“The idea had been conceived at the beginning and we had sent out emails to all the schools in the city. But it was delayed because we wanted to get everything in proper order before launching the project. Now it’s ready to take off,” said Poornima Pendse, in charge of the CYG cultural committee, who hosted the meeting attended by school representatives on March 5, where the country allocation took place.

Bishop’s School, Camp is set to represent Sierra Leone, while Dastur Girls School has been assigned Papua New Guinea. Payal Shah, the representative of Dastur School said, “We are going to teach the students the anthem of the country as well. The students also have to write letters to Jigrr, the mascot, on topics like the CYG, environmental issues and the duty of a host city.”

Wilson Andrew, a sports teacher at St Vincent’s School, that is partnering the team from Singapore, revealed that their students have already begun practising their cheerleading moves and are presently working on their posters and letters to Jigrr. But he also expresses concern over the level of enthusiasm that the team from Singapore will show.

The students will further be able to use an interactive weblink on games website www.cygpune2008.com to discuss their ideas with students around the world.