The Internships at The Special Olympics of Massachusetts (SOMA) will assist with the “Young Athletes” program. The Young Athletes curriculum is the first stage of Unified Sports participation. This is an inclusive sport and play program for students with and without intellectual disabilities. Students develop fundamental gross motor skills, improve their social and emotional skills, and learn healthy habits that they will be able to carry with them through life. Young Athletes is for PK-3rd graders and is fine motor skills based: running, jumping, kicking, throwing, catching.
The Internship will require, coordinating student volunteers, facilitating communication, and event set up between the students, instructor, SOMA and participants and their families.
Through this position, the Intern will gain leadership and event management skills as well as facilitate a positive service learning opportunity for their peers.
Here are some helpful Young Athletes materials that includes curriculum, activity cards, videos, and more. This program will lead to each school celebrating by hosting your own Unified Game Day event!
Preferred Locations:
Higginson Inclusion K-2
160 Harrishof Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
Fridays 10:20-11:55
Condon K-8
200 D St, Boston, MA 02127
Any day(s) Mon-Fri 1:15-2:08pm
Additional Locations:
Trotter K-6
135 Humboldt Avenue Dorchester, MA 02121
Any day(s) 10-12:30
Roosevelt
30 Millstone Road Hyde Park, MA 02136
9:20am-3:15pm M-F (Flexible timing/days of week)
Warren Prescott
50 W School St, Charlestown, MA 02129
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and/or Fridays (flexible on time 9:30am-3pm)
