Last Friday , May 8, we celebrated the tenth edition of the CICAE Sports Games, a very special day that once again brought our educational community together around sports, camaraderie, and shared values. After ten editions, this initiative has established itself as one of the most iconic and beloved events at CICAE schools, strengthening the bonds between students, teachers, and schools year after year.
This year’s event brought together 1,250 fifth- and sixth-grade students from 21 schools in the Community of Madrid, who spent a day together at the José Caballero Municipal Sports Center in Alcobendas. The high turnout once again reflects the commitment of CICAE schools to an education that goes beyond the classroom and emphasizes shared experiences.
The CICAE Sports Games also maintain a distinctly educational and non-competitive focus. Through sports such as track and field, ultimate Frisbee, capture the flag, kickball, colpball, and dodgeball, the students enjoyed an experience centered on social interaction, respect, camaraderie, inclusion, and teamwork. Beyond the results, the main goal of this event is for students to learn to share, collaborate, and enjoy sports together.
The day was also marked by inclement weather, which forced organizers to reschedule some of the planned activities and move certain events indoors. However, thanks to the sports teachers’ adaptability, dedication, and teamwork, the event was a success and maintained at all times the spirit of camaraderie that characterizes these Games.
We at CICAE would like to acknowledge and express our special gratitude for the work of all the coordinators and teachers, as well as the commitment of the participating schools, whose involvement was key to making this tenth edition a success.
We would also like to acknowledge the support of the volunteers from the CVE Center for Professional Studies and the UCJC Sports Club, whose collaboration was essential to the successful completion of all activities.
For the second consecutive year, the CICAE Sports Games also joined the “Sports Against Childhood Cancer” initiative, promoted by the Unoentrecienmil Foundation, thereby reinforcing the event’s charitable aspect and helping to raise awareness of childhood cancer research.
The event was also attended by the Alcobendas City Council’s Sports Commissioner, Mr. Jesús Tortosa Alameda.
Elena Cid highlighted the following during the event:
“The CICAE Sports Games are one of the most special initiatives in our educational community, and we want to continue promoting and strengthening them in the coming years. Over the course of these ten editions, we have seen how sports are a "an extraordinary tool for teaching values and fostering meaningful experiences of togetherness that leave a lasting impression. I would like to give special recognition to the work of the teachers and educators at our schools, whose adaptability, commitment, and teamwork have been essential to the success of this event."
