Launch of the Sport for Life learning centre in Trinidad and Tobago

The purpose of these centres is to use the power of sport to change the lives of children who are failing to reach their full potential at school and in society.

The target audience will be boys and girls aged 10-16. The core programme will be to take children for a two hour after-school or Saturday morning session which will be split between learning and sport coaching.

The learning component of the programme will include specially developed curriculum material in key subjects such as English, Maths and Science, along with healthy lifestyle and leadership modules.

The aim is, over a period, to institute a national network of learning centres across Trinidad and Tobago which will be based at a combination of cricket, football and athletics stadiums, along with community sports facilities.

Kumar Rampat has been appointed as manager of the Queen’s Park centre. He has had extensive experience in teaching, cricket coaching and the use of cricket as an educational tool. Overall management of the project will be undertaken by Andre Collins, Vice President -TTASPE.

About the programme
The programme has the support of Ministries of Sport and Youth Affairs, Education and National Security, University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC), SPORTT, Trinidad and Tobago Alliance for Sport and Physical Education TTASPE), QPCC, Prominent individuals including Brian Lara, Clive Pantin, the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA), Unipet and Atlantic LNG; with Atlantic LNG being our major sponsor. Atlantic LNG who fund the learning centre at QPCC for at least an initial two year period.

[This article has been edited by the Operating Team]