Greensburg Community Schools Champions Together
What makes a Champion School
Inclusive Student Leadership
Inclusive Student Leadership
Inclusive Student Leadership
Opportunities for youth with and without intellectual disabilities to become agents within their school, community, and state.
Whole School Engagement
Inclusive Student Leadership
Inclusive Student Leadership
An important feature of creating a socially inclusive school climate is engaging the entire school community in the progress.
Unified Sports
Unified Sports
Unified Sports
Students develop athletic skills while forming friendships, fostering respect for each other, and becoming leaders on and off the court.
Fundraising
Unified Sports
Unified Sports
School communities work together to raise the money needed to ensure that the Unified Champions Program is self-staining and can continue to grow.
Champions at Every Level
As a global leader in the implementation of UCS programming, Special Olympics Indiana works with partners including the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA), the Indiana Middle Level Education Association (IMLEA), and the Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education (ICASE) to reach more than 260,000 students in over 650 Indiana schools each participating schools are challenged to engage their entire school community in inclusive activities and to achieve certain goals related to each of the four pillars of the UCS program. Schools that meet or exceed each of these milestones in a given school year are awarded a recognition banner, while those that go above and beyond may be eligible for national recognition by Special Olympics North America.
Champions Together-Greensburg High School
Champions Together is a collaborative partnership between the Indiana High School Athletic Association and Special Olympics Indiana that promotes servant leadership among student athletes while changing their lives as well as the lives of those with intellectual disabilities.
Special Olympics International is supporting Champions Together as a model program to activate schools through “Project Unify: which also has the endorsement of the National Federation of High Schools.
Program Goals
1. Provide opportunities for student led servent leadership as part of the IHSAA experience
2. Create awareness and opportunities for inclusion as it relates to all individuals with intellectual disabilities
3. Unified Sports
4. Promote fundraising for the purpose of promoting the vision and programs of Special Olympics Indiana and Champions Together
Champions Together in the Middle- Greensburg Jr. High School
Champions Together in the Middle is a partnership between Special Olympics Indiana and the IMLEA that facilitates participation in UCS programming by middle and intermediate schools throughout Indiana. Schools that have distinguished themselves through inclusive activities and by meeting or exceeding all of the following criteria are recognized annually with a Unified Champion Schools banner:
- All school-sponsored UCS activities must be planned, organized and administered by an “Inclusive Student Leadership Team” that strives to do things WITH students with intellectual disabilities, NOT FOR them.
- The school must participate in at least one activity designed around “Whole School Engagement” and/or a school-wide fundraiser for Special Olympics Indiana that promotes and encourages awareness, respect, and inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities.
- The school must organize and participate in at least one Unified Sports® activity, such as a Unified Track and Field meet, a Unified Fitness Club, a Unified Physical Education class, or
a Unified competition involving students and/or local Special Olympics athletes. - The school must fundraise a minimum of $750 for Special Olympics Indiana to assist in sustaining and expanding UCS activities.
Young Champions-Greensburg Elementary
Young Champions is a partnership between Special Olympics Indiana and ICASE that facilitates participation in UCS programming by elementary and pre- schools throughout Indiana. Schools that have distinguished themselves through inclusive activities and by meeting or exceeding all of the following criteria are recognized annually with a Unified Champion Schools banner:
- All school-sponsored UCS activities must be planned, organized and administered by an “Inclusive Student Leadership Team” that strives to do things WITH students with intellectual disabilities, NOT FOR them.
- The school must participate in at least one activity designed around “Whole School Engagement” and/or a school-wide fundraiser for Special Olympics Indiana that promotes and encourages awareness, respect, and inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities.
- The school must organize and participate in at least one Unified Sports® activity, such as a Unified Track and Field meet, a Unified Fitness Club, a Unified Physical Education class, or
a Unified competition involving students and/or local Special Olympics athletes. - The school must fundraise a minimum of $250 for Special Olympics Indiana to assist in sustaining and expanding UCS activities.
Greensburg Schools Banners
