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Engagement

Students and teachers cheering in the bleachers. All have on Unified Champion Schools t-shirts.
In the News

‘Life is Easier When You Have a Team’: Special Olympics Brazil Unified Champion School Recognition Presentation

ESPN honored four schools participating in the “Play Unified. Learn Unified.” project supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. These schools were recognized for their commitment to high standards of inclusion through the Unified Champion School model.
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Group of young individuals standing for a group photo in front of a fence on a field.
Community Impact

It’s Always Unified Sports Season for the Unified Generation!

As the school year is coming to a close for Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools around the country, Unified Sports teams are gearing up for final competition—some even bringing in Unified PE to their schools for the first time.
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Katie Hut and Natalie Green from SO Utah with their arms around one another at the airport, both have on red Special Olympics t-shirts.
Athletes

Unified Pair Kat N’ Nat Report On Their Experiences in Seattle and Abu Dhabi!

Katie Hut and Natalie Green are best friends from Special Olympics Utah and have had some amazing experiences this past year.
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Young woman looking up at writings on a glass wall and smiling.
In the News

Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® at SXSW EDU 2019

This past March, Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® had a significant presence in SXSW EDU.
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a group of young adults huddled in a circle looking down as the camera looks up at them for a unique photo.
Press Releases

Special Olympics Celebrates the Impact of Over 80 Youth Innovation Projects During World Creativity and Innovation Day and Week

Youth Leaders from around the world took action in 2018 through innovative outlets to achieve inclusive schools and communities.
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Group of unified athletes stand and kneel together for a group photo. Athletes are wearing yellow and green jerseys and other young athletes have on blue Unified Champion School t-shirts.
Community Impact

Kenmore Middle School Becomes Final ESPN Top 5 Banner School of the 2018-2019 School Year

On April 12th, Kenmore Middle School in Arlington, VA received the honor of becoming an ESPN Top 5 Special Olympics Unified Champion School.
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Brothers Evan and Jay sitting side by side being interviewed.
Community Impact

Rhode Island Brothers Are Unified in Leading Inclusion

Evan and Jay are not only brothers, they are Unified basketball teammates at Ponaganset High School, a Unified Champion School.
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A volunteer with his arm around an athlete hugging him, both are smiling at the camera.
Community Impact

2019 World Games Bring Inclusion Through Sports

Celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.
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Photo of Main Event Entertainment building lit up in blue lights at dusk. The sign on the outside wall reads: Eat. Bowl. Play.
Press Releases

Main Event Entertainment is an Official Partner of Special Olympics

Main Event Entertainment is excited to announce it has signed on as an official sponsor of Special Olympics, the world’s largest organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
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Tim Shriver stands arm in arm with athletes, students, and representatives from a Unified School. Students and athletes are in school colors (green).
In the News

Timothy Shriver pens NBC Op-ED Explaining Federal School Funding

Special Olympics survived Betsy DeVos' attempt to axe our school programs. Here's what we do for America's kids.
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