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An Oath is taken on behalf of all the competitors at the Opening Ceremony of each Games. The oath is: " We declare that we will take part in the Commonwealth Games of (year) in the spirit of true sportsmanship, recognising the rules which govern them and desirous of participating in them for the honour of our Commonwealth and for the glory of sport".
The Queen is the Patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation, possibly the most well known traditions of the games is the Queen's Baton relay, first begun in 1958 in Cardiff, Wales.
Traditionally the baton leaves Buckingham Palace (London), containing a message from her Majesty, it signifies the call for all athlete's to come together to celebrate the games.
The 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games sees the baton travelling through all seventy-one Commonwealth nations in a year and a day!
Official site of the 2019 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
Melbourne 2006 XVIII Commonwealth Games
Official site of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Contents: In the news; Ticketing; Competition schedule; Sports; Venues; Visit Melbourne; Promotions; Queen's Baton Relay; Karak the mascot; Volunteers; Getting involved; Tenders; Employment; Media centre; Sponsor family; FAQ; About this site; Links; Site map; Help; Accessibility; Contact us.
Official site of the Commonwealth Games federation. This website contains information about the role of the Commonwealth Games Federation, and includes the complete history of the Commonwealth Games, a list of the Nations & Territories of the Commonwealth, and results from previous Commonwealth Games.
Australian Commonwealth Games Association
Provides information about the Association, history of Australia at the games, links and more.
Queen's Baton Relay Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
Subsection of the Offical Melbourne 2006 site, this page contains a wealth of information about the progress of the relay, view pictures and visit the links.
Commonwealth Games
Created by an Australian teacher librarian, this page provides useful links for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Commonwealth Games : Internet Resources
Compiled by Jackie Miers, this page contains comprehensive details and links for the Commonwealth Games. An extensive list to Resources are also provided.
Commonwealth Games - Melbourne 2006
From the Australian Government Culture and Recreation Portal, this page provides details relating to the upcoming 2006 Games. Links to various sites are also provided.
Commonwealth Games
From Kidcyber this page contains some basic information and links to sites related to the games. Mainly from within the Kidcyber site.
Education
The Commonwealth Games Education Program features a range of classroom resources and associated activities.
The program has three main aims:
Classroom Resources
A range of of rich, innovative and integrated classroom resources and activities have been created for all year groups and all subject areas.
The Australian: Commonwealth Games Resource
The Australian newspaper has published a new resource for teachers to use with next year's Commonwealth Games. The resource includes: a class set of student workbooks, CD containing sporting images, daily online teaching activities during the Games, copies of The Australian, including access to a library of newspaper articles relating to sporting issues for individual projects and class discussions.
Commeducation : Lowanna College: Commonwealth Games
This site is designed to provide students with projects and activities related to the Commonwealth Games. A range of activities and projects will be made available to assist students to develop a better understanding of the Commonwealth Games. Aimed at upper primary to lower secondary students.
From Lake Munmorah Public School this page contains an Online Worksheet for students, links to relevant pages are provided, along with a printable worksheet. Stage 2 - Grades 3 & 4 and Stage 3 - Grades 5 & 6. (N.S.W.).
Countries competing in the Commonwealth Games
I have created this page for Countries Competing in the Commonwealth games in 2006. It contains links to information about the: Statistics, Geography, Government, History, Flags and more. I have also provided links to printable maps and flags for you where possible.
Commonwealth Countries first appearance and medal tally
I have created this page for Countries Competing in the Commonwealth games which shows when each country first appeared at the games and the medal tally, including medals won at the 2006.
Young Commonwealth
On these pages you will find facts, quizzes, games and loads of cool stuff on what it is to be a young
person in the Commonwealth family. Contents include: What is the Commonwealth; The Commonwealth games; Countries of the Commonwealth;
Diversity in the Commonwealth; The origins and history of the Commonwealth; The modern Commonwealth; The Commonwealth in action; The Commonwealth and young people;
Being a Commonwealth citizen and How does the Commonwealth work.
Around the Commonwealth in 80 Days
Subsection of the Young Commonwealth this Interactive challenge is for you to navigate around the Commonwealth countries and collect a flag from each nation.
Member countries of the Commonwealth
This Canadian government site contains factsheets and information about flags for all the countries of the Commonwealth.
Since 2004 all Australian schools have been provided with educational materials relating to the Commonwealth Games. The following titles are available from the library and may be
of assistance for Commonwealth games activities.
Let the games begin! : middle years resources - At head of title: Melbourne 2006 XVIII Commonwealth Games education program 15-26 March 2006. Contents: Introduction -- Hosting a major event -- A fair go: ethics and sport -- Student resources. Summary: A middle-years resource designed to engage students in the complex decision-making and organisation that major events involve. The program consists of two teaching and learning units and a student resource. Starting blocks : an introduction to the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
Getting schools involved : a guide to the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games education program Commonwealth timesavers unlimited
Nations participating in the XVIII Commonwealth Games : 15-26 March 2006
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