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PETE's PALS
Promoting Physical Education for Everyone
Updated for Summer 2013
PETE's PALs Program Overview
The PETE's PALs (Physical Education Teacher Educators Supporting Physical Activity and Life Skills) program is an aquatic and motor program offered for children with disabilities. The program is designed to help the participating children become efficient movers in a fun and safe environment. Each child in the program is assigned a trained clinician who will work one on one for the two hour gym and swim program.
A child's program may include:
- Physical fitness activities to improve muscular strength, endurance and flexibility.
- Body awareness and special orientation.
- Fundamental and motor-patterns and sport skills.
- Swimming and water safety skills.
- Sensory motor activities.
Interested in registering for PETE's PALs?
- Cost -- $30.00 (checks made payable to Purdue University)
- Registration materials should be returned by June 3, 2013.
- To download a child registration package -- click here.
- Please contact Lori Eubank (eubanklorilee@gmail.com) with questions.
Role of the PETE's PALs Clinician
The program is designed to offer Purdue University students the opportunity to gain professional experience and an opportunity to apply theory to practice, while also providing a valuable community service element to PETE's PALS. The clinicians are recruited undergraduate and/or graduate students from Purdue’s education and therapy disciplines who have shown an eagerness to work in the program and demonstrate a willingness to learn and accept an educational challenge to motivate and teach children and youth with disabilities. Interested students will be interviewed and agree to the commitment of the PETE's PALS program. Throughout the program, undergraduate students will not only benefit from the interactions with expert educators and therapists, but also from valuable hands-on learning experience through the program’s orientation and training.
Interested in becoming a clinician for PETE's PALs?
- Registration materials should be returned by June 3, 2013.
- To download the clinician application package -- click here.
- Please contact K. Andrew Richards (karichar@purdue.edu) with questions.
Program Schedule
The program will run on June 19, June 26, July 3, July 10, and July 17. All dates are Thursday evening from 6:00-8:00 PM at Faith Community Center.
Nightly Schedule
The children will be divided into two groups Flynn Group and Harper Group. The Flynn Group will swim first while the Harper Group is in the gym and then they will switch at 7:00. On the first night of the program please arrive around 5:45 in order to meet and communicate with your child’s clinician. On all other nights plan be at Faith around 5:55 to allow a couple of minutes for check in. Please understand that the nightly schedule is tentative and may change prior to the beginning of the program. Participants registered for the program will be notified of schedule changes.
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Time |
June 19 |
June 26 |
July 3 |
July 10 |
July 17 | |||||
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5:55 |
Arrive at Faith by 5:45 – Meet in Meeting Room 2 |
Check in at Faith in Meeting Room 2 |
Check in at Faith in Meeting Room 2 |
Check in at Faith in Meeting Room 2 |
Check in at Faith in Meeting Room 2 | |||||
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6:00 |
Flynn Group – Swim |
Harper Group – Gym |
Flynn group – Swim |
Harper Group – Gym |
Flynn Group – Swim |
Harper Group – Gym |
Flynn Group – Swim |
Harper Group – Gym |
Flynn group – Swim |
Harper Group – Gym |
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Parents’ Meeting in Meeting Room 2 |
Parents’ Meeting in Meeting Room 2 | |||||||||
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6:45 |
Change to/from pool |
Change to/from pool |
Change to/from pool |
Change to/from pool |
Change to/from pool | |||||
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7:00 |
Flynn Group – Gym |
Harper Group – Swim |
Flynn Group – Gym |
Harper Group – Swim |
Flynn Group – Gym |
Harper Group – Swim |
Flynn Group – Gym |
Harper Group – Swim |
Flynn Group – Gym |
Harper Group – Swim |
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7:50 |
Change from pool and clean gym |
Change from pool and clean gym |
Change from pool and clean gym |
Change from pool and clean gym |
Change from pool and clean gym | |||||
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8:00 |
Parent pick up and check out in Meeting Room 2 |
Parent pick up and check out in Meeting Room 2 |
Parent pick up and check out in Meeting Room 2 |
Parent pick up and check out in Meeting Room 2 |
Parent pick up and check out in Meeting Room 2 | |||||
Parents' Town Hall Meetings
Throughout the PETE's PALs program parents will be provided with opportunities to engage with one another and with invited guest speakers. These speakers will vary each semester, but include key individuals such as adapted physical education teachers, occupational therapists, special education professions, etc. Through these meetings parents will be provided with information to help advocate for their child in the educational environment and enhance knowledge to assist their child’s motor needs at home.
PETE's PALs News and Updates
- PETE's PALs in J&C
- PETE's PALs featured on WLFI -- Purdue students work with special needs children
- PETE's PALs featured on Purdue Boiler Bytes -- Helping children is what Purdue students strive to do with every session of Pete's Pals...
- Purdue students reach out to the community through Pete’s Pals -- Helping children is what Kevin Richards strives to do with every session of Pete's Pals...
- PETE's PALs Receives Focus Award
Photos from PETE's PALs
Below are some photos from previous PETE's PALs sessions...
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Videos from PETE's PALs
Parent’s perspective on PETE’s PALs
Links
Visit Faith Community Center's Homepage
PETE's PALs Contact Information
- Lori Eubank, Program Co-Coordinator (eubanklorilee@gmail.com) or call 765-409-7562
- K. Andrew R. Richards, Program Co-Coordinator (karichar@purdue.edu)
or call 413-358-1075 - William Robbins, On-Site Physical Activity Director (warobbin@purdue.edu)
- Mara Burton, On-Site Aquatics Director (meburton@purdue.edu)