Our Schools
Congratulations to our FOUR new National Banner Unified Champion Schools!!
Downingtown East, East Stroudsburg South, Hazleton & Indian Lane Elementary!!
As well as our two renewals: Fox Chapel Area and Haverford!
A Special Olympics Unified Champion School® demonstrating commitment to inclusion by meeting 10 standards of excellence receives national banner recognition.
A Special Olympics Unified Champion School has an inclusive school climate and exudes a sense of collaboration, engagement and respect for all members of the student body and staff. A Unified Champion School receiving national banner recognition is one that has demonstrated commitment to inclusion by meeting 10 national standards of excellence. These standards were developed by a national panel of leaders from Special Olympics and the education community.
Our Schools
The Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools program is aimed at promoting social inclusion through intentionally planned and implemented activities affecting systems-wide change. These are school climates where students with disabilities feel welcome and are routinely included in, and feel a part of, all activities, opportunities and functions. Explore this page to learn more about our schools statewide!
Unified Champion Schools by Region
Our Unified Champion Schools are helping us create a Unified Generation that Chooses to Include.
National Banner Unified Champion Schools
A Special Olympics Unified Champion School has an inclusive school climate and exudes a sense of collaboration, engagement and respect for all members of the student body and staff. A Unified Champion School receiving National Banner Recognition is one that has demonstrated commitment to inclusion by meeting 10 national standards of excellence. These standards were developed by a national panel of leaders from Special Olympics and the education community.
The primary activities within these standards include:
- Special Olympics Unified Sports® (where students with and without disabilities train and compete as teammates), Inclusive Youth Leadership and Whole-School Engagement.
- Banner Unified Champion Schools should also be able to demonstrate they are self-sustainable or have a plan in place to sustain these activities into the future.
The expectation of this recognition is that the 10 standards are continuously being met, year after year. To ensure this sustainability, schools reapply for banner status every 4 years.
These are Pennsylvania's Unified National Banner Schools:
- Abraham Lincoln High School
- CCA Baldi Middle School
- Central Valley High School
- Central York High School
- Dallastown High School
- Daniel Boone Area High School
- Downingtown East High School
- East Stroudsburg High School South
- Fox Chapel Area High School
- Franklin Regional High School
- General McLane High School
- Haverford High School
- Hazleton Area High School
- Indian Lane Elementary School
- North Penn High School
- Norwin High School
- Pennridge High School
- Slippery Rock University
- Souderton Area High School
- Springfield Township High School
- Sun Valley High School
- Upper Merion Area High School
- Wallenpaupack Area High School
Follow this link to see more schools across the nation: Unified Banner School listing