S PECIAL OLYMPICS ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROJECT Mariusz Damentko, SOEE Sports Director

1. SPECIAL OLYMPICS ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROJECTMariusz Damentko, SOEE Sports Director

3. Advance Quality Sports & Training • Athlete Development Model • Expand Coaching Excellence • & • Cooperation with Federations • Games & Competition • Unified Sports

4. SO APE Project GOALS • Introduce ideas about sport for persons with Intellectual Disabilities • Discuss principles of SO • Present resourses to launch SO programs within university students • Provide contacts and motivate universities to become involved in SO Programs

5. Special Olympics UniversityProject 1999-2001

6. Special Olympics University Project (1999-2001)

7. Special Olympics University Project 20013 Seminars: 2-Almaty/3-Riga/4-Kiev

8. Special Olympics University Project (2001-2003)FACTS • 50 professors from 33 Universities • 1500 students participated in SO/APE courses/specialization • 2000university students involved in SO activities as volunteers • 200 local and regional SO events • 5000 SO athletes took part in the SO events organized in colaboration with University

9. Special Olympics University Project for Balkans Region in 2003-4 • Seminar in Ljubljana, Slovenia (2003): 13 university rep • Follow-up Seminar in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004): 11 university repr. • Partnership with 7 universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovenia, Romania

10. SO University Project Seminars –2004-2010 • Predeal, Romania- 18 professors from 11 Physical Education and Sports High Schools • Sofia, Bulgaria – 30 professors from University of Sofia and National Sports Academy • Follow up Seminar during SO Friendship Games in Constanca, Romania • Vienna de Castello, Spain – 15 professors trained during Spanish National Games • Paris, France – 12 professors trained at the University X in Nanterre

11. SOEE- APE Workshops • Meeting in Hamburg (June 2004) with: ICSSPE, IFAPA, TENAPA, AAPHERD leaders • 2004 Pre-Olympic Congress Symposium in Thessaloniki • 2005 IFAPA Congress in Verona, Italy • 2007 IFAPA Congress in Rio Claro, Brasil • 2009 IFAPA Congress in Bolnas, Sweden • 2011 IFAPA Conngress in Paris, France • 2013 IFAPA Congress in Istanbul, Turkey

12. SOEE – UniversitiesAPE Project • Initiated in 1999 in Warsaw (East Europe) • Over 100 universities in EE involved • Over 250 SO competitions organized in these universities or in cooperation • Partnership with IFAPA and EUAPA

13. IFAPA – SOI

14. SOEE APE Research Project • Research tools were sent out to all APE 1 /2 participants • Dr.Terry Rizzo – North Carolina State University • Dr.Mariti Block – University of Maryland • Dr. Glenn Roswall and Dr. Mariusz Damentko – Coordinators • Volunteers in SO • Integration/ Inclusion in Physical Education process • Dr.Sergey Evseeyev- Coordinator for Russia

15. Country University Armenia State Institue of Physical Culture at Yerevan Azerbaijan Academy of Physical Education at Baku Belarus National Medical Institute at Gomelsk Belarus Institute for Professional Training at Grodno Belarus Academy of Physical Education & State Pedagogics Belarus University at Minsk Belarus State University at Mogilev Belarus State University at Vitebsk Bosnia University of Sarajevo Bulgaria State University at Sofia Bulgaria National Sport Academy China Beijing University of Physical Education China Capital College of Physical Education China Beijing Union University China Nanjing Physical Education Institute China Harbin Physical Education Institute China Shandong Physical Education Institute China Shanghai Institute of Physical Education China Shanghai University China Huang Pu District Sports School China Shenyang Physical Education Institute China Tianjin College of Physical Education China Wuhan Institute of Physical Education Czech Republic Palacky University at Olomouc Estonia Pedagogics University at Tallin Finland Satakunta Polytechnic at Pori France University Paris X Nanterre Georgia Academy of Physical Education at Tbilisi Greece University in Athens Greece University in Thessaloniki Greece University Thrasse Kazakhstan University of Actubinsk & Medical Academy at Astana Kazakhstan State University at Astana

16. Country University Kazakhstan Institute of Physical Culture Kazakhstan National Academy of Tourism and Sports at Almaty KazakhstanMedical Academy at Astana Kazakhstan State University at Taldy-Kurgan KazakhstanState Academy of Physical Education at Karaganda KazakhstanState University at Chimkent Kazakhstan State University at Semipalatinsk Kazakhstan State University at Uralski Kazakhstan State University at Pavlodar Kazakhstan State University at Petropavlovsk Kazakhstan West Uralsk University Kazakhstan Institute of Physical Culture at Kustanay Kazakhstan State University at Taraz Kosovo University of Prishtina Kyrgyz RepInstitute of Physical Culture at Bishek Latvia Pedogogics Academy at Liepaja Latvia Latvian Academy of Sport Education at Riga Lithuania Academy of Physical Education at Kaunas Lithuania Siauliai University of Education Macedonia Civil and Methodology University Moldova National Institute of Physical Education at Chisinau Poland Academy of Physical Education at Warsaw Poland Academy of Physical Education in Poznan Portugal Univesrity in Coimbra Romania ANEFS Bucuresti Romania FEFS Brasov Romania FEFS Constanta Romania FEFS Pitesti

17. Country University Romania FEFS Bucuresti Romania FEFS Cluj Romania FEFS Bacau Romania FEFS Galati Romania FEFS Timisoara Romania FEFS Craiova Romania FEFS Oradea Romania FEFS Arad Russia Institute of Special Pedgogic and Psychology Russia Moscow Academy of Physical Education Russia Russian Academy of Medical and Social Rehabilitation Russsia Volgograd Academy of Education Russia Syberia Academy of Physical Education at Smolensk Russia Voronezh Institute of Physical Culture Russia Lesgaft Academy of Physical Education at St. Petersburg Serbia University of Belgrade Spain Univesrity Madrid Spain Univesrity Vienna de Castello Slovenia University of Ljubljana Sweden Univesrity in Stockholm, Bollnas and Goeteborg Tajikistan Institute of Physical Culture at Dushanbe Ukraine National University of Physical Education at Kiev Ukraine State University at Poltava Ukraine University of Physical Culture at Lvov Ukraine State University at Rovno Ukraine International University REGI at Rivne Ukraine National University at Zaporizza Uzbekistan Institute of Physical Culture at Tashkent

18. Special Olympics University Initiative SOEE Goal: Recruit 40,000 new athletes in Europe by 2015 SOEE University Initiative Goals by 2015: • Include Special Olympics in 100 university physical education programs • Develop Special Olympics university curriculum & resource materials • Train 5,000 university students through: • Special Olympics course • Special Olympics training seminar or workshop • Students organize and conduct 200 Special Olympics campus events

19. Efharisto !!! Greek APE Professors - Summit in Athens’2011