The Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® Program Middle School Playbook

The following links are provided for educators, students, and Special Olympics Programs to get the most out of The Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® Program Middle School Playbook.
Middle School Playbook
This Middle Level Playbook is packed with information and ready-to-use resources designed to help middle school communities increase social inclusion and implement the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® strategy.
See the Work in Action
The videos below are referenced throughout the Playbook. Access them here.
Downloadable Resources
Getting Started
Special Olympics Unified Sports®
Inclusive Youth Leadership
Whole School Engagement
- Unified Sports Action Plan (PDF)
- Checklist for Unified Sports Competitive & Player Development (PDF)
- Checklist for Unified Sports Recreation (PDF)
- Checklist for Unified Sports Day or Festival (PDF)
- Unified Classroom Resources (Google Doc)
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Find All of Your Unified Sports Essentials Here (webpage)
Access basic information on Unified Sports programming including definitions, coaches training, unified teammate guidelines and more!
- Whole School Engagement Action Plan (PDF)
- Getting Started with Whole School Engagement (PDF)
- Getting Started with Whole School Assemblies (PDF)
- Checklist for “It’s Our School, Too!” Play (PDF)
- Checklist for a Spread the Word Campaign (PDF)
- Checklist for Fans in the Stands (PDF)
- Checklist for Unified Sports Day or Unified Sports Festival (PDF)
- Download Whole School Engagement Unified Classroom Resource (Google Doc)

Outreach and Messaging
The following resources can be used to provide introductory information and messaging about Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools, as well as evidence-based research of the impact of UCS programming.