Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games: A focus for Writing, Reading and Creative Arts!

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

The Paralympics are being held in Beijing from September 6 to 17, 2008. The official website is at http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/index.shtml. The International Paralympic Committee website contains a huge resource of information about paralympics, classifications, past and future games as well as current Beijing updates http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Paralympic_Games/Beijing_2008/.
The Australian Paralympic committee website has an excellent photo gallery and information on [...]

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The Beijing Olympics: activities, stories, information, videos, photos and more …

Monday, March 10th, 2008

The Australian Olympic Committee invites primary educators to join the a.s.p.i.r.e. school network, a program designed to instill in young Australians an appreciation for the values, spirit and philosophy of the Olympic Movement. Visit the website at: http://corporate.olympics.com.au/page/5/Education
As a member, you will receive access to Olympic resources including the Olympic Fact Zone, a Certificate of [...]

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