Highlighting New GenMove Partnerships & Programs We are excited to announce that we are joining up with Special Olympics South Carolina to develop new games & activities, equipment and training to strengthen the Young Athletes Program in our state! We are working in conjunction with the Project UNIFY & Young Athletes Programs, which are an innovative sports play program for children with intellectual disabilities and their peers. These programs are designed to introduce them into the world of sports. The program is set up for participation from children with and without intellectual disabilities to participate in YAP activities, and mutually learn from and enjoy working and playing with each other. The focus of this program is to create and implement activities that develop and improve physical, cognitive, and social skills. GenMove is working to design standards based games and activities that offers the Special Olympics Program an assessment tool for teachers and coaches to measure the improvement of each student athlete in the development of motor, movement, and sports skills. GenMove will now offer a specifically designed Special Olympics Young Athletes Games & Activities Programming Book, Equipment Package and Training to participating schools, teachers, and coaches. First Special Olympics-GenMove Training Workshops: July 26th: Charleston, SC July 31st: Columbia, SC
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Are you a South Carolina Teacher, Paraprofessional, or Administrator?
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Or Contact Beth Wendt: beth@genmoveusa.com to sign up for the FREE Special Olympics-GenMove Training Workshops in July! |
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GenMove is partnering with A World Fit For Kids to train selected staff members to become Certified GenMove Trainers. The A World Fit For Kids Trainers will soon be able to offer Official GenMove Professional Development Trainings & Workshops. This is a great opportunity for us to extend GenMove's Professional Development & Training to more teachers, schools, and after school programs, increasing innovative standards based games and activities and quality physical activity and education throughout the country!
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GenMove has joined a consortium of the nation's leading health and physical education organizations teaming-up to offer a nationwide Healthy School Makeover Contest to support National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month this September! One lucky K-12 school will win a comprehensive Healthy School Makeover worth $45,000. SPARK programs will be managing the online contest. As a SPARK Recommended Resource we are excited to team up with these great programs to offer and unprecedented grand price in curriculum, training, and equipment to a deserving school in September!
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PlayToday! Foundation's mission is to change the social and cultural perception of what special needs people can do through recreation that includes informal play, sports, and community engagement. They do this by challenging existing "Miracle League style" entities to broaden and deepen their impact within the community. Additionally, the PlayToday! Foundation serves as a partner consultant for those organizations who are just starting the process of building an adaptive sports and play complex. The goal is to give people of ALL abilities the chance to PLAY, especially those who face significant challenges in their lives.
GenMove's goal is to create customized and specialized equipment, games & activities, and training programs that are designed to offer PlayToday! members a multi-sport system increasing inclusive play as well as serving as and additional resource to their PlayTherapy! Module. We are excited to develop these packages as a resource and tool for PlayToday! Foundation to use in furthering the impact of their mission.
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Look For The GenMove Team At:
July 16-18 2012
James Madison University
July 23rd
Los Angeles, CA
Physical Education Leadership Institute
July 24th
Thacher School
Ojai, CA
Special Olympics South Carolina
Young Athletes Program Teacher/Coach Trainings
July 26th
College of Charleston-Silcox Center
Charleston, SC
July 31st
Saluda Shoals Park- River Center
Columbia, SC
July 30 - August 3rd
Sherrill Center, UNC Asheville
Asheville, NC
July 30 - August 1st
New Orleans, LA
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We Are Excited To Be A Supporter
The National Physical Education Institute is shaping up to be "The Foremost Physical Education Event of the Past 30 Years!" Designed to help K-12 physical educators align the written, taught, and tested curriculum, this grassroots event has all of PE's "Most Resounding Voices."
We Look Forward To Seeing Everyone In Asheville!
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Let's Get Social!
While you are inside escaping the heat this summer, get on your computers, tablets, and fancy smart phone devices to fill your social media fix with GenMove. Stay up to date on new movement & health activity from our GenMove Team on Facebook, Twitter, & LinkedIn !
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