[Mi-abs] Fwd: SPORTS CAMP REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

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> From: Christine Brauker <cbrauker at GMAIL.COM>
> Date: January 30, 2018 at 22:09:50 EST
> To: VI-MICHIGAN at LIST.MSU.EDU
> Subject: SPORTS CAMP REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
> Reply-To: Christine Brauker <cbrauker at GMAIL.COM>
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> WMU/MBAA
> SPORTS EDUCATION CAMPS for
> STUDENTS with VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
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> Location:     Campus of Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
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> Who:            Students who are blind or visually impaired (20/70 or worse)*
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> Age:             Junior Camp: 9-12 years old
>                      Senior Camp: 13-18 years old
>                      Michigan State Games: age 13-19 years old who have previously attended Senior Camp and are still in high school
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> Dates:         Junior Camp: Sunday, May 6 to Tuesday, May 8, 2018
>                     Senior Camp: Wednesday, May 9 to Saturday, May 12, 2018
>                     Michigan State Games: Friday, May 11 to Saturday, May 12, 2018
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> Deadline:    March 15, but applications will be accepted until camp is filled
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> To apply:    Go to www.mbaa-mi.com
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> Dear Teacher of the Visually Impaired, Parent, or Professional:
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> Sports Camp is a great opportunity for students who are blind or visually impaired to learn and participate in a variety of sports. Sports Camp also encourages the students to work on their mobility skills in a new environment, practice independent living skills by staying in a college dorm, and make new friends. These are areas within the ECC that teachers of the visually impaired try to include as part of their instruction. 
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> We are offering three opportunities: Junior Camp, Senior Camp, and Michigan State Games. Junior Camp provides a series of clinics designed to teach younger students fundamental athletic skills. Senior Camp provides a series of clinics designed to teach middle and senior high school students intermediate athletic skills. The Michigan State Games offers an opportunity for students to compete as individuals and on teams. The camps are designed to introduce students with blindness and visual impairments to sports and recreational activities and to provide continued training to those demonstrating athletic potential. Typical Camp activities include: basic skills, track and field, swimming, wrestling, goalball, tandem cycling, 5-a-side soccer, and judo. Athletes who attend these camps have the unique opportunity to interact with others who have similar vision. The Camp requires rigorous, active participation and is designed specifically for those who show interest in physical activities.
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> If you have a student that wants to attend, but has transportation concerns, please contact us. Please complete the application that can be found at www.mbaa-mi.com. Hard copy applications can be downloaded, printed, and mailed in as well.
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> We are sending this notice to you in the hope that you will distribute it to the parents and students within your area. You are the only link to students, since privacy laws forbid the Department of Education from distributing mailing lists. We appreciate your time and effort. If you have any questions, please contact Robert and Christine Brauker (Junior Camp directors) or Scott and Leanne Ford (Senior Camp directors) at michigansec at gmail.com or 231-715-1732.
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> Thank you,
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> Sports Camp Directors
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> * Students with mild secondary disabilities will also be considered. However, Sports Camp attempts to fill a niche between the services offered by the public schools and those of Special Olympics. Students requiring technical expertise due to severe cognitive disabilities, cognitive delays, or developmental disabilities should be referred to Special Olympics. Additionally, those whose severe physical or sensory disabilities require specific technical expertise will be considered only if support staff from the local ISD or another local agency can assist at camp. If clarification of this statement is needed, either contact us or complete the application and describe the student's need for technical expertise and we will contact you.
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