Athletics

Unified Sports is a Special Olympics program where students with and without intellectual disabilities train and compete on the same team. The purpose of this program is both to add more athletic opportunities for students who may not normally compete in high school sport, as well as to have a positive impact on school culture by forging pathways to friendship and acceptance among students.

 It is expected that the students without intellectual disabilities (partners) give visual and verbal cues to assist the students with intellectual disabilities (athletes) to ensure that they fully take part in the sport and are able to develop new skills. 

With over one million participants worldwide, Unified Sports is shown to encourage and support the development of leadership, social skills, and sport specific skills among students when it takes place in an inclusive and competitively balanced environment.