A couple of days ago at after school care, we played a game of tug o' war. We had a few rounds, including one where all the children took on the carers (and lost... thanks to their attempts to make us fall over backwards when they let the rope go all of a sudden).

But the longest lasting tug o' war was the boys VS the girls. Granted, the boys were bigger overall, but the girls outnumbered them almost two to one.

At the end of the day, we evaluate the days games and activities, and get a couple of the children to write down what they liked most (or least) about the days programs.

You might like to read the entry from one of the year 5 boys about the boys VS girls tug o' war contest.

"This proves that Men are stronger and Women should stick to knitting and weaving."

Nothing like a bit of boasting in your victory to help combat gender equality differences. I'm just thankful that the school is nurturing such well balanced gender opinion among the males... Thankyou!!