Horizon Sports Club

Senior Wycombe Abbey pupils support Horizon Sports Club by swimming with disabled children. 

Aims

Our work with Horizon Sports Club emerged from three reflections: first, a recognition that the work of Horizon Sports Club - helping disabled children to access sports - was both very important and very local; second, that our pupils typically come from privileged social backgrounds that do not routinely give them meaningful exposure to service; and third, that school-provided opportunities for service, have historically been limited, so the learning and personal development that comes from service was limited to relatively few pupils. Supporting Horizon Sports Club through offering our swimming pool and our pupils was a natural conclusion.

Background

Our work with Horizon Sports Club is longstanding (5+ years). They are very geographically proximate to Wycombe Abbey and so there was a clear reason to work with them.

Resources

Pupil time and the Wycombe Abbey swimming pool.

Impact

Horizon Sports Club send us a powerful testimonial each year.

Pupil Involvement

Horizon Sports Club children are 11-18. Wycombe Abbey pupils are 16-18.

Frequency

Weekly for the whole academic year.