The third edition of the I'mPOSSIBLE educational toolkit has been translated into Japanese ©IPC

The third edition of the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) I'mPOSSIBLE educational toolkit has been translated into Japanese.

It was published by the Japanese Paralympic Committee and the Nippon Foundation Paralympic Support Center.

The materials, comprising lesson plans and videos, aim to educate children about the Paralympic Movement, with the Japanese version adapted to the country's school curriculum.

The third edition will also be distributed for free to around 17,000 secondary schools and special-needs schools, as well as around 1,800 Boards of Education in every prefecture and municipality across Japan.

Teacher training is also offered upon request.

I’mPOSSIBLE is an educational programme initiated by the Agitos Foundation, the IPC's development arm.

The third edition of the I'mPOSSIBLE educational toolkit is being distributed to around 17,000 schools in Japan ©IPC
The third edition of the I'mPOSSIBLE educational toolkit is being distributed to around 17,000 schools in Japan ©IPC

Japanese schools have already implemented previous versions of the programme from 2017. 

By the end of 2019, 115 teacher training sessions had been held across Japan, with 9,732 teachers participating. 

"In the lessons of I’mPOSSIBLE, students will be inspired by the Paralympic values of courage, determination, inspiration, and equality in the vivid stories of Paralympians, and take advantage of the opportunity to consider what is necessary to realise an inclusive society through various creative modifications shown in Paralympic sports which change ‘impossible’ into ‘I’m possible'," Japanese Paralympic Committee President Junichi Kawai said. 

"I sincerely wish teachers at many schools will provide their students with such a unique learning opportunity. 

"We, the Japanese Paralympic Committee will also make the utmost effort to promote I’mPOSSIBLE in Japan."