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    Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® (UCS) programming promotes social inclusion through the power of sports. From pre-k to university, young people with and without intellectual disabilities make meaningful and lasting connections.

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    • “[UCS] It’s been basically the best thing that’s happened to me in 32 years in this school district. It’s just watching students with and without disabilities building authentic relationships with each other.”

      -Colin Bender, Teacher, South View Middle School, Minnesota

    • “Special Olympics is a type of community where you can meet new people that you have never met before, and you can do things that you’ve never done before.”

      –Krishtan, Student, Michigan

    • “[UCS], it’s opened doors that we didn’t even know were closed for inclusion. And every single day, every single year, a new door opens and a new opportunity arises.”

      -Jennifer Paolantonio, Teacher, Ponaganset High School, Rhode Island

    • “We are developing our leaders of tomorrow”

      -Ashley Fox, Principal, Mary A. Otondo Elementary School, Arizona
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