I’mPOSSIBLE is an educational resource developed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to spread the Paralympic values and vision of the Paralympic Movement to young people throughout the world. This resource has been specifically tailored to the New Zealand Curriculum and New Zealand educational context. It has been introduced in many countries and has now reached Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Each Theme is composed of units directed at Primary years 1-3, and 4-6. Check the top right corner of your activity guide to see year level. However, any group can engage in Seeing is Believing, you can pick and choose what is relevant to your age group.
There is no set timeframe. Schools may choose to engage in further learning past the use of the resources or just choose to explore a couple of units. We hope learners will continue their learning long after they finish engaging with the programme.
Yes! Seeing is Believing connects both disabled and non-disabled tamariki, their teachers and Kaiako, and schools by opening minds and challenging perceptions, behaviours and choices. The Paralympic Values can be applied to every learner’s lives and show that they can redefine their own possible no matter what challenges they are faced with despite having a disability or not.
Yes! Our resources are designed to be used within Primary Schools for Years 1-6. Each unit can be tailored to fit every year level meaning everyone can participate in learning. Alternatively, just one or two classrooms may choose to participate.
Yes. Seeing is Believing opens many opportunities for continued learning throughout all year levels. Paralympics New Zealand is committed to keeping content updated and developing additional resources to accompany the programme ensuring it is kept fresh and new learning opportunities are created.
I’mPOSSIBLE is a cross-curricular resource that is currently designed to be used with Primary School students in Years 1–6. It specifically links to the New Zealand Curriculum Health and Physical Education achievement objectives.
Yes! If you are needing to adjust the content to fit your learners needs, have a look at the activity guides outside of your year level for additional/adapted learning.
Absolutely not. However, we do recommend that every class completes the first 2 themes to create a base foundation of knowledge. Activity guides are versatile and can be adapted to fit your classroom needs.
Schools will have the option to receive participation certificates for learners free of charge. Please contact the Paralympics New Zealand Education Lead to organise.
When downloading any files, they will appear as T1U1 for example. T stands for Theme and U stands for Unit. T1U1 is Theme 1 Unit 1 and so on. You will be able to identify where the resource belongs no matter what file type (PDF/PowerPoint etc.) according to the file name.
T1 stands for Theme 1 and U1 stands for Unit 1. You will be able to identify which theme and unit the additional resources such as PDFs and PowerPoints belong to by the T# (theme) and U# (unit) at the beginning of each downloaded file name.
What is a Para Sport Champion and what are the criteria to request one?
Para Sport Champions are Paralympians or Para athletes who bring the Paralympic values of determination, courage, inspiration, and equality to life through their actions and achievements. Their stories highlight these values, and we hope they encourage you to explore how they can be applied in our own lives.
Before a Para Sport Champion visit, your learners must have some understanding of what the Paralympics are and some knowledge of the Paralympic values. This is achieved by engaging with the first two units of Theme 1.
Thank you for registering your interest in receiving a visit from a Harvey Norman Para Sport Champion. We have received your request, and our Education Lead will be in contact as soon as possible. Due to the availability of our Champions, it is not always possible to facilitate in-school visits, but we will make other arrangements where possible.
Requests for our Champion visits are high. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee every school a visit however we endeavour to find others way of connecting if this is not the case.
Once you have requested your Champion visit, Education Lead Kasey Wilson will be in touch to coordinate a time and day that works for both you and the Champion.
It is important that you provide us with information prior to your Champion’s visit on what you would like them to cover so they have time to prepare. Please let us know in the ‘tell us more’ section on the Para Sport Champion request form. Additionally, this will be discussed with the Education Lead when planning the potential visit. Our Champions are great storytellers and can engage with learners about Para sports, their stories and answer questions about disability to small groups, classes, or assemblies. If you wish your Champion to be involved in an event such a sports day – please specify this in your request.
Your feedback and ideas are valuable to us. If you have any feedback or questions, please contact Paralympics New Zealand Education Lead
Kasey Wilson by email or on
021 072 8682.
