Silver Spring, MD - Nearly 100 students at a Silver Spring
elementary school took part in a special triathlon on Friday.
This event came together after Martha Zanger, a physical
education teacher at Forest Knolls Elementary School, found that able-bodied
students did not know how to interact with students with disabilities during
physical activities.
“I noticed that in school, in patrols, in chorus and all
the inside activities, the kids that had physical challenges were included,”
said Martha Zanger. “But once they came out to recess, they were kind of off to
the side because the other students didn't know how to play with them.”
She decided to start training them for a
"Try-Athlon" to help bring them all together.
“The kids who have physical disabilities are just kids and
they want to be included in sports and everything else,” said Zanger. “What I'm
trying to get our students to understand is that we are all just people. When
you see them having this much fun, I think they will get that.”
The event has made a world of difference for the kids.
“You feel like you have a lot of energy, and the other kids
over here watching us, they can [understand] what kids with disabilities feel
like,” said Kasper Syski, who is confined to a wheelchair.
To read more on this story, click here: Try-Athlon Helps Disabled and Able-Bodied Elementary Students Develop Strong Bond
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