The Legacy and Sustainability plan for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games — 86 THE EDUCATION THROUGH SPORT CALL FOR PROPOSALS Sport can play an invaluable role in children’s and, ultimately, experience greater academic academic achievement. Sports clubs teach success. Paris 2024 and Paris City Council children civic values, engagement therefore launched an “Education through and respect for others outside of the home Sport” call for proposals to support sports- and school environment and sometimes offer based education and reintegration projects. extra tutoring and school mediation. Five projects have been implemented since Children who regularly take part in sport are September 2019. more fulfilled, have a better attention span 1,000 WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENTS ORGANISED BY THE GREATER PARIS REGIONAL AUTHORITIES EVERY YEAR TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES The placements aim to raise 15-year-old to ensure they play an active role in the Games school children’s awareness of the Olympic so they truly feel part of this exceptional event. values, physical activity and or/sport, the role Each intake will be welcomed at the Greater of volunteers and the sectors involved Paris Regional Council in Saint-Ouen, go on trips in organising the Games. The Greater Paris and attend activities and talks at different regional authorities are keen to engage venues, some of which will host Olympic and/ and bring all young people along on the journey or Paralympic events in 2024.