Unified Schools
A program designed to promote social inclusion and social-emotional learning through inclusive sport.
Special Olympics Chief of Global Youth and Education Jacqueline Jodl explains why Special Olympics is challenging governments to dedicate 3% of their education budgets to help educate students with intellectual disabilities.
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Athletes, siblings, and youth leaders held the first-ever joined Regional Youth Leadership Summit and Athlete Congress in Johannesburg - the first summit held in the Africa Region since 2019.
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Two storybooks feature 16 stories of people with and without intellectual disabilities around the world, documenting inclusion in sports and education.
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A Special Olympics Kenya athlete shares his journey with Special Olympics and why he's so passionate about improving the lives of people of all abilities in his community.
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A Special Olympics Brazil event at the Olympic Park highlights the leaders for inclusion in Rio de Janeiro.
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A high-school student at a Unified School in Senegal shares the impact Special Olympics programming has made on her cousin with Down syndrome.
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A strong partnership with the Greek government ensures that Special Olympics programming will be active in schools all across the country.
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Members of a refugee camp share how Unified Schools have benefited the lives of people of all abilities in their community.
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A youth leader in Lebanon shares how a lifelong involvement with Special Olympics shaped her life and why she wants youth of all abilities to participate in inclusive activities.
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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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