Location:
The University of Rhode Island, Kingston.

Mission:

Concept:
All scholar-athletes contributed to a team effort, as part of either Team Athens or Team Sparta. Each participant chose a "specialty" athletic or cultural activity. On a daily basis, participants devoted significant time to their special activity and were encouraged to explore various sports and cultural activities, as part of their commitment to their team.

Every activity a scholar-athlete pursued helped his/her team score points. Activities included sports competitions and specialty contests like chess, spelling bees, scientific discovery, vocal performances, poetry, art, and sports trivia.

Participants: Scholars from across the state, ages 6-14 as of June 1, 2000. Participants were grouped by age and ability.

Sports Activities: Baseball, Basketball, Soccer and Tennis (doubles)

Cultural Activities: Art, Creative Writing, Theatre, Dance and Vocal Music

Recreational Activities: Chess, Spelling Bee, Scientific Discovery, Sports Trivia, touch football, T-Ball, Field Games and many others.

Special Events & Activities: One important objective of the Rhode Island Scholar-Athlete Games is to offer participants and their families a variety of year-round activities. Activities in 2000 included:

• Special Opening Session with Sir Roger Bannister, history's first sub-four-minute miler, at the International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame. Sunday, May 7.
• State House reception for RISAG participants.
• Center for Sports Parenting, which presented for parents a variety of special activities.
• Leadership Development Program, one of our most important components, provided tools for scholar-athletes to fulfill their leadership capabilities.
• Fall Reunion at the International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame including Guest Speaker, Brown University Head Football Coach Dave Estes, followed by a leadership workshop and URI football game with special half-time appearance by RISAG participants. October 2000.
• Women In Sport Exhibit at the Hall of Fame. Following the exhibit tour, scholar-athletes and families will be special guests at a U.R.I. women¹s basketball game. January 2001.
• Winter Reunion at the International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame, highlighted by guest speaker, Edith Thompson, Assistant URI Women's Basketball Coach, followed by a leadership workshop and URI Women's Basketball game. February 2001.
• National Sportsmanship Day Town Meeting at the Hall of Fame. March 2001