Unified Champion Schools

Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools®

Unified Champion Schools promotes social inclusion by bringing together young people with and without ID on sports teams (Special Olympics Unified Sports®), through inclusive student clubs, together in school or community-wide initiatives, and by fostering youth leadership. At its core, this strategy is about unifying all students – with and without disabilities – using sports as a catalyst for social inclusion and attitude and behavioral change. Learn more about this global initiative and subscribe to the Generation Unified YouTube Channel.

Special Olympics Florida Unified Champion Schools (UCS) has a unique partnership with the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). Our UCS high schools compete in bowling, flag football, basketball, and track and are recognized as a Varsity athlete at their school. Students with and without intellectual disabilities are provided the opportunity to represent their schools at an elite level by competing at the FHSAA State Championships in their own Unified Division. These sports experiences are valuable and will forever be remembered by all our students competing. We are very grateful to continue offering these wonderful sports, leadership, friendship, and team-building moments.

Unified Champion Schools in Action

Watch our short videos on the power of inclusion featuring Fort Myers High School and Duval County Public Schools

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Unified Champion Schools Playbooks

This Elementary School Playbook is packed with information and ready-to-use resources designed to help elementary school communities increase social inclusion and implement the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® strategy.

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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.

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This High School Playbook is packed with information and ready-to-use resources designed to help high school communities increase social inclusion and implement the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® strategy.

Download the High School Playbook

The Special Olympics College Club Starter Guide was developed to help college students create and establish an official student organization on campus. This resource serves a specific component of the whole Special Olympics College experience. It should be used with other Special Olympics College resources to meet the complete needs of the club.

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Connect With Us

Contact us if you would like to get your school involved with Special Olympics Florida and become a Unified Champion School:

Danielle Kent, Sr. Manager, Unified Champion Schools, Health & Fitness, 352-242-7770
Angelo Cottman, Coordinator, Unified Champion Schools, 352-809-0405
Jana Arnette, Sr. Director, Unified Champion Schools & Developmental Sports Programs, 904-568-6681

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Making an impact in their communities!

Here are our Unified Champion Schools for the 2023-2024 school year.

School Name	County
Littlewood Elementary School	Alachua
Myra A. Terwilliger Elementary School	Alachua
University of Florida	Alachua
Baker County High School	Baker
Baker County Middle School	Baker
Baker County Pre-K/Kindergarten Center	Baker
Legacy Elementary	Baker
Macclenny Elementary School	Baker
Westside Elementary School	Baker
Astronaut High School	Brevard
Audubon Elementary	Brevard
James Madison Middle School	Brevard
Palm Bay Elementary School	Brevard
Ralph M Williams Jr. Elementary School	Brevard
Viera High School	Brevard
Wade Christian Academy	Brevard
Attucks Middle School	Broward
Bennett Elementary School	Broward
Boulevard Heights Elementary School	Broward
Broward College	Broward
Driftwood Elementary School	Broward
Everglades Elementary School	Broward
Hollywood Park Elementay School	Broward
Horizon Elementary	Broward
J. P. Taravella High School	Broward
Lakeside Elementary School	Broward
Lauderhill Paul Turner Elementary	Broward
Manatee Bay Elementary	Broward
Nob Hill Elementary	Broward
Park Springs Elementary	Broward
Ramblewood Middle	Broward
Sanders Park Elementary	Broward
Sea Castle Elementary School	Broward
Silver Shores Elementary School	Broward
South Plantation High School	Broward
St. Thomas Aquinas High School	Broward
Sunset Lakes Elemantary	Broward
Tedder Elementary	Broward
Walter C Young Middle	Broward
CREST School	Citrus
Clay Hill Elementary School	Clay
Lake Asbury Junior High School	Clay
Oakleaf High School	Clay
Ridgeview Elementary School	Clay
Thunderbolt Elementary School	Clay
Wilkinson Elementary School	Clay
Community School of Naples	Collier
Golden Gate High School	Collier
Gulf Coast High School	Collier
Highlands Elementary	Collier
Immokalee High School	Collier
Lely High School	Collier
Manatee Elementary School	Collier
Lake City Christian Academy	Columbia
Abess Park Elementary School	Duval
Atlantic Coast High School	Duval
Bayview Elementary School	Duval
Biscayne Elementary School	Duval
Edward White High School	Duval
Englewood High School	Duval
Enterprise Learning Academy	Duval
Greenland Pines Elementary	Duval
Jean Ribault Middle School	Duval
Joseph Stilwell Military Academy of Leadership	Duval
Kernan Trail Elementary School	Duval
Lake Shore Middle School	Duval
Landmark Middle School	Duval
Loretto Elementary School	Duval
Love Grove Elementary School	Duval
Mandarin Middle School	Duval
Mandarin Oaks Elementary School	Duval
Merrill Road Elementary School	Duval
Mt. Herman ESE Center	Duval
Neptune Beach Elementary	Duval
North Florida School for Special Education	Duval
Oak Hill Academy	Duval
Palm Avenue ESC	Duval
Escambia High School	Escambia
Ferry Pass Middle	Escambia
J.M. Tate Senior High School	Escambia
Pensacola High School	Escambia
Pine Forest High School	Escambia
Washington Senior High School	Escambia
Workman Middle School	Escambia
Matanzas High School	Flagler
Franklin County Schools	Franklin
Bell High School	Gilchrist
Trenton High School	Gilchrist
Hamilton County Elementary School	Hamilton
Hamilton High School	Hamilton
Central Elementary School	Hendry
Clewiston High School	Hendry
Clewiston Middle School	Hendry
Country Oaks Elementary School	Hendry
Eastside Elementary School	Hendry
Edward Upthegrove Elementary School	Hendry
LaBelle Elementary School	Hendry
LaBelle High School	Hendry
LaBelle Middle School	Hendry
Westside Elementary	Hendry
Central High School	Hernando
DS Parrot Middle School	Hernando
Weeki Wachee High School	Hernando
West Hernando Middle School	Hernando
Achievers Day School	Hillsborough
Alonso High School	Hillsborough
Burney Elementary	Hillsborough
Carrollwood Elementary	Hillsborough
Chamberlain High School	Hillsborough
Citrus Park Elementary School	Hillsborough
Claywell Elementary School	Hillsborough
Davidsen Middle School	Hillsborough
Durant High School	Hillsborough
Forest Hills Elementary School	Hillsborough
Foster Elementary	Hillsborough
Freedom High School	Hillsborough
Gaither High School	Hillsborough
Grady Elementary School	Hillsborough
H. B. Plant High School	Hillsborough
International Institute of Orthotics and Prosthetics	Hillsborough
Kimbell Elementary School	Hillsborough
Lennard High School	Hillsborough
Lutz K-8 School	Hillsborough
Miles Elementary	Hillsborough
Newsome High School	Hillsborough
Palm River Elementary School	Hillsborough
Plant City High School	Hillsborough
Riverview High School	Hillsborough
South University- Tampa Campus	Hillsborough
Summerfield Crossings Elementary	Hillsborough
Summerfield Elementary School	Hillsborough
Sumner High School	Hillsborough
The University of Tampa	Hillsborough
Twin Lakes Elementary School	Hillsborough
University of South Florida	Hillsborough
Walker Middle Magnet	Hillsborough
Wimauma Elementary School	Hillsborough
Vero Beach High School	Indian River
Wabasso School	Indian River
East Ridge High School	Lake
East Ridge Middle School	Lake
Eustis Elementary School	Lake
Eustis High School	Lake
Eustis Middle School	Lake
Lake Minneola High School	Lake
Lake Pointe Academy K-8	Lake
Lake Success Academy	Lake
Leesburg High School	Lake
Mount Dora High School	Lake
Mount Dora Middle School	Lake
Oak Park Middle	Lake
Pine Ridge Elementary	Lake
Rimes Early Learning Center	Lake
Sawgrass Bay Elementary	Lake
South Lake High School	Lake
Tavares High School	Lake
Tavares Middle School	Lake
The Key to Learning	Lake
Triangle Elementary School	Lake
Umatilla Elementary School	Lake
Umatilla High School	Lake
Bonita Springs High School	Lee
Buckingham Exceptional Student Center	Lee
Caloosa Elementary	Lee
Caloosa Middle School	Lee
Cape Coral High School	Lee
Challenger Middle School	Lee
Cypress Lake High School	Lee
Cypress Lake Middle School	Lee
Diplomat Elementary School	Lee
Diplomat Middle School	Lee
Dunbar High School	Lee
East Lee County High School	Lee
Edgewood Renaissance Academy	Lee
Florida Gulf Coast University	Lee
Fort Myers High School	Lee
Fort Myers Middle School	Lee
G Weaver Hipps Elementary	Lee
Gateway High School	Lee
Harns Marsh Middle School	Lee
Ida Baker High School	Lee
Island Coast High School	Lee
Lehigh Acres Middle School	Lee
Lehigh Elementary School	Lee
Lehigh Senior High School	Lee
Lexington Middle School	Lee
Mariner High School	Lee
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts	Lee
North Fort Myers High School	Lee
Orange River Elementary	Lee
Pinewoods Elementary School	Lee
River Hall Elementary School	Lee
Riverdale High School	Lee
South Fort Myers High School	Lee
Three Oaks Middle School	Lee
Trafalgar Middle School	Lee
Tropic Isles Elementary	Lee
Varsity Lakes Middle School	Lee
Veterans Park Academy for the Arts	Lee
Villas Elementary School	Lee
Amos P. Godby High School	Leon
Augusta Raa Middle School	Leon
Bond Elementary School	Leon
Buck Lake Elementary	Leon
Deerlake Middle School	Leon
Elizabeth Cobb Middle School	Leon
Fairview Middle School	Leon
Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University	Leon
Florida State University	Leon
Gretchen Everhart School	Leon
Griffin Middle School	Leon
Hawks Rise Elementary	Leon
J Michael Conley Elementary	Leon
Kate Sullivan Elementary	Leon
Lawton Chiles High School	Leon
LCS Transitions	Leon
Leon High School	Leon
Lincoln High School	Leon
R. Frank Nims Middle School	Leon
Rickards High School	Leon
Roberts Elementary School	Leon
Sabal Palm Elementary School	Leon
Swift Creek Middle School	Leon
The Achieve Academy	Leon
William J. Montford Middle School	Leon
Easterseals Academy	Manatee
Belleview Middle School	Marion
Maplewood Elementary School	Marion
Vanguard High School	Marion
West Port High School	Marion
Willoughby Learning Center	Martin
Arcola Lake Elementary	Miami-Dade
Avocado Elementary	Miami-Dade
Barry University	Miami-Dade
Bent Tree Elementary	Miami-Dade
Comstock Elementary School	Miami-Dade
David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center	Miami-Dade
Dr. Carlos J Finlay Elementary	Miami-Dade
Easter Seals Liberty Square- Head Start	Miami-Dade
Easterseals Civic Center - Head Start	Miami-Dade
Eugenia B. Thomas K-8 Center	Miami-Dade
Felix Varela Senior High School	Miami-Dade
Florida International University	Miami-Dade
G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School	Miami-Dade
Golden Glades Elementary School	Miami-Dade
Great Heights Academy - South Campus	Miami-Dade
Hialeah Gardens Elementary School	Miami-Dade
Homestead Senior High School	Miami-Dade
Joe Hall Elementary School	Miami-Dade
Jose de Diego Middle School	Miami-Dade
Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center	Miami-Dade
Miami Central Senior High School	Miami-Dade
Miami Coral Park Senior High	Miami-Dade
Miami Dade College-Homestead Campus	Miami-Dade
Miami Springs Sr. High School	Miami-Dade
Norwood Elementary	Miami-Dade
Palm Lakes Elementary	Miami-Dade
Ponce de Leon Middle School	Miami-Dade
Redland Elementary School	Miami-Dade
Robert Renick Education Center	Miami-Dade
Southwest Miami Senior High School	Miami-Dade
Thomas Jefferson/Biscayne Garden K-8 Academy	Miami-Dade
University of Miami	Miami-Dade
West Hialeah Gardens Elementary	Miami-Dade
Zora Neale Hurston Elementary	Miami-Dade
Coral Shores High School	Monroe
Gerald Adams Elementary	Monroe
Horace O'Bryant School	Monroe
Key Largo School	Monroe
Key West High School	Monroe
Poinciana Elementary School	Monroe
Sugarloaf School	Monroe
The College of the Florida Keys	Monroe
Treasure Village Montessori Charter School	Monroe
Wildlight Elementary School	Nassau
Addie R. Lewis School	Okaloosa
Arbor Ridge K-8 School	Orange
Camelot Elementary School	Orange
Catalina Elementary	Orange
Conway Elementary School	Orange
East Lake Elementary	Orange
Forsyth Woods Elementary	Orange
Freedom High School	Orange
Hamlin Middle School	Orange
Horizon High School	Orange
Lockhart Elementary School	Orange
Lodestone Academy	Orange
Morning Star Catholic School	Orange
Palm Lake Elementary School	Orange
Palmetto Elementary	Orange
Sunset Park Elementary School	Orange
Thornebrooke Elementary School	Orange
UCP Bailes Community Academy K-8	Orange
UCP Bailes Early Childhood Academy	Orange
UCP Downtown Charter	Orange
UCP of Central Florida- Pine Hills Campus	Orange
UCP of Central Florida- TLA campus	Orange
UCP West Orange Charter School	Orange
Union Park Middle School	Orange
University of Central Florida	Orange
Water Spring Elementary	Orange
West Orange High School	Orange
Celebration K-8	Osceola
Cypress Elementary	Osceola
Denn John Middle School	Osceola
Harmony Community School	Osceola
Harmony Middle School	Osceola
Hickory Tree Elementary	Osceola
Narcoossee Middle School	Osceola
Neptune Middle School	Osceola
New Dimensions High School	Osceola
Poinciana High School	Osceola
Saint Cloud Middle School	Osceola
St. Cloud Elementary School	Osceola
St. Cloud High School	Osceola
Tohopekaliga HS	Osceola
UCP of Central FL- Osceola Campus	Osceola
Allamanda Elementary School	Palm Beach
Boca Raton Community Middle School	Palm Beach
Boynton Beach Community High School	Palm Beach
Connections Education Center	Palm Beach
Dr. Joaquin Garcia High School	Palm Beach
Eagles Landing Middle School	Palm Beach
Emerald Cove Middle School	Palm Beach
Forest Hill Community High School	Palm Beach
Forest Hill Elementary	Palm Beach
Gove Elementary School	Palm Beach
Howell L Watkins Middle School	Palm Beach
Lake Worth Middle School	Palm Beach
Palm Beach Central High School	Palm Beach
Palm Beach Gardens High School	Palm Beach
West Boynton Middle School	Palm Beach
Whispering Pines Elementary School	Palm Beach
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School	Pasco
Connerton Elementary School	Pasco
Cotee River Elementary School	Pasco
Cypress Creek High School	Pasco
Cypress Creek Middle School	Pasco
Double Branch Elementary	Pasco
Dr. John Long Middle School	Pasco
Fivay High School	Pasco
Gulf High School	Pasco
Gulf Middle School	Pasco
Hudson Academy	Pasco
Hudson High School	Pasco
Hudson Primary Academy	Pasco
James W. Mitchell High School	Pasco
Longleaf Elementary	Pasco
Starkey Ranch K-8	Pasco
Wendell Krinn Technical High School	Pasco
Wesley Chapel High School	Pasco
Wiregrass Elementary School	Pasco
Zephyrhills High School	Pasco
Anona Elementary School	Pinellas
Calvin Hunsinger ESE Center	Pinellas
Campbell Park Elementary	Pinellas
Meadowlawn Middle School	Pinellas
Ridgecrest Elementary	Pinellas
Chain of Lakes Elementary	Polk
Combee Academy of Design and Engineering	Polk
Davenport Elementary School	Polk
Fort Meade Middle Senior High School	Polk
Language and Literacy Academy	Polk
Life Skills Academy	Polk
McLaughlin Academy of Excellence	Polk
Mulberry High School	Polk
Spook Hill Elementary	Polk
Navarre High School	Santa Rosa
Fruitville Elementary School	Sarasota
Glenallen Elementary School	Sarasota
Pine View School	Sarasota
Altamonte Elementary	Seminole
Casselberry Elementary	Seminole
Evans Elementary School	Seminole
Indian Trails Middle	Seminole
Jackson Heights Middle School	Seminole
Lake Brantley High School	Seminole
Lake Mary Elementary	Seminole
Lake Mary High School	Seminole
Rock Lake Middle School	Seminole
Sabal Point Elementary	Seminole
South Seminole Academy	Seminole
UCP of Central Florida- Seminole Campus	Seminole
Creekside High School	St. Johns
Crookshank Elementary School	St. Johns
Cunningham Creek Elementary	St. Johns
Osceola Elementary	St. Johns
Palm Valley Child Development Center	St. Johns
Patriot Oaks Academy	St. Johns
South Woods Elementary School	St. Johns
The Webster School	St. Johns
Timberlin Creek Elementary	St. Johns
Valley Ridge Academy	St. Johns
Wards Creek Elementary School	St. Johns
Fort Pierce Westwood Academy The W.E.S.T Prep Magnet	St. Lucie
Ft. Pierce Central High School	St. Lucie
Lincoln Park Academy	St. Lucie
Port St. Lucie High School	St. Lucie
St. Lucie Elementary School	St. Lucie
St. Lucie West Centennial High	St. Lucie
Sun Grove Montessori School	St. Lucie
Treasure Coast High School	St. Lucie
Bushnell Elementary School	Sumter
David C Hinson Senior Middle School	Volusia
Deland High School	Volusia
New Smyrna Beach High School	Volusia
New Smyrna Beach Middle School	Volusia
Pine Ridge High School	Volusia
Seabreeze High School	Volusia
Spruce Creek Elementary School	Volusia
Spruce Creek High School	Volusia
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School	Volusia
University High School	Volusia
Riversprings Middle School	Wakulla
Wakulla High School	Wakulla
Wakulla Middle School	Wakulla

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