The Student Athlete Achievement Project

The Student Athlete Achievement (SAA) project is a joint initiative of PacificSport and 2010 Legacies Now with a primary goal to provide increased choice and flexibility in the BC education and sport systems and allow for achievement and excellence in both disciplines.

To reach this goal, the project will attempt to identify and/or facilitate increased access to athlete development through sport pathways in education to an increased number of students. A product of the project’s implementation will be enhancing the development of Canadian athletes thereby supporting potential Olympic podium performances. A by-product of these opportunities will be healthy students who are physically active and enjoy participating in sport.

From October 2004 to 2005 the project grew from 23 Sport School programs in 20 different schools to 60 programs in 35 schools working with over 900 student athletes.
 
Since its conception in May 2002 the project has brought together leaders in the fields of education and sport with synergistic results in an attempt to make a positive and lasting contribution to the rapidly changing environment of education and sport. Many resources and materials were developed by stakeholders for stakeholders, including a set of new guidelines and regulation for BC School Sports.

Currently in its fourth phase, the Student Athlete Achievement Project will focus on the integration of Sport and Education in BC through the implementation of three major initiatives ( more... ):

• PacificSport School Partnership Program (PaSS-PP)
• PacificSport School Achieving Gold Program (PaSS-AG)
• PacificSport School Communication Plan (PaSS-C)

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