Mini Abloom Parasportsday
Mini Abloom is a pop-up festival (since 2015) for children and young people, focusing on the inclusion of children with disabilities, and the activation of minority language children in Oslo. In 2019, Mini Abloom became a para-sport day.
The festival lasts one day, and has in recent years been added to Rommen school in Groruddalen. The event is a mini-version of the annual Abloom filmfestival (annually in week 47). Mini Abloom is primarily for children and young people who have a reduced level of functioning, but the festival itself is open to everyone.
We offer an online program in addition to a physical program. We have done this so that all schools and kindergartens in Norway have the opportunity to participate where they are:
Mini Abloom’s goal
1. Ensure that children and young people with disabilities are included to a greater extent in activities in the local communities. We will make these children visible, meet their needs – and help their surroundings to see, hear and appreciate them.
2. Increase the participation of children with minority language backgrounds in society and cultural life – which is central to integration policy.
3. Ensure that universal design as a tool for inclusion and adaptation is known among all children in our target groups. In addition, cooperating actors must be made aware of what UU is, why it is necessary and how it can become a reality.
4. Ensure that children with an immigrant background are represented in activities that are positive and relevant to them. It is particularly important that minority language children with disabilities have access to social arenas that are inclusive.
5. Spread knowledge about inclusive leisure activities in local areas. We want active, curious and engaged children who know how to create a warmer society.
6. Work for real inclusion of everyone in organized sports. We want everyone to be involved in play, fun and sports.
About Parasports
Mini Abloom Parasports Day 2025
Location: Smiuvegen 253, 0981 Oslo, Norway
Organiser: Abloom
Start: 23.05.2025 at 10:00 am
End: 23.05.2025 at 14:00
Registration deadline: 20.05.2025 at 18:00
Welcome to the Parasports Day! Parasports Day is a day filled with fun games and sports for children and young people in Oslo.
The day’s goal is about inclusion and joy through sports, regardless of one’s disability.
Inclusive sports
This year, the team will consist of students from the Norwegian School of Sport Science
in Oslo. These students will be involved in the planning and executing of the sports day, which will bring extra energy and expertise to the event. Kindergartens and schools, accompanied by their supervisors, will arrive at the event at around 09:30 to prepare for the sports day, which begins at 10:00. Each sporting activity is clearly labelled with its own station, allowing pupils to choose which sport they wish to participate in freely. To encourage variety and allow everyone to try different activities, we provide a signal every 20 minutes recommending a rotation to a new activity. We’re also pleased to have representatives from sports teams all over Oslo present to guide and inspire participants throughout the day.
Questions can be directed to post@abloom.no or 46341945.
The project is funded by the municipality of Oslo. We look forward to a day full of joy, activity and fellowship!
