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Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools promotes communities where all young people are agents of change, fostering acceptance, respect, dignity, and advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities and thereby anyone who is perceived as different.

Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools integrates Special Olympics programs with ongoing youth activities and focuses on creating and sustaining education systems, classroom practices, school climate and community engagement to ensure all students develop intellectual, physical, civic, and emotional competencies.

For more information take a look at our guides below  or contact our office. If you are an educator wanting more information, click here.
For  questions regarding   Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools click here.
  • Unified School Expectation​
  • Get Into It

  • Click here to request a copy of the Unified PE Curriculum
  • Bocce Curriculum Lesson Plan
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Unified Champion Schools Resources

National Banner Recognition Standards

  • Elementary Playbook
  • Middle School Playbook
  • High School Playbook
  • Inclusive Youth Leadership Guidelines
  • Unified PE Resource
  • Unified Sports: A Student's Guide
  • Unified Sports Experience Quick Start Guide
  • It's Our School Too!​
  • Youth Leadership Guide
  • Special Olympics Unified Physical Education Resource
  • Unified Sports in Schools
  • Drill Book
  • Transition Brochure
  • Elementary Standards
  • Middle and High School Standards

State Youth Activation Committee (YAC)

The Youth  Activation  Committee (YAC) is a group of youth comprised of members with and without  intellectual disabilities from across the state. This  group works together  throughout the year to educate, motivate, and activate  youth to become agents of  change in their communities and advocate for the  respect, inclusion, and  acceptance of all people regardless of abilities. The State YAC uses a wide  variety of tools to communicate effectively such  as email, conference calls,  Facebook, state summits, and state rallies. The  goal of the State YAC is to  reach out to other youth to help carry out  social justice or all people.
Click here for State YAC Application

Current List of Unified Champion Schools

  • Preschools
  • Elementary Schools
  • Middle Schools
  • High Schools
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​Amity Head Start
Arkadelphia Head Start
Ascent Batesville
Ascent Bryant
Benton Head Start
Beyond Academy
Bismarck Head Start
BOST-Fort Smith
C B King
Children's Enrichment Center
Conway Cradle Care
Dana Hightower
Early Head Start
Easter Seals Arkansas
Elizabeth Richardson Center
First Step, Inc
First Step-Malvern
​​Glenwood Head Start
​Gurdon Head Start

Harmony Grove Head Start
Helping Hands
Hope Hippy Program
Jenkins Memorial Center

Kids R Us
Kids Unlimited- Cabot
Kids Unlimited-Searcy
Kids World
Little Dumplings
Little Lighthouse Educare
​Little Miracles
​Lollipop Kids Daycare

Lollipop Kids Too
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Magnet Cove Head Start
Malvern Head Start
Milestones
Miracle Kids
Monroe County HDC
Monroe County Human Development Center
Mount Ida Head Start
​Murfreesboro Head Start

Opportunities, Inc
Ouachita Child Enrichment 
Pattilli Center School
​Perryville Preschool

Saline Cone Conway
Snuggle Bug Cafe
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UAMS Kids First Fort Smith
UAMS Kids First Lowell
UAMS Kids First Magnolia
UAMS Kids First Mt. View
UAMS Kids First Newport
UAMS Kids First Pine Bluff
UAMS Kids First Pocahontas
UAMS Kids First Searcy
UAMS Kids First Warren
UCA Child Study
Wee Care
Academy at Riverdale
Baseline Elementary
Beebe Elementary
Berryville Elementary
Bismarck Elementary
Bryant Elementary
Butterfield Trail Elementary
Calico Rock Elementary
Collegeville Elementary School
Crystal Hill Elementary
Davis Elementary School
Des Arc Elementary
Don Roberts Elementary
Eagle Mountain Elementary
Eastside Elementary
Forest Park Elementary
Fountain Lake Elementary
Genoa Central Elementary
Gentry Primary School

Glenn Duffy Elementary
Greenland Elementary
Gurdon Primary School
H. L. Luibker Elementary
Harrisburg Elementary
​Hill Farm Elementary
Hurricane Creek Elementary
​Lake Hamilton Primary

Landmark Elementary
Lonoke Primary School
Marshall Elementary
McDermott Elementary
Mountain Springs Elementary
Murrell Taylor  Elementary 
Pea Ridge Intermediate
R.E. Baker Elementary
​Riverview Judsonia

Springhill Elementary
Springhill Elementary School
St Michael's School
Success Achievement Academy
Sulphur Rock Magnet
Tolleson Elementary
Two River Elementary
Vilonia Primary
Viola Elementary
Westside Elementary
Williams Traditional Magnet
Wooster Elementary
Ashdown Junior High
Batesville Junior High
Beebe Middle School
Bethel Middle School
Bryant Middle School
Forrest City Junior High
Fountain Lake Middle School
Huntsville Middle School
Lincoln Middle School
Mena Middle School
Ozark Middle School
Pea Ridge Middle School
Arkansas High School
Atkins High School
Batesville High School
Benton High School
Bryant High School
Cabot High School
Conway High School
Fayetteville High School
Forrest City High School
Fountain Lake High School
Gosnell High School
Hot Springs High School
Huntsville High School
Izard County Consolidated School
Lakeside High School
​​Lincoln High School
Maumelle High School
Mena High School
North Little Rock High School
Osceola High School
Robinson High School
Russellville High School
Salem Elementary School
Searcy High School
Southside Batesville
Van Buren Freshman Academy
Van Buren High School
Vilonia High School
Jessieville High School

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