SCHOOL COLLABORATIONS
Four simple steps to club life for your students
1. We identify which of your students are not active in clubs through a so-called ‘baseline’ count.
2. We invite students and parents to discuss the possibility of a ‘sports internship’ in various ways.
3. We find individual solutions and support families throughout the sports internship.
4. The families themselves maintain contact with the club afterwards.
1. Baseline
Most special school students have very little involvement in clubs and associations. Often, only 10-15% of students are active in clubs and associations in their free time. Therefore, it makes sense to map the situation before we get started, so that we can celebrate successes along the way as more and more students become active in clubs and associations.
The survey is fully GDPR compliant and consists of three short questions for each class:
- How many students are active?
- How many students have previously been active?
- How many students have never been active?
Find the form for filling out here: Baseline statement for printing or send an electronic baseline link to the classes instead.
2. Collaborating on invitations to sports internships
There are many reasons why so few students are active in their free time, but the most important one is that parents lack knowledge about the extent to which clubs and associations are actually able to adapt their activities so that children from special schools can also participate. That is why we see the students’ daily contact persons in schools as our most important partners. Our records show that as many as 73% of our families are referred to us through the school.
We have developed a ‘Progression Model’, which means that we start with the most obvious students first. The rationale is that we slowly scale up so that, overall, we provide exactly the support a family needs, but no more than that. In this way, we can allocate the most resources to the students who need them most.
Progression model for cooperation with schools
‘Invitation to sports practice’ is sent out as an AULA message, posted on the notice board, and possibly as a flyer to take home.
We will stop by for a staff meeting and discuss how you can use our contact cards and teaching materials.
We organize a club day for the students (sports shopping) and attend a parent-teacher meeting.
Together, we select the students who need the most help and organize a special co-creation day, where both staff and parents are invited to participate and where we develop different types of activities, such as a dog petting club or a Just Dance club.
3. Support options for families
What support and assistance can we provide during the sports internship? The short answer is: ‘We don’t know yet‘. We have a wide range of different options that we can explore together, but the options depend on which municipality you live in, what barriers are present for your child and your family and what options and solutions we can provide in the specific situation… but we promise that we will not give up!
Below we have described the different help and support we have experienced so far.
We match the best possible fit based on your child’s specific needs. It’s always the association that should fit the child – not the other way around!
We coordinate specific agreements with the association in advance so that everyone is prepared and it’s the best possible start-up.
We sometimes find team volunteers who can give the individual child a little more attention during the training.
We find volunteer companions who can help get to and and back from the activity for a period of time until we find a permanent solution.
Are you taking several students from the same school to the same leisure activity? Then it can be easier and cheaper to book a taxi.
We try to match to the right support options, such as municipal leisure passes, at DGI or via local NGOs.
If there is a need for statutory support, such as educational support or a companion program – our social worker will help with the application.
4. Students active in associations
As a school, you will find that more and more students in your classes are becoming active in club life, and after a few years, the opportunities for club life will also have expanded considerably. You can already check out www.specialsportguide.dk, find your municipality, and see what is on offer today. After our collaboration, more types of students will have many more opportunities, and we can figure out what opportunities you have to work more structurally with club affiliations so that future students can also benefit from the many new opportunities.
A little extra about 'Sports shopping'
The closest we get to your everyday life is when we can offer one of the most enjoyable aspects of our collaboration—namely, “sports shopping” with all the school’s students! It is a fantastic day where we work together to find local special teams who come to the school and give a taste of what their activity consists of – and together with you, we figure out exactly which activity is right for each individual student. We have developed a Sports Shopping guide that we work with and adapt to suit your students and everyday life.
Check our calendar and see if we have time when it suits you.
Schools
We often create courses for the entire special school—see our examples below.
Examples of school courses
Click and check out the detailed evaluations on our selected school partners and our overall experience 🙂
Overview of municipalities and schools in collaboration with Specialsport.dk
North Denmark Region
Aalborg
- Kollegievejens Skole
- Sindal Skole
- Egebakken
- Vester Mariendal Skole
Frederikshavn
Central Denmark Region
Aarhus
- Rundhøjskolen
- Stensagerskolen
- Tilst Skole (Special class)
- Vorrevangskolen
- Langagerskolen
Herning
Silkeborg
Viborg
Randers
- Trekløverskolen
Region of Southern Denmark
Assens
- Pilehaveskolen
Fredericia
Kolding
Nyborg
Odense
- Enghaveskolen
- Nørrebergskolen
- Lumby Skole – Centralafdelingen
Svendborg
- Byhaveskolen
- Svendborg Heldagsskole
Sønderborg
- Kløverskolen
Region Zealand
Holbæk
- Hjortholmskolen
- Ladegårdsskolen
Køge
- Holmehus Specialskole
Slagelse
- Rosenkilde Skole
Vordingborg
Capital Region of Denmark
Albertslund
- Brøndagerskolen
Ballerup
- Kasperskolen
Frederiksberg
Gentofte
- Søgårdskolen
Gladsaxe
- Sofieskolen
- Bakkeskolen
Helsingør
Herlev
- Gl. Hjortespring
Hvidovre
- Avedøre Skole (The house)
- Gungehusskolen (The E-class)
- Hvidovre Heldagsskole
- Præstemoseskolen (C-course)
Ishøj
- Strandgårdskolen
Copenhagen
- Dyvekeskolen
- Fensmarkskolen
- Heerup Skole
- Kirsebærhuset
- Kildevældsskolen
- Peder Lykke Skole
- Rosenvængets Skole
- Skolen ved Sorte Hest
- Strandparkskolen
- Øresundsskolen
Rødovre
- Skovmoseskolen
- Skiftesporet
Tårnby
- Tårnbygårdskolen
Vallensbæk
- Kirkebæksskolen
Film about the sports internship initiative
Se Silas vælge sport
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Learn about the sports internship initiative
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