A group of seven educators and youth leaders represented Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC) at the first-ever Unified Champion City Schools® Summit in Detroit, Michigan, August 4-6. In addition to … [Read more...] about Reaching for the Summit of Inclusion
Unified Champion Schools
Idlewild for Inclusion
On Wednesday, April 6, Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC) hosted a national banner presentation for Idlewild Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their efforts to provide inclusive … [Read more...] about Idlewild for Inclusion
It Starts With Inclusion
During Inclusion Week at Beverly Woods Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina, students with and without intellectual disabilities walk hand in hand, parading through the school, in what is … [Read more...] about It Starts With Inclusion
Smithfield-Selma High School Celebrates National Banner Recognition
More than 500 schools across North Carolina are currently participating in Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® programming. A Special Olympics Unified Champion School has an inclusive school … [Read more...] about Smithfield-Selma High School Celebrates National Banner Recognition
Feel Better Button
“I would be home alone in my apartment and my roommate would come home and hear me jumping around and screaming, having the time of my life. He was like, ‘Oh, that’s just Josh again doing his Special … [Read more...] about Feel Better Button
An Allegiance to Inclusion
There is great camaraderie in a high school classroom, a sense of community intensified through committed instructors, inclusive classmates and, inherently, through sports. Special Olympics Unified … [Read more...] about An Allegiance to Inclusion
Special Olympics Qualla Boundary athletes excel at 2019 Special Olympics Ontario Invitational Youth Games
Two Special Olympics Qualla Boundary athletes recently returned from Toronto after competing in the 2019 Special Olympics Ontario Invitational Youth Games. Jacee Smith of Cherokee and Dustin Pheasant … [Read more...] about Special Olympics Qualla Boundary athletes excel at 2019 Special Olympics Ontario Invitational Youth Games
Special Olympics Youth Innovation Grantees announced
Special Olympics North Carolina youth leaders receive funds Special Olympics North Carolina youth leaders are among the recipients of Special Olympics International’s Youth Innovation grants. 84 … [Read more...] about Special Olympics Youth Innovation Grantees announced
North Carolina schools receive national recognition for commitment to inclusion
Six Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® in North Carolina have received national recognition for their commitment to inclusion through the National School Recognition Program. A Special … [Read more...] about North Carolina schools receive national recognition for commitment to inclusion
Sparta Nation plays and lives Unified!
Smithfield Selma High School, in Johnston County, is one of the newest Unified Champion Schools in North Carolina and they are already rocking the inclusion revolution! This school year, the students … [Read more...] about Sparta Nation plays and lives Unified!
