. What else would you like to know about Richie?

Activity 2: Sporting Heroes

When Richie Mccaw first started playing rugby he was not the best but he had passion to become the best he could.

He was also the first ever person in the world to reach 100 tests in the year 2011.

The first time he ever knew about the all blacks was in the 18 world cup.

Bonus -  Richie was first named as the All Blacks captain when he was 23 years old in 2003 during the test against Wales.

In 2015, a kiwi golfer named Lydia Ko became the youngest woman in the world to reach the #1 ranking.  She was only 17 years old. Many people from here in New Zealand and overseas really admire her and think of her as a modern-day sporting hero. Who is your sporting hero? They can be a famous athlete, or even a member of your family or community. It’s completely up to you.

On your blog tell us about your sporting hero. Who are they? Why are they a hero? Include a photo of them in your blog post.

My sporting hero is Lisa Carrington. She is an incredible rower, and last year she was awarded the prestigious  Lonsdale Cup for her amazing results in 2016! She spends hours training, and I think her commitment to her sport is inspiring.

Valerie Adams

My sporting hero is Valerie Adams because she is the best shot putter in the country and has won an Olympic gold medal and more, she is also very humble and doesn't let all the fame and wins get to her head. She is devoted and puts all she has into her sport, she even kept training when she was pregnant with her baby girl.

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Bonus Activity: Shake it Off

In recent years, many New Zealanders have embraced a new form of exercise called Zumba©. It was developed by a man named Alberto Perez who lives in the country of Columbia. He created Zumba by bringing together many different dance styles including: cumbia, mambo, hip-hop, soca, samba, salsa, tango, merengue and mambo

Choose one of the dance styles mentioned above and click on the name to read more about it. Once you are done, post three interesting facts about the dance style on your blog. In which country did it originate? Who originally created it?   

Tango

Sorry there is no information about who specifically invented it.

Tango is dance that was originated in the 1880s from the Río de la  between 2 people, it soon spread to, Argentina, Uruguay, and then the rest of the world.

There are many different styles of the tango including Tango vals, Tango liso, Tango orillero and a lot more.

The first tango was originally named tango criollo and

is a dance made from African, Native american, and european culture.

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