Collection of initiatives aiming at promoting:
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awareness of importance of sport at school level
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social inclusion and prevent early school leaving
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an ethical approach to sport
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all types of sports at school level
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Title of the initiative:
Project for the Development of Female Sport

Web site of the initiative:
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Date of the Event:
period of school 2008

Country:
Italy

City:
Town of Borgo San Lorenzo - Firenze
Province of Florence
Secondary Schools of the town of Borgo San Lorenzo

Sport:
Multi sports

Aims:
promotion of an ethical approach to sport

Description of the initiatives:
The experience tries to draw an innovative path that intertwine cultural roots with the daily offer and practice of sports for girls, making everybody aware of the cultural differences and the different psychological approach to sport between males and females.
Objectives:
Promote a multi-purpose sport activity
Prevent female early sport leaving
Promote the educational value of sport activity
Phases:
1. Introductory seminar - "Women's sports: the search of a taboo"
2. Training course addressed to trainers of sport associations of the area
3. Practical activities:
- General module that favors the creative aspects of motor activity held by physical education teacher
- Specific module of introduction to figure skating held by a world champion skater
- Interventions of sport trainers in school during the Sport Group activities
4. Final seminar " Female early sport leaving: evidence and perspectives”

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