NT kids write messages of admiration to Olympic athletes in quarantine

A class of NT students have written messages of love and admiration to the Olympians in quarantine, and the messages will soon be delivered to the athletes.

Driver Primary School student Valerie is one of many who has written to the Olympians in quarantine at Howard Springs. Picture: AJ McArthur

TOP End students are writing messages of admiration to Olympians quarantining in Howard Springs, with their words of love to be delivered to the athletes.

Driver Primary School teacher Natalie Bridson’s Year 2 class has been writing messages for the athletes, with the first lot forming a collage of a swimmer and the second made into the Olympic rings.

“We’ve been doing a lot of learning around the Olympics,” Ms Bridson said.

Driver Primary School students Scarlett and Oscar are some of many who has written to the Olympians in quarantine at Howard Springs. Picture: AJ McArthur

“They got quite interested and once we said they’re in Howard Springs they wanted to do something.”

Ms Bridson said the messages included words of encouragement, celebrating them for “swimming right to the end of the pool” and describing them as “brave” and “persistent”.

Ms Bridson said the activity was especially close to her heart, having run with an Olympic torch in the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics.