12 to 18 October 2008
 
   
 
The Commonwealth Youth Games Pune 2008 believes that education, in the real sense, is developing the spirit of sportsmanship and the forthcoming Games is the apt opportunity to develop and enhance this spirit amongst our youth today. In our endeavour to make the Games as participatory as possible, we invited educational institutions in Pune to be part of the Games. All activities have been initiated for students in standards 7, 8, 9 and 11.
   
 
The objective of the programme is to bring the Commonwealth countries of the world closer together and help forge bonds of friendship and support that will last forever – hence our innovative programme is named “Bond Forever”.
   
 
Educational institutions have selected a participating country as a partner nation and have studied its location, culture, customs and traditions, cuisine, language, history etc. as a learning project. These projects are posted on this link and come October, schools will participate in a float parade depicting their chosen country so that other students and citizens of Pune will also be aware of the participating countries.
   
 
School children have written letters to Jigrr on varied topics, painted beautiful posters with a Green Games theme and are preparing to come and cheer their “partner nation” during the Games.
   
 
As CYG is a Green Games Initiative, a school programme for environmental awareness was introduced. Schools will be evaluated on eco friendly measures followed by them and based on this a prize will be initiated for the “CYG Pune 2008 Green School Award”.
   
 
Thus, “Bond Forever” will make young athletes from around the world feel comfortable in our city on being welcomed by their young counterparts from the schools of Pune. The children of Pune would be the best ambassadors for the city and the Games.
   
 
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