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Exciting News!!

The Halton District School Board has approved the sport of dragonboating to take place within the schools!

Many enthusiastic teachers already have dragonboating as one of the activities for their students to participate in.

If you are not already involved... then you need to know that:

Lively Dragon provides a three session program for students.

The three session program consists of:


One Classroom Session...

- talk about the history of dragon boating, the make up of a team, different 'parts' of a team, the different parts of the dragon boat stroke...and show a 20 minute video
One on the water Session...
On the second day of the three day program the students meet us down at Bayfront Park
There is a water safety talk
Synchronization training
Endurance paddling for beginners
Work on becoming a team

One on the water Session...
On the second day of the three day program the students meet us down at Bayfront Park
There is a water safety talk
Synchronization training
Endurance paddling for beginners
Work on becoming a team

 

Second on the water Session...
The third day is on the water training again.
Students participate in the "Dotting of the Eye" Ceremony
Enhance the skills that the students worked on the day before
The will paddle a 250m race

We will have a safety boat on the water. We encourage the teacher to take lots of pictures.

The program is best suited for May through Oct. Days fill up quickly so be sure to book ASAP

The cost of the program is $28 per student. There is room in the boat for 20 paddlers and one drummer. The Lively Dragon coach stands at the back of the boat coaching, and steering.

**NEW for 2008** We invite all high school dragon boat teams to participate in a student event on May 30 at Kelso Conservation Area 10am-2pm Cost is $600 per team. All teams race three times.
Prizes-- 1st place wins $400 towards your physed program
2nd place wins $200 towards your physed program
3rd place wins $100 towards your physed program

If you have any further questions please let me know
Jackie Mazurek   905 527 1699  jackie@dragonboats.ca



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Jackie Maz
2319 Industrial Street

Burlington, Ontario
Canada, L7P 1A3
Jackie@dragonboats.ca
Tel. 905-319 0102

Ramsay Drummond Young
2319 Industrial St.

Burlington, On L7P 1A3
ramsaydy@dragonboats.ca
Tel. 905-407-2174
Websites:
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