Olympiad in its third year gathers 200+ athletes

The third annual EMSB Special Olympics Olympiad took place on April 9 at McGill’s Tomlinson Fieldhouse. The day was a huge success thanks to the hard work and collaboration between the Student Services and Educational Services departments of the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) and Special Olympics Quebec, stated Sarah Lynch, special education consultant for the EMSB and coordinator, Centre of Excellence for the Physically, Intellectually and Multi- Challenged. The event brought together over 200 athletes from 11 elementary schools, nine of which were EMSB schools and two with the New Frontiers School Board. 

In a new collaboration with McGill, athletes participated in six different events designed and led by the second-year pre-service teachers from the department of Physical Education and Kinesiology. Also, 20 students from Lester B. Pearson High School supported each school or served as student coaches.