Click Meet Our Athletes from the upper right-hand corner of the webpage. Choose an athlete by clicking on his or her name. Read about this athlete’s life and performance in the Special Olympics.
On a notecard (or separate piece of paper), answer these questions about your chosen athlete: -Where is he or she from? -In which events does he or she participate? -What are the things you admire about him or her?
On the horizontal navigation menu, click on About Mark.
Read about Mark Wellman, his disability, and his achievements.
Click on Adventures. To see photos and read about Mark’s outdoor adventures, click on one of the two hypertext passages.
Explore the daily reports and photo pages. Write a paragraph about what you see – what impresses you about Mark’s adventures? What lessons can we learn from Mark?