A CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $150,000 FOR CHILD AND YOUTH SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT.
Through PISE’s Gift of Play programs, we connect annually with over 15,000 children under the age of 12 to help set them up for success. With a focus on physical literacy, engaging activities, and, most of all, fun, Gift of Play helps kids develop the foundational skills, motivation, and confidence that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. Developed to reach as many children in our region as possible, there are a variety of Gift of Play programs in need of your support.
Play with purpose. Fostering physical literacy through intentional games and activities.
Give the Gift of PLAY
PISE is a nationally recognized leader in providing inclusive, developmentally appropriate programs for children. We are proud to now work with approximately 10,000 children each year throughout the south island region, bringing them heart pumping, bone building, sweaty and fun physical literacy enriched sessions at schools, recreation and community centres and at PISE. Our goal is for every child to LOVE being active so that they develop into happy, healthy and active adults.
Critical to this goal is working to ensure all children have opportunity to participate, including those in need. We do this by working in schools, providing free programming in the community and offering our PLAY Your Way Subsidy for our summer camps and other programs.
“Of note, children from more disadvantaged or at risk backgrounds do not have the same opportunities for physical activity and often live in environments that contribute to poor health. The programming by the Pacific Institute for Sport Education [PISE], essentially a targeted universality approach, has the opportunity to address these inequity issues both from a socio-economic and physical disadvantage perspective.” ~ Dr. Richard S. Stanwick, Chief Medical Health Officer, Island Health
Give the Gift of POTENTIAL
Our Gift of Potential programs provide the necessary next steps, offering continuing physical activity programing that hones skills, builds character, and prepares youth for the next level of their chosen sport, and the next stage of their lives. The Gift of Potential helps remove financial barriers by funding Youth Performance Development and Canadian Sport School Scholarships.