Special Stars Class Wednesdays—Group B Metro Stars Gymnastics Register Here WHO Community Engagement CUe Mission/Partnership History Students Requested The School of Pharmacy and Health Professions OISSE office is in a campus to community partnership WHEN with Metro Stars Gymnastics. The Wednesdays: mission of Metro Stars Gymnastics is 10/8, 10/15, 10/22 to touch the lives of children of all (optional-Fall Break), 10/29 ages and abilities, helping them to & 11/5/2014 gain self-esteem and physical Arrival/Departure: well-being through participation in the 6:45p.m.—8:15p.m. sport of gymnastics. Gymnastics is an Engagement Time: excellent source of physical activity 7p.m.—8p.m. because it incorporates all areas of the body and also promotes the cognitive WHERE growth of a child. Physical Therapy Students Metro Stars Gymnastics 12305 Cary Circle #11 Omaha, NE 68128 Engagement Description  3 PTD 312 students (must attend all dates listed in group) Note(s) Attire: A Health Science student will dress in athletic attire; a Creighton T-shirt, athletic pants & CU name badge (sticky name tags will be provided as well) Attendance Policy As a health care professional in training, participatory attendance is an important aspect of your professional competence and this course. Once you register for a community-based learning experience, your prompt attendance and appropriate participation at the community site will be expected. Should an extenuating circumstance arise (e.g., illness, family death) that prevents you from participating in the learning experience, the absence must be validated by the course Instructor of Record; an unexcused absence is considered grounds for course failure. A Creighton University health science student will assist the coach during Margaret Martens the Special Stars gymnastics class. HEALTH SERVICE HOURS The Special Stars classes are designed for children who present with differing 6.5 hrs abilities and gymnastics tasks are adapted to the child’s skill level or Prerequisite Activities needs. The children possess a range of Attend Orientation Onsite diagnoses including Autism, Asperger’s Please ask for the Special syndrome, developmental delay, Stars Binder at the front Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and desk other diagnoses. Children will be given Watch Community the opportunity to explore their Partner’s Video physical abilities and their OISSE Contact: Please contact Explore Community environment despite physical or OISSE, at 402-280-5258 or email at Partner’s website mental challenges. This class has been [email protected]. designed by an occupational therapist Current on all trained in physical and cognitive immunizations & CPR requirements disabilities. No previous gymnastics experience is necessary. CONTACT ONSITE Interdisciplinary Team: Assume responsibility for proactive collaboration, cooperation, & communication with other healthcare professionals Social Awareness: Demonstrate respectful, positive, appropriate interpersonal behaviors as well as a sensitivity to cultural backgrounds Moral Agency: Practice in an ethical manner, with an obligation to moral responsibility and social justice.