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“My most culturally enriching experience as a PE teacher” Sport alone is not the magic wand we may hope it could be when it comes to the integration of refugees. But a combination of a well thoughtout programme developing physical, social and language skills delivered by a dedicated individual (or individuals) can provide a positive framework that starts the integration process more effectively. For two years, Morten Andersson led an “asylum school” in Ollerup on the Danish island of Funen, and shared with the Integration of Refugees through Sport partners a wealth of cultural and pedagogical insights he gained working with some of the most vulnerable people living in Denmark. Now, Andersson and the project partners are developing a series of tutorial videos, including one featuring perspectives and advice from the refugees themselves. The resources will be available in 2018. “This has been my most culturally enriching experience in many years of teaching PE,” Morten says. “We focused on the very basics of feeling human and like citizens. Physical activity is an ease, a break from mental stress. Although it is not therapy in itself, it has a therapeutic and stabilising effect. It can help in getting the alarm and alertness out of the system.” Read the full stories on the ISCA website: http://bit.ly/2Ey4er8 http://bit.ly/2Ewp3Dp
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