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Worldteam, a sports management company in Beijing, China, held an official ceremony on 16 April to launch the Chinese-language version of the Academy publication The Sport Supplement. The Sport Supplement is published quarterly online by the Academy. The journal is designed to further knowledge about issues of sport, fitness and health for professionals in these fields.

International Olympic Committee President Dr. Jacques Rogge has reappointed Academy President Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich to the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education. Dr. Rosandich was originally appointed to the IOC Commission in 1999. He is the only American on the 32-member commission, which is one of the IOC’s largest commissions. Full Story http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp.

Baldwin County Public Schools (BCPS) Superintendent Faron Hollinger and Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich have signed a protocol to jointly develop international-relations and cultural-exchange programs in the schools. With Fairhope and Daphne high schools set to deliver the International Baccalaureate Program beginning in August, BCPS is seeking avenues for cultivating in its students an interest in all countries, cultures and customs. The Academy and BCPS will immediately begin work on a program to teach an Olympic values program, the universal values championed by the Olympic Movement, in local schools. Olympic values are designed to promote cultural exchange and understanding among nations participating in Olympic sports. An online course on the Olympic values has been designed by the Academy, in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee, and will be piloted by BCPS at no cost.

View the OVEP program at http://students.ussa.edu/olympic_values