Unified Sports

The Unified Sports Conference and Youth Leadership Summit was a huge success!

With 80 educators and 30 students attending it became Alberta's largest Unified Conference yet. We want to thank Andrea Cahn from Special Olympics North America for joining us. She spoke on the growth of Unified Sports, and shared a ton of resources that will be used to enhance our programs moving forward. We are excited to learn from each other and always make our programs better.

We are already seeing the positive impacts through many schools' whole school initiatives. Creating Unified Clubs was one of the biggest takeaways from time spent collaborating and discussing strategies. By having an inclusive club that begins with friendship, communication and understanding, the Unified Sports has a more impactful presence in the school community. Memorial shared that at their school, it begins with their Unified Club and from there they attend tournaments together. We hope to continue to collaborate and have discussions on how we can build champions within our schools, both on and off the court.

Thank you to our guest speakers:

Our Unified Duo: Juenp and Chris from Austin O'Brien High School

Jamie-Dee Marshall and her Leadership Students; Maira, Danika, Lenaya, Vivian and Cali who shared their experience through planning and hosting the Olds Spartan Spectacular.

Megan Brain - Physical Education and Health Consultant & Teacher from Edmonton Catholic School Board

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This event would not have been possible without the support of the Government of Alberta's Every Kid Can Play grant. These funds have helped support the enhancement and expansion of inclusion in school sports over the past two years. Thank you!