Luke Boon and Sacha Willets are skipping royalty. Luke Boon is a current world record holder and 28-time World Champion in the sport of Jump Rope. Luke is one of the most decorated athletes in the history of the sport, and for many years has dedicated his time to mentoring world-class athletes and coaching at local, national, and international Jump Rope workshops.
Sacha on the other hand only took up the sport three years ago at the age of 39. I will let you do the maths on her age.
Together they took the school through a range of jump rope tricks and routines that had the school hopping. No pun intended.
We had wraparound moves. Double bounce moves. The day aimed to have the school be able to do Double Dutch using two ropes. We achieved that by the end of the display with 6 students aged between 5 and 11 plus Mr Morehu jumping Double Dutch on the stage in the hall.
Luke was amazed that one of our five-year-olds could double jump while jumping Double Dutch. This was the first time he had seen someone so young achieve that. Go Beau Room 16. Fantastic effort.
There is nothing like the recognition from an expert that we are on the right path with the learning of jump rope. He was able to teach complicated tricks to our seniors because they already knew how to jump. All those years of turning the rope at morning tea and lunch had paid off.
A great buzz around the school. Students were able to answer the question of what did you do at school today. And Luke and Sacha have offered to come back to work with us again. I wonder if the routines that are developed are good enough to share at Wairakei’s Got Talent.
Check out Luke and his entry into Australia Got Talent. It is worth watching.
The long snaking line of students at the skipping rope. Jump in, jump out and off they go, happy and excited. Some still have to "Learn It". Others have reached the "Prove it" stage. Many will remain, comforted to be in a safe inclusive group.
Since 2010, I have been the passionate Principal of this vibrant, successful, and innovative school. It's without hesitation, I say I'm focused on "accelerating growth for student learning outcomes".
My style is fostering a culture of professionalism formed on a solid foundation of critical reflection. My own professionalism is expanded through a network of advanced educational practitioners. Practitioners who extend my theoretical, philosophical and pedagogical base. Fundamental in my belief, is strategic dialogue will map learning and teaching so innovation and creativity can flow into an innovative curriculum.
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Comments
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May 14, 2024, 12:39 PM (6 days ago)
I have heard non stop about this amazing skipping day and how 'the best skipper in the whole wide world came to school' Sophie was very impressed ❤️
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May 10, 2024, 4:00 PM (10 days ago)
What an amazing day! We had the best time at Wairakei Primary. So impressed with all the children and hope everyone keeps up the great skipping!
