e iD For Parents WebSite Brings Kids Closer To The Olympics (NAPSA)—A new Olympic Web site is providing grade school children with a unique opportunity to learn the values andideals of the U.S. Olympic team while encouraging andreinforcing readingskills. ~US. OLYMPIC TEAM te ~ @ Parents and children are giv- ing the “U.S. Olympic Team Base Camp”site a gold medal. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has launched the “U.S. Olympic Team Base Camp” Web site as a way to engage kids with the U.S. Olympic movement, educate kids about the Olympics and inspire kids to pursue their goals. The site also introduces kids to nonmainstream sports in a fun and interactive way. With the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Games taking place on homesoil, kids and parents can usethesite as a fun and interactive way to learn about the Olympics, the U.S. athletes and the making of an Olympian. The site includes interactive cartoons, games, word searches, as well as printable drawings, coloring and assignment sheet pages. The cartoons are called “Boomtoons,” and feature three- to-four minute lively characters that communicate key values and characteristics of an Olympic athlete—teamwork,discipline and persistence. The “U.S. Olympic Team Base Camp”can be found on the official Website of the U.S. Olympic Team at www.usolympicteam.com/kids.
