Newtown North Public School Soccer Game (Week 6)

Since we did not have a field trip this weekend, I decided to go out today and explore Australia and see what sporting events I could find. I started walking towards campus, but before I knew it, I found children playing sports at school. I live at Sydney University Village and right next to where my apartment is in the village is Newtown North Public School. 

Every single day when I walk to class or to the bus stop, I walk by the school and there are ALWAYS children playing sports outside. I decided to stand outside the fence for about ten minutes observing the children playing.

I noticed many similarities and difference from the way American children play during recess at school. Some similarities include the boys were playing sports by themselves and most of the girls sat around and talked together. There was not really much interaction between the girls and boys, because none of the boys seemed to be sitting around and not many of the girls were playing sports. At this Australian school, I noticed that the boys set up their own game of soccer, and some of the boys were teaching others who did not understand the rules. The boys wanted to play a fair game and not be frustrated if someone was not playing right. Even though I am sure this happens in America too, I do not think the children are that intense in playing sports during recess. Also, I noticed that since the children were all wearing the same uniform, they had a certain system to show who was on what team. I did not really follow what they were doing, but it was interesting to watch. It was intriguing to stand than and observe an elementary school group of children play outside from another country other than my own. Every day I learn more and more about Australian sports and culture, and getting in tune with the Aussie way of life!