Photo of Rocks and Rings at Windsport in Calgary
While the Scotties Tournament of Hearts will be throwing it’s first stones this weekend in Calgary and First Nation students got a taste of the sport from the best in Canada.
Schools from First Nations around Calgary came to Windsport to learn about curling from members of team Northwest Territories, Alberta, and Canada.
Rocks and Rings is an indoor friendly version of curling done in a gymnasium while engaging students through various drills, relays and team-building activates.
The program was brought to the students of Treaty seven through the partnership of First Nation Health Consortium (FNHC) and Curling Canada.
Dr. Tyler White President of FNHC shared how the partnership builds bridges with First Nations Communities and the sport of curling.
Curling requires teamwork and communication which is something Chris Gemininao Gym Teacher of Chief Jacob Bearspaw School located in Edon Valley promotes when students participate in the sport.
Selena Sturmay Skip of team Alberta expressed her excitement of how Rocks and Rings breathes new life into Canada’s oldest winter sport.
The Scotties Tournaments of Hearts will be kicking off February sixteenth and will run until Feb. 25.
See photos from the event below:
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