How To Create Quality Experiences In Sport And Activity (3)
Everyone Included And Participant Centered When I’m coaching and leading activity programs, I find that I’m often working with kids and youth who have a wide range of skills and development. It can make it tricky for me to design practices that…
Indigenous Communities: Active for Life (full-day)
The Indigenous Communities: Active for Life resource and accompanying full-day workshop were created with guidance from Indigenous leaders throughout the country, with the purpose of inspiring community leaders looking for culturally tailored resources that act as a vehicle toward individual and community holistic development….
Aboriginal Communities: Active for Life Press Release
OTTAWA, ONTARIO – (June 21, 2017) – Aboriginal Sport Circle and its partner the Sport for Life Society are proudly unveiling a new resource for communities on National Aboriginal Day. The launch is to occur simultaneously online and at an event hosted…
JOSÉE AND INCLUSIVE PHYSICAL LITERACY: A PASSION FOR SPORT BEGAN WITH SLEDGE HOCKEY
Josée and inclusive physical literacy: A passion for sport began with sledge hockey For this very first article as a collaborator of Sport for Life and Réseau Accès Participation, let’s introduce myself: I’m Josée, 29, a young woman with a disability. I…
INCLUSIVE PHYSICAL LITERACY AND DÉFI SPORTIF ALTERGO
From April 24th to April 30th, the 24th edition of Défi sportif AlterGo’s takes place in Montreal. This multisport event brings together 6700 athletes, with all types of disabilities together to participate in sport competitions at all different levels – school, development,…
Learn to Play Webinar – Innovation Grants
The RBC Learn to Play Project funded community organizations to improve the delivery of quality sport programs and implement physical literacy principles. Projects with new innovative ideas emerged and have grown into examples of best practices for quality sport and physical literacy…
Learn to Play Webinar – Learn to Play in Schools
Physical literacy is as important to develop in school as literacy and numeracy. Through physical education, there are opportunities for students to learn and deliberately practice skills in an instructional climate focused on mastery. This webinar will share some ways schools and…
Learn to Play Webinar – Helping Change Happen
Is change always resisted? By whom, and why? How can we gather and understand the perspectives of key stakeholders in support of change initiatives? This session provides an overview of organizational change and some reasons for resistance/acceptance of change. Roles of social…
Learn to Play Webinar – Learn to Play in the Early Years
Regular physical activity is essential for healthy child development and the early years are the best time to promote and encourage physical activity for children. This webinar will explore how to provide training to early years childcare providers so they can help…
Learn to Play Webinar – Parent Engagement
Often practitioners are looking for ways to engage and educate parents about quality sport, physical literacy, and Long-Term Athlete Development. This webinar will provide some strategies and resources to engage and help parents understand the added value of programs that integrate quality…
ABORIGINAL LONG-TERM PARTICIPANT DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY (FULL-DAY)
The Aboriginal Long-Term Participant Development Pathway workshop is designed to help sport and physical activity organizations across Canada enhance their understanding about how to support Aboriginal participants and athletes in their programming. The workshop will spend time developing an appreciation of Aboriginal culture, and…
Physical Literacy 501: Inclusive Physical Literacy (half-day)
PL 501 will help participants to understand the importance of physical literacy development for participants with disabilities. This workshop will take participants through what universally accessible programs are and how to plan and create them. It will also help participants to develop their…