PEP

The Telstra Paralympic Education Program is a Department of Education and Training New South Wales program based around providing middle to upper primary lessons filled with activities that cover most curriculum areas including, English, Mathematics, Music, PD/H/PE, Creative arts, and HSIE, by linking NSW curriculum outcomes with a focus on diversity and inclusion in the classroom ([|DETNSW, 2007]). The program started in 2007 and has expanded to involve many other state and territory curriculum's. The program now accommodates for secondary schooling and provides several free resources which are great for the classroom ([|Paralympic Education Program, 2007]). The 3 values of Paralympic sports are: These values are brought into the classroom by the Telstra Paralympic Education Program through a vast number of teacher resources that allows the individual teacher to be able to choose an appropriate activity for their class that deal with the current topic and values they are learning. The site ([|Paralympic Education Program, 2007]) currently has over 330, 000 students enrolled in the program and is growing steadily each year. With another Olympics in 2012 the program is hoping for an increase in members to be able to educate many more students in the core values of the Paralympics. References: Department of Education and Training New South Wales. (2007). // School Sport Opportunities for Student with Disabilities //. Retrieved from [] Paralympic Education Program. (2007). //About PEP//. Retrieved from [] Paralympic Education Program. (2007).  Secondary Students Retrieved from [] Paralympic Education Program. (2007). //Welcome to PEP//. Retrieved from []
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 * Empowerment
 * Inspiration
 * Achievement

PEP (Paralympic Education Program) have many resources that any teacher can apply to their current curriculum or class, but one of the best activities the PEP provide is the PEP Talk. The program is best utilised at around the end of teaching the PEP program and is aimed at year 5 and 6 for the ACT, and Stage 3 for NSW schools of classes of up to 60 students. The PEP Talk is a program run by the PEP where a school welcomes a Paralympian or Paralympians into the school to run a 65 minute program that consist of: This gives student a chance to really see and put into practice everything they have learned through the PEP and hopefully give them a better understanding of disability athletes, sports, peers, and people in general, to create an inclusive environment throughout their schooling and beyond. References: Paralympic Education Program. (2007). //PEP Talk//. Retrieved from http://www.paralympiceducation.org.au/teachers/pep-talk
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Definition of the Paralympics and its sports
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Simplified explanation of the classification system
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A Paralympian describing their own personal journey
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Q&A session with a Paralympian
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">20 minute practical component
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A special gift pack for each student