Schools Out for Summer!

With the school year coming to an end, student leaders are reflecting back on the year. Join youth leaders Jordan, Sarah, Kendall, and Ramin for Inside Inclusion. In the final episode of Unified Talks of the school year, we look back with Cary High School students Amelia and Aaron who are helping us reflect on our experiences.

Group reflection helps us consider other perspectives. Using a checklist can help guide our reflection process. After you watch the episode, click here to access the checklist Amelia and Aaron used in the video.

2-4-6-8! Who do we appreciate?

Special Olympics North Carolina youth leaders Maya and Bobby from New Hanover County gathered for a round-table discussion for the latest episode of Inside Inclusion, in which they discuss giving and showing appreciation! Inside Inclusion is a monthly series from Special Olympics North America, where members of Unified Generation explore an important topic.

Darius and Isaiah Talk Leadership!

Special Olympics North Carolina youth leaders Darius and Isaiah from David W. Butler High School in Mecklenburg County just hosted the latest episode of Unified Talks from Special Olympics North America! It’s all about how you can LEAD at any age! Watch the full episode now!

Unified Talks bring the #UnifiedGeneration together to talk about topics that are important to them! In this episode, U.S. Youth Ambassadors Darius and Isaiah explain how you can learn to lead at any age! Watch the full episode and other Unified Talks on the Generation Unified website!

Way to go, Team Special Olympics North Carolina!

The 2022 Special Olympics USA Games may be over but the memories and friendships made June 5-12 will last forever.

The delegation of 100 Special Olympics North Carolina athletes, Unified partners and coaches went to Orlando with one goal: Give it their absolute all in order to make their dreams come true.

Together, Team SONC pushed further, worked harder and fought for their hard-earned victories.

Check out highlights from the week of competition!

Idlewild for Inclusion

On Wednesday, April 6, Special Olympics North Carolina hosted a national banner presentation for Idlewild Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their efforts to provide inclusive sports and activities for students with and without disabilities as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School®! See more.

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 called their “Buddy Walk.” As a member of the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® program, the Bear Buddies initiative at the school was established to form connections between students without intellectual disabilities and students in Exceptional Children (EC) classrooms. See more.

• Over The Edge: October 1

  • Calling all thrill seekers aged 14 and up! You can do something daring by repelling down a 30 story building building to support Special Olympics North Carolina. Learn more here.

• Plane Pull: October 29

  • Test your strength! Five-person teams will compete to see who can pull a 30,000-pound plane the fastest. Participants must be at least 16 years old to compete. Learn more here.