Students from King’s College Madrid inaugurate the Daily Mile in Spain

25th September 2019

Students from King’s College, The British School of Madrid, ran the inaugural mile of this initiative, which aims to improve children’s health and wellbeing.

Last week, almost 30 Year 6 students from King’s College, The British School of Madrid lead the official launch of The Daily Mile in Spain with a 15 minute run around the school. The event was attended by the sports journalist and Ambassador of The Daily Mile in Spain, Lourdes García Campos, as well as other representatives of the initiative.

“Being invited to take part in the official launch of The Daily Mile Spain is a real honour for King’s Group, and for King’s College in particular. Doing daily exercise such as running before the academic school day begins, is just one of the many initiatives we are focusing on in our emphasise on improving the wellbeing and mental health of our pupils and the school community in general.”, said Alexandra Edwards, Wellbeing Leader and Mental Health Coach for King’s College schools.

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