Throughout three tournament dates in June, hundreds of elementary and secondary students participated in the increasingly popular sport of cricket. Supported in partnership with聽The Ministry of Education鈥檚 Physical Activity Through Cricket Grant, the program works to increase student participation in movement activities while building skills, confidence, and enjoyment of cricket. Additionally, the initiative strengthens the 91pro视频鈥檚 (HCDSB) community partnership with (OSCA), and reflects a commitment to inclusive participation in activity.
As Pope Leo XIV reminds us in his Olympic Games address, 鈥淭rue success in sport is measured by the quality of relationships, mutual respect, and shared joy in the game鈥�.
Over the course of the 2025-2026 school year, the聽Cricket Grant Program聽has supported professional development for staff interested in deepening their knowledge of cricket and the rules associated with it. Teacher-coaches brought this learning back to their schools to support physical education planning and interschool team creation. Funding from the grant also provided each school with custom-made jerseys, new equipment and transportation to their tournament. The program culminated in safe, fun, skill-based gameplay during co-educational interschool competitions on the cricket pitch.
鈥淚t has been incredible to see our system respond to cricket as a physical activity,鈥� said Vanessa Hurley, Health and Physical Education Consultant and grant coordinator. “Continuing to provide a variety of curricular, interschool and intramural activities ensures our students feel included and are reflected in these opportunities鈥�.
Building on this success, the HCDSB will continue to make cricket accessible through physical education planning and interschool offerings with the goal of making our schools faith-filled places of learning and play that support the development of the whole child.
