Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® (UCS) is a strategy for schools Pre-K through university that intentionally promotes meaningful social inclusion by bringing together students with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities to create accepting school environments.  

With sports as the foundation, UCS utilizes three interconnected components: Special Olympics Unified Sports®, Inclusive Youth Leadership, and Whole School Engagement. 

UCS programming supports students, athletes, teachers, school administrators, district officials, coaches, parents, and educators across grade-levels with resources that improve outcomes for students of all abilities. 

Since 2008, UCS has operated in the Special Olympics North America region of Special Olympics International. Our work has been generously supported by the Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education. 

Globally, UCS engages over 1 million students in 30,000 schools across 148 countries with plans to reach over 2 million students in 150,000 schools in the next three years.

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Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools®

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