Special Olympics Oklahoma
Educators
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A Resource that
Breaks Barriers...
Special Olympics Get Into It™ provides teachers with the tools to introduce Special Olympics to students with and without disabilities. This is key to increasing our involvement with schools and increasing the number of athletes in the program.
The resource kit offers materials to teach students to become aware of and understand disabilities and learn that people with disabilities can achieve goals in spite of barriers. It also introduces them to inspirational Special Olympics athletes and offers them guidance in creating service-learning activities for school and community participation with Special Olympics.
The resource kit offers materials to teach students to become aware of and understand disabilities and learn that people with disabilities can achieve goals in spite of barriers. It also introduces them to inspirational Special Olympics athletes and offers them guidance in creating service-learning activities for school and community participation with Special Olympics.
Mission
Established in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for persons eight years and older with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
A Resource that's Absolutely Free!
Meets curriculum standards for all grades
Downloadable Get Into It™ downloads include:
| "Thank you so very much from a teacher's heart. I absolutely love what I do and being able to guide my students to the level of acceptance and tolerance that your curriculum provides is incredible. Oh, what tools you have provided! Oh, the impact they will have!" Rebecca Kutcher Parent of Special Olympics Athlete Trista Kutcher  |
