111,030 students and 438 schools are registered to BE PART of Sports Week!

Catch the Spirit of Sports Week in Canada!
September 13-17, 2010

WHO: Grades K -8
WHAT: Plan your own mini Canada Games to take place anytime during Sport Week in Canada
WHERE:At your own school or in your community
WHEN: September 13-17th, 2010.

Join schools across the nation by engaging your class in Sports Week, a Canadian movement of physical activity. Participate in this national event by hosting your own very special Canada Games Day at your school! The Canada Games Day offers all young participants an exciting full-day, sports and educational experience. Together we can promote physical education while increasing students' awareness of their country and of the Canada Games.

Sports Day in Canada is a new national event that celebrates sport at all levels across Canada. Using the model that CBC created for Hockey Day in Canada and building off the momentum of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Sports Day in Canada is an opportunity to showcase all manner of sports, while mobilizing the nation in the power of being active. Sports Day in Canada will be the culmination of a week (September 11-18, 2010) of sporting events and festivals, celebrating grassroots sport stories, engaging citizens in physical activity and rallying local organizations to provide participatory opportunities in communities across Canada.

Register Today to participate in Sports Week! - link to (http://www.phecanada.ca/eng/conferences/challenges.cfm) [^]

Who is putting on Sports Day in Canada?

This new initiative is being managed by the Sports Day in Canada Steering Committee composed of the Canadian Soccer Association, Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian Paralympic Committee, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, Coaching Association of Canada, ParticipACTION and the True Sport Foundation, which houses the Committee. Together, we are spearheading the development of a flexible, multi-level and open platform to celebrate value-based sport in Canada. Our vision is to reach out to all Canadians to build, solidify and celebrate the role of sport in our country through a dynamic, energetic, and influential movement that inspires Canadians to get active and participate in Sport.

If you wish to be added to the email list for news about Sports Day in Canada, please send your email information to Robin Turnbull at rtevent@sympatico.ca