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ODU students work with local kids
Updated: Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013, 7:35 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013, 5:43 PM EDT
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Future physical education teachers at Old Dominion University have the opportunity to work hand in hand with special needs children from Crossroads Elementary School.
The opportunity is part of a 10-week program to help future teachers work one-on-one with special needs students, by doing activities like rock climbing.
"People think that they have a disability and they can't do stuff, well this just shows, they can do it," ODU's Brian Vanderlinden said.
Patrick Doyle with Norfolk Public Schools is hoping the program will spread past the participants' actions.
"[The goal is] to take this over back to the classroom just to talk to their peers and tell them what they did today will encourage more people to get out and do activities like this," Doyle said.
In April, ODU will host "Little Feet Meet" in which nearly 300 special needs kids will hang out with the school's football team at Foreman Field.
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