Only 6 months to go until the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games!
Students from schools in the Get Set network to perform in London 2012 Ceremonies
27 Jan 2012
Members of the Get Set network have been selected as part of the under 16s volunteer perfomance cast!
To mark 6 months to go to the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) have today announced that the under 16s Volunteer Performer Cast for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be selected from schools in the six Host Boroughs that are in the ‘Get Set network’, the official London 2012 education programme, and incorporating the Olympic and Paralympic Values into their curriculum.
18 primary and 7 secondary schools in the six Host Boroughs have been involved in an audition process for the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony involving children aged 7-9 years and 11-13 years. In total 1,650 children auditioned for the London 2012 Ceremonies Mass Movement Team, undertaking large scale choreography as well as dance routines. More than 900 children will be selected over the coming weeks to perform in the Opening Ceremony on July 27 2012, watched by 80,000 people in the Olympic Stadium and a worldwide TV audience of over a billion people.
The lucky members of the Get Set network that have auditioned for the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony are:
NEWHAM
- Essex Primary School
- Colegrave Primary School
- Hallsville Primary School
- Lister Community School
- Cumberland School
GREENWICH
- Crown Woods College
- Nightingale Primary School
- Heronsgate Primary School
- Sherington Primary School
BARKING AND DAGENHAM
- All Saints Catholic School
- Hunters Hall Primary School
- Grafton Junior School
- Warren Junior School
WALTHAM FOREST
- Heathcote School & Science College
- St Josephs RC Junior School
- Henry Maynard Junior School
- Jenny Hammond Primary School
TOWER HAMLETS
- Langdon Park School
- Marner Primary School
- Manorfield Primary School
- Marian Richardson Primary School
HACKNEY
- Gainsborough Primary School
- Brook Community Primary School
- Sir Thomas Abney Primary School
- Skinners Academy
For the selected children there will be between 15 and 20 rehearsals taking place initially at the selected schools, then in East London at London 2012 Ceremonies rehearsal sites and finally in the Olympic Stadium. LOCOG is providing transport between the schools and the rehearsal venues for the young people.
Seb Coe, London 2012 Chair, said: ‘Being part of the Ceremonies is a great way of inspiring young people, I’m delighted school children from the Host Boroughs will be part of the show and help tell our story to world. The students involved will have an incredible experience which will build their confidence and a sense of pride in themselves, their friends, family, school and wider community.’
Selected schools from the six Host Boroughs will be auditioning in February for the London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony. More details on selection of schools within the six Host Boroughs for the London 2012 Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be announced at a later date.
