Media Advisory/ Photo-Op
May 3, 2011
For Immediate Release
Dufferin-Peel hosts its 7th Annual Joe Sax Activity Festival
Event highlighting modified physical activities for students promotes inclusion through play
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board will host the seventh annual Joe Sax Activity Festival for students in the Mississauga South Family of Schools. This festival teaches modified physical activities that respects all students' abilities. Students in Grades 4 to 8 will take part in the team activities, as a way of promoting inclusion through play.
“We find that students really get into the spirit of the festival,” says Adriana Tavares, Special Education Resource Teacher. “The festival contributes to the physical, social and psychological development of students, through positive and successful experiences in sport. Every year it brings big smiles to their faces.”
The Joe Sax Activity Festival was named in tribute to Joe Sax, a former teacher at Iona Catholic Secondary School, in Mississauga, who passed away in 2004. A six-time Canadian track-and-field champion, Joe was also a distance coach for the Mississauga Track Club, a member of the Toronto Olympic Club and the former Canadian record holder for the 3000m Steeplechase.
Since its inception in 2004, special guests at the Joe Sax Activity Festival have included OHL hockey players, a professional soccer player, a Canadian Olympic coach, and a Canadian Olympic gold medal winner.
WHAT: Joe Sax Activity Festival
WHEN: Thursday May 5, 2011 (10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
WHERE: Iona Catholic Secondary School
2170 South Sheridan Way, Mississauga, L5J 2M4
(Erin Mills Parkway & QEW)
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is one of largest and most diverse school districts in Ontario, with approximately 86,000 students in 145 Catholic schools throughout Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon and Orangeville. With over 10,000 employees, the board is also one of the largest employers in the region.
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Media Contact: Bernadette Gillis, Principal, St. David of Wales School
(905) 848-4200
Julia Seeratan, Communications Officer
(905) 890-0708 ext. 24278