Team GB Paralympian Celebrates Highfield Success
Highfield Prep School welcomed British Paralympian Claire Harvey to school recently, as the school community came together to celebrate the year’s successes at its annual Speech Day.
Claire Harvey presenting prizes to Highfield Prep School Year 6 pupils
Claire gave a motivational talk to the boys and girls about finding your place to shine and the hard work and effort required to get there.
Claire, who was selected as Captain of the London 2012 GB Paralympic Sitting Volleyball Team just two years after taking up the sport, and has also been selected for Rio said,
“It was a real honour to be invited to Highfield to share my story and to hand out the prizes at Speech Day. The children have achieved some amazing things during the past year and I hope that they will be inspired by my journey to continue to work hard and find their place.”
Claire Harvey, Captain of the London 2012 GB Paralympic Sitting Volleyball Team
Rachel Colbourn, Head of Highfield commented:
“We were delighted that Claire was able to speak to the children on Speech Day. She gave an inspirational talk about the importance of working hard to achieve goals and it was great for the children to hear how Olympians are not superhuman or brave, just normal people given the right support and opportunities.”
Rachel Colbourn, Head of Highfield
Highfield Prep School Speech Day is an opportunity for the boys and girls and their family, friends and teachers to come together to celebrate of the successes of the academic year.