SCHOOL PROGRAM

Amigos in the SCHOOL

Amigos is an inclusion program that strives to create accepting and accessible space for students with and without disabilities to build relationships with each other. The Amigos program offers many variations of programming opportunities, from classroom or recess activities, to class trips in and around the city of Peterborough. The Amigos program is flexible and can be delivered in a manner to meet the needs that exist within the culture of your school.

It’s fun and accessible!

Guiding Principles

The 4 key guiding principles to keep in mind are:

  • Focus on equality and age appropriateness
  • Differences are celebrated
  • All students participate fully
  • Student leaders have strong support from educators
Two young individuals pose for a picture together.
5 school aged individuals pose for a group picture together

who benefits?

  • Young school-aged individuals with barriers to inclusion benefit from the intentional relationships of peers in their school community.

  • Young school-aged individuals who would like to volunteer to take on a leadership role by connecting with peers learn that their efforts do make a difference in creating inclusive places!

Our Why

Heads Up for Inclusion truly believed that everybody deserves to feel as though they belong to their community and environment. That’s why we are always reminding ourselves and others to ask questions and examine what it truly means to be inclusive.

Three young girls seated together on a couch, one young girl seated on the floor in front pose for a group photo
Three school-aged individuals play with a large omnikin ball