Unified Champion Schools®
SOAK supports 100+ Unified Champion Schools across 13 districts in Alaska — creating inclusive environments where ALL students belong, compete, and lead together.
Three Pillars of a Unified Champion School
Every Unified Champion School commits to all three pillars — creating lasting cultures of inclusion that extend far beyond the sports field.
Unified Sports
Play Unified
Students with and without intellectual disabilities train and compete together as teammates on the same sports teams — building genuine friendships through shared competition.
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Live Unified
Students become advocates for inclusion through youth leadership programs — organizing events, raising awareness, and changing school culture from the inside.
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Learn Unified
Whole-school strategies create a culture of inclusion — classroom curricula, assemblies, and awareness campaigns that reach every student.
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Mission of Unified Champion Schools
"To activate young people to be agents of change and create school cultures of inclusion through Special Olympics Unified Sports and youth leadership activities."