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Project UNIFY® 101 2 Special Olympics Common Language Common Language 3 PU – Project UNIFY YAC – Youth Activation Committee IYL – Inclusive Youth Leadership YAP- Young Athletes™ Program Special Olympics Project UNIFY CHARACTERISTICS A strategy to activate youth, engage educators, and promote school communities of acceptance and inclusion where all young people are agents of change. • Unifying Sports Program • Youth Leadership • School/Community Collaborations • Creating/Sustaining Relationships • Communications • Professional Development • Continuous Improvement 4 Project UNIFY is… Inclusive Sports Youth Leadership & Activation 5 Whole School Engagement This is Project UNIFY Categories of Project UNIFY 6 / Special Olympics Our focus… Youth Leadership Youth Leadership and Activation and Activation Unified Sports 7 Whole School and Community Awareness The Core Components PROJECT UNIFY PARTNERS CLUBS YOUTH ACTIVATION COMMITTEE SO COLLEGE Youth Leadership & Advocacy 8 UNIFIED SPORTS YOUNG ATHLETES Inclusive Sports GET INTO IT R-WORD Whole School Engagement FANS IN THE STANDS Brain Break! Six Spots 9 / Special Olympics Unified Sports Special Olympics Unified Sports offers the chance for people with and without intellectual disabilities to play on the same team. 10 / Special Olympics Young Athletes Program • An inclusive sports play program for children ages 27 • Engages children through developmentally appropriate play activities 11 / Special Olympics Youth Leadership and Advocacy Providing opportunities for all students to become leaders: • Inclusive School Clubs • Partners Club • Youth Activation Committee 12 / Special Olympics Whole-School Engagement • Get Into It • R-Word • Fans in the Stands 13 / Special Olympics Spread the Word Video 14 From Birth to Adulthood SO College Project UNIFY Young Athletes 15 Community-based Unified Sports, Volunteer and Leadership opportunities Open-Ended Discussion • How does your school implement P.U. initiatives? • What has worked well? • What could be improved? 16 / Special Olympics Thank you!