Everything needs a beginning point and for Sporting Marvels, the beginning point is the Mighty Marvels Programme which sees us engage with Year 6 youngsters (ages 10 & 11) in primary/juniors schools all around the Rhondda. The children absolutely love it and the Head Teachers appreciate it.

The Mighty Marvels Programme is an every-week programme teaching important life principles, character values, healthy lifestyle and good citizenship, whilst meeting criteria set out in the old National Key Stage 2 Curriculum for PSE, RE & PE. More recently, since the implementation of the new Curriculum for Wales, the programme has been adpated to meet Health & Wellbeing and Humanities focuses.

We also have a two-year Mighty Marvels Programme which alternates annually. In year one the classroom lessons focus on The Life of David, The Life of Jesus & The Life of the Church. In Year two we focus on Old Testament Heroes, New Testament Heroes and the Life of a Christian. Our PE lessons cover Basketball, Adventurous Activities, Health & Fitness, Football, Netball & Striking Games.

The deliverers are the Marvels, our ‘kid magnets‘, who build meaningful and lasting relationships with the children that give them the platform to be a positive influence in the lives of the children in the programme. Thanks to our highly experienced team and many years of experience, our teaching of the curriculum, resources and activities are of a high standard, with weekly evaluation and monitoring process ensuring everything is as professional as possible.

The Mighty Marvels Programme has made substantial progress in the last couple of years in particular, and the depth of relationship with our partner schools and with the children has never been better. It means the Mighty Marvels Programme now runs in all but a handful of Rhondda’s primary/junior schools, excluding the Tonyrefail cluster as our operational and financial reach doesn't currently allow us to stretch that close to the M4 corridor.

With a full-time presence at Ysgol Nantgwyn, Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhondda & Porth Community School, it means the Mighty Marvels Programme also provides an excellent transitional benefit when many of our Year 6 children make the step up to Year 7. Having had Sporting Marvels on a weekly basis as part of the Mighty Marvels Programme in the primary/junior schools, the children are always delighted to see Sporting Marvels in their new school… and those who have shown excellent commitment and effort during their year in the Mighty Marvels Programme, then have the opportunity to be part of the All-Star Programme which covers Year 7 - Year 13.

You can read more about our Mighty Marvels Programme in the below brochure.