october, 2017
wed25oct10:00 am2:00 pmActivate Inclusion Sports Days
Event Details
A FUN AND INCLUSIVE DAY OF SPORT TO TRY! Specialist coaches available - Adaptive equipment - Community services - Kids showbags - Local sporting club exhibitors - Lunch and water supplied Variety NSW and Sport NSW deliver
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Event Details
A FUN AND INCLUSIVE DAY OF SPORT TO TRY!
Specialist coaches available – Adaptive equipment – Community services – Kids showbags – Local sporting club exhibitors – Lunch and water supplied
Variety NSW and Sport NSW deliver Activate Inclusion Sports Days to give kids the opportunity to try sports they might otherwise miss out on. The days provide great opportunities for kids aged 5 – 18 with learning difficulties, intellectual, sensory and physical disabilities to participate in active recreation and organised sports.
What do the kids get?
At the Activate Inclusion Sports Days, the kids get an opportunity to try sports accessible within their local community such as AFL, Soccer
Cricket, Softball / Baseball, Hockey.
Benefits of attending the day:
• The health benefits of physical activity
• Social wellbeing and friendships
• Balance, coordination and mobility skills
• Teamwork, collaboration and planning
• Increased self-esteem through a sense of achievement
• Opportunities to pursue their sporting interests after that day
What do families and teachers get?
Information sessions are organised at each Activate Inclusion Sports Day for families and teachers. Sport NSW, Variety NSW, Ability Links and the Council provide short presentations to help families and teachers understand the pathways, resourcing, funding and services available to them in their local area.
Benefits of attending the information session:
•Learn about opportunities for your child/student to access local support and services
•Receive information about Variety Heart Scholarships
•Network with other families and teachers
Hosted by: Lane Cove council, Sport NSW & Variety
Location:
Blackman Park
Lloyd Rees Drive, Lane Cove West
Time
(Wednesday) 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location
North Sydney
3 Cunningham Ave