Welcome to the Active Start Program.  This site is dedicated to the development of Physical Literacy in children with intellectual disabilities.

Active Start is part of the Long Term Athlete Development Program (LTAD), which falls under Sport Canada’s Canadian Sport for Life Initiative (CS4L).  With the ultimate aim of promoting fitness, physical literacy, and well-being, the Active Start component is driven by tenets of human growth and development of the 0 to 6 age group. 

The objective of this site is to furnish parents, SO regions, teachers, educational assistants and others involved in Active Start the resources necessary to deliver this worthwhile program.

The program was piloted by the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board in 9 schools.  Elmsdale was recently the scene for the unveiling of the Active Start instructional video in June.  For the press release please go to the following URL:

http://www.ccrsb.ednet.ns.ca/?q=node/612

Please choose from the following links:

Equipment lists

Active Start 1-Page Information sheet for Regional Registrations 
Enfant Actif brochure 
Training Power Point for Teacher Assistants/Educational Assistants

Instructional Video:

·         Introduction

·         Session 1 - Welcome to Active Start

·         Session 2 - Foundational Skills & Balancing

·         Session 3 – Running

·         Session 4 – Jumping

·         Session 5 – Ball Rolling & Underhand Throwing

·         Session 6 – Catching & Trapping

·         Session 7 –  Overhand Throwing & Catching

·         Session 8 –Kicking

·         Session 9  - Striking

·         Session 10 – Advanced Skills

Logos:                          

·         Active Start Colour

·         Active Start B&W

·         Active Start Reverse

·         Special Olympics NS
Enfant Actif - Coleur 
Enfant Actif - Blanc 
Enfant Actif - Noir 

T-shirt Design

T-shirt design - French

Ordering T-shirts for Active Start (English & French)      

Research:

·         ParticipAction

·         PHE Canada

·         SIRC

·         Special Olympics Canada 

·         Special Olympics International

·         Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L)

·         Long Term Athlete Development
Where CS4L Intersects with Health (pp) 
Physical Literacy Considering all Physical Adaptations (Meghann Lloyd, pp) 
Stretching Cartoons 
Cooldown Cartoons 
Have a Ball Together - Aboriginal Adaptation (Brochure)  
Moving on the Spot Activities - 1 
Moving on the Spot Activities - 2
Canada's Food Guide                   
Canada's Food Guide for First Nations    
Free Activity Guides from Flaghouse     
Be Active for Life Resource of games      
Inservice Power Point for HRSB Teachers - Feb.17th    

Links:           

·         Doctors Nova Scotia

·         NS Dept. of Health & Wellness

·         NS Dept. of Education
NS Dept. of Community Services

·         Flaghouse

·         Autism Society of NS

·         Down Syndrome Society of NS

·         Annapolis Valley Regional School Board

·         Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board

·         Chignecto-Central Regional School Board

·         Conseil scolaire acadien provincial

·         Halifax Regional School Board

·         Strait Regional School Board

·         Tri-County Regional School Board

·         Early Intervention Association