Summer Olympics Comes to NY Institute for Special Education Thursday - 8/2/12

  

NEW YORK INSTITUTE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOLERS COMPETE IN 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS

Inspired by the many heroic performances at this year’s summer Olympics in London, approximately 100 developmentally delayed preschool students, ages three to five, each class representing a different country, will demonstrate their athletic abilities and team sportsmanship at The New York Institute for Special Education Olympics, Thursday, August 2^nd (Games and Awards Ceremony) at 9:45 a.m.  – 12:30 p.m., 999 Pelham Parkway North, Bronx.

Preschoolers will compete in: A javelin throw using pool noodles, weight lifting using various sized water bottles, hurdles, balance beam tricks and badminton with sand paddles and beach balls. Following the games, students will be awarded gold medals and an Olympic torch will be lit.    

DATE:   Thursday, August 2^nd (Games and Awards Ceremony)

TIME:             9:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
           

PLACE:         The New York Institute for Special Education
                        Solarium Auditorium

                        999 Pelham Parkway North

                        Bronx, New York