Gymfinity Gymnastics in conjunction with Forestview Kindergarten have recently been successful in acquiring a grant through the Young Athletics Program and Special Olympics Australia to implement Kinder gym sessions for veach child at Kindy. We are so excited and thank Gymfinity Gymnastics for offering to work with us to secure this grant and the wonderful resources and program for our children.
Special Olympics Young Athletes is an early childhood play program for children with and without intellectual disabilities, ages 2 to 8 years old.
Young Athletes offers families, teachers, caregivers and people from the community the chance to share the joy of sports with all children.
The program increases the skills of teachers, coaches, and volunteers to provide better programs for students, underpinned by the principles of physical literacy, creating meaningful experiences that demystify intellectual disability and promote lifelong participation in sport and physical activity. It introduces basic sport skills, like running, kicking and throwing.
It aims to connect schools with the Special Olympics movement in Australia and ensure that:
- More students are active every day
- More students are developing their physical literacy
- Teachers are more confident delivering sport and physical activity
- Sport and Physical Education lessons are more inclusive and of a higher quality
- Strong relationships are built with community coaches
- Strong links are built with community sports clubs and providers
