Global Youth and Education
Special Olympics believes that in order to create lasting attitudinal change across the world, the focus must begin on today’s youth. As part of a concerted strategy to ensure the movement reaches as many young people as possible, in all demographic settings, Special Olympics has built model including, Unified Schools, Inclusive Youth Leadership, and Whole School Engagement.
Miss America 2022 Shares Her Avid Support of Special Olympics on Inclusion Revolution Radio
Miss America 2022 Emma Broyles boasts quite the resume and continues to set a new standard for what it means to wear the crown.
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Special Olympics Puerto Rico Athlete with Down Syndrome Competes in Half IRONMAN
Special Olympics Puerto Rico athlete David “El Delfin Boricua” Torres Rivera became the first person with Down syndrome to participate in the IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Rico.
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Spreading Awareness in Argentina: Pablo and Ana's Story
A team of Special Olympics athletes in Argentina are the leaders of a new digital magazine.
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Changing Mindsets in Jamaica: Cecil's Journey
A principal in Jamaica shares his plan to make schools more inclusive to students of all abilities.
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Special Olympics Announces Three-Year Bank of America Grant to Advance Inclusion Efforts Across Underserved Communities
New $5 million grant underscores Bank of America’s longstanding support of leadership programming
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National University’s Social and Emotional Harmony program Partners with Special Olympics to Mentor Youth Leaders
National University’s Social and emotional Harmony program partners with Special Olympics to mentor Youth Leaders.
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Teams from Twenty-five Countries Selected to Compete in Special Olympics Unified Cup Detroit 2022
Second-ever international inclusive football (soccer) tournament presented by Toyota will showcase the unifying power of sport.
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Special Olympics’ Unified Schools Model—the Key to Transformational Inclusion in Schools
Today Special Olympics releases research showing how their Unified Schools model removes one of the greatest barriers—negative attitudes and behaviors—for students with intellectual disability (ID) and improves the education of all students.
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SHAPE America and Special Olympics Partner to Impact School Communities Through Unified Physical Education
For more than 50 years, SHAPE America—Society of Health and Physical Educators and Special Olympics have joined forces to provide inclusive physical education (PE) programs nationwide.
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Special Olympics Youth Leaders Continue Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Legacy of Inclusion
Special Olympics is proud to announce the next cohort of 108 Youth Leaders for the Youth Innovation Project Initiative.
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