A school project bringing together paralympians and disabled artists has been granted the London 2012 Inspire mark.
The Buckinghamshire Driving Inspiration project has been recognised for helping to deliver the message of the Games and is one of only three projects in the South East to achieve this award.
'Driving Inspiration' is about to launch another round of projects across five schools in Buckinghamshire. It will bring paralympians into schools to work with leading disabled artists to record the stories of the athletes through paintings, music, dance, theatre and writing.
Beaconsfield School had a visit from paralympian John Harris on Tuesday, who won a gold medal is discus and then transform what they have learnt into a piece of dance in March with the help of Signdance Collective.
Hertiage House School in Chesham were visited by Claire Strange, who was part of the basketball team and will also create a piece of work with Signdance Collective.
The work will be composing a piece of music inspired by the Paralympians and making welcome posters for the Games training camps.
All the pupils who take part will have their interviews with the paralympians published on Disability Arts online and will be the first time young people have had a voice
This project is part of Creative Bucks funded by all the local authorities in Buckinghamshire and the Arts Council England. It has also received support from Bucks 2012, WheelPower and Disability Arts Online.
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Keep it clean and relevant to the law and the Olympics.