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What is the Starfish Nippers program?
The Starfish Nippers program is designed for young people aged between 7-15 years with a disability, including physical and intellectual disabilities and/or learning difficulties and can be modified to suit an individual participant’s needs ensuring everyone can be included.
Starfish Nippers is designed to build confidence in beach and water safety awareness. The program demonstrates a community commitment to inclusion and diversity and will involve games and activities such as beach flags, wading, swimming and boards. The program will be run entirely by Portsea SLSC volunteers with an awareness of the unique nature of the Starfish Nippers program.
Who is the Program Designed For?
The Starfish Nippers program is designed for young people aged between 7-15 years with a disability, including physical and intellectual disabilities and/or learning difficulties and can be modified to suit an individual participant’s needs ensuring everyone can be included.
When and Where?
The Starfish Nippers Program will run alongside the Portsea SLSC United Energy Nippers program and involves the following:
- Location: Point Nepean Quarantine Station (Disability access enabled)
- Dates: 27 December 2022 (Accreditation Swim and collection of Nipper Packs), 29 December 2022, 31 December 2022, 2 January 2022, 4 January 2023 and 6 January 2023.
- Session Times: 9:30am – 11:30am
- Cost: $95 (Hardship subsidies are available for eligible participants).
- Age Requirements: Participants should be between 7 years – 15 years old
- 2022-2023 Program Capacity:15 participants
What are the Benefits?
The Starfish Nippers program has been proven to have a profound and positive impact on everyone who gets involved. The benefits flow to not only our Starfish Nippers and their families, but also to our volunteers/trainers, our broader Nipper Program participants and their families and the community.
For Further information on the Starfish Program at Portsea SLSC:
www.starfishnippers.com.au
Andrew Argyrou andrew.argyrou@portseasurf.com.au | 0435727632
Alexandra Madden alexandra.madden@portseasurf.com.au | 0467000670
Starfish Nippers was started in 2011 by volunteers at Anglesea SLSC, it is now adopted by over 20 surf and bayside lifesaving clubs across Australia.