Unified Champion Schools

The Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools^® Program

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.

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

Special Olympics Florida has a unique partnership with the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). High schools in our Unified Champion Schools® program compete in bowling, flag football, basketball, tennis 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

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.

Download the Elementary 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.

Download the Middle Level Playbook

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.

Download the College Club Starter Guide

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Making an impact in their communities!

Here are our Unified Champion Schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

School Name	County
Littlewood Elementary School	Alachua
Myra Terwilliger Elementary	Alachua
University of Florida	Alachua
Baker County High School	Baker
Baker County Middle School	Baker
Legacy Elementary School	Baker
Westside Elementary	Baker
Astronaut High School	Brevard
James Madison Middle School	Brevard
Palm Bay Elementary	Brevard
Parkhurst Academy	Brevard
Ralph Williams Elementary	Brevard
Viera High School	Brevard
Bennett Elementary	Broward
Boulevard Heights Elementary	Broward
Broward College	Broward
Charles W. Flanagan High	Broward
Driftwood Elementary School	Broward
Everglades Elementary	Broward
Hollywood Park Elementary School	Broward
Horizon Elementary	Broward
J. P. Taravella High School	Broward
Lakeside Elementary	Broward
Lauderhill Paul Turner Elementary	Broward
Manatee Bay Elementary	Broward
Margate Elementary	Broward
McArthur High School	Broward
Medaowbrook Elementary	Broward
Miramar High School	Broward
Morrow Elementary School	Broward
Nob Hill Elementary	Broward
Oakridge Elementary	Broward
Park Ridge Elementary	Broward
Park Springs Elementary	Broward
Pembroke Pines Elementary School	Broward
Ramblewood Middle	Broward
Sawgrass Elementary	Broward
South Plantation High School	Broward
St Thomas Aquinas High School	Broward
Sunset Lakes Elementary	Broward
Walter C Young Middle	Broward
West Broward High School	Broward
William Dandy Middle School	Broward
Crest	Citrus
Clay High School	Clay
Clay Hill Elementary School	Clay
Community School of Naples	Collier
Golden Gate High School	Collier
Gulf Coast High School	Collier
Immokalee High School	Collier
Lely High School	Collier
Palmetto Ridge High School	Collier
Memorial Elementary School	DeSoto
Nocatee Elementary School	DeSoto
West Elementary School	DeSoto
Abess Park Elementary	Duval
Atlantic Coast High School	Duval
Biltmore Elementary	Duval
Crown Point Elementary School	Duval
Edward Waters University	Duval
Englewood High School	Duval
Enterprise Learning Academy	Duval
Greenland Pines Elementary	Duval
Highlands Elementary	Duval
Jean Ribault Middle	Duval
Joseph Stilwell Middle School	Duval
Kernan Trail Elementary	Duval
Lake Shore Middle School	Duval
Landmark Middle School	Duval
Loretto Elementary	Duval
Love Grove Elementary	Duval
Mandarin Middle School	Duval
Merrill Road Elementary	Duval
Mount Herman Exceptional Student Center	Duval
Neptune Beach Elementary	Duval
North Florida School of Special Education	Duval
Oak Hill Academy	Duval
Palm Avenue School	Duval
Providence School of Jacksonville	Duval
Escambia High School	Escambia
Ferry Pass Middle School	Escambia
J.M. Tate High School	Escambia
Jim C. Bailey Middle School	Escambia
Longleaf Elementary	Escambia
Pensacola High School	Escambia
Pine Forest High	Escambia
Ransom Middle School	Escambia
Washington High	Escambia
Workman Middle	Escambia
Indian Trails Middle School	Flagler
Matanzas High School	Flagler
Franklin County Schools	Franklin
Bell High School	Gilchrist
Trenton High School	Gilchrist
Hamilton County Elementary School	Hamilton
Hamilton County High School	Hamilton
Central Elementary School	Hendry
Clewiston Early Learning Center	Hendry
Clewiston High School	Hendry
Clewiston Middle School	Hendry
Eastside Elementary	Hendry
LaBelle High School	Hendry
LaBelle Middle School	Hendry
Upthegrove Elementary School	Hendry
Westside Elementary School	Hendry
Central High School	Hernando
Dolores S Parrott Middle School	Hernando
Eastside Elementary School	Hernando
Explorer K-8	Hernando
Hernando High School	Hernando
J.D. Floyd Elementary	Hernando
Weeki Wachee High School	Hernando
West Hernando Middle School	Hernando
Winding Waters K8	Hernando
Achievers Day School	Hillsborough
Alafia Elementary School	Hillsborough
Brandon High School	Hillsborough
Burney Elementary	Hillsborough
Caminiti Exceptional Center	Hillsborough
Chamberlain High School	Hillsborough
Citrus Park Elementary	Hillsborough
Davidsen Middle School	Hillsborough
Dorothy C York Innovation Academy	Hillsborough
Durant High School	Hillsborough
Eisenhower Exceptional Center	Hillsborough
Forest hills elementary	Hillsborough
Freedom High School	Hillsborough
Gaither High School	Hillsborough
Grady Elementary	Hillsborough
Heritage Elementary	Hillsborough
Ippolito Elementary	Hillsborough
Jennings MIddle School	Hillsborough
Jule F Sumner High School	Hillsborough
Lavoy Exceptional Center	Hillsborough
Leto High School	Hillsborough
Limona Elementary School	Hillsborough
Lutz K-8	Hillsborough
Madison Middle school	Hillsborough
Mann Middle School	Hillsborough
Marshall Middle Magnet IB	Hillsborough
Miles Elementary	Hillsborough
Mort Elementary	Hillsborough
Palm River Elementary	Hillsborough
Pepin Riverview	Hillsborough
Pierce Middle School	Hillsborough
Plant City High School	Hillsborough
Plant High School	Hillsborough
Potter Elementary	Hillsborough
Riverview High School	Hillsborough
Rodgers Middle Magnet School	Hillsborough
Sessums Elementary	Hillsborough
South University - Tampa	Hillsborough
Summerfield Crossings Elementary	Hillsborough
Summerfield Elementary	Hillsborough
The University of Tampa	Hillsborough
Turkey Creek Middle School	Hillsborough
University of South Florida	Hillsborough
Walker Middle Magnet	Hillsborough
Williams Middle Magnet School	Hillsborough
York PK-8	Hillsborough
Vero Beach High School	Indian River
Wabasso School	Indian River
East Ridge High School	Lake
East Ridge Middle School	Lake
Eustis High School	Lake
Eustis Middle School	Lake
Groveland Elementary School	Lake
Lake Minneola High School	Lake
Lake Pointe Acdemy	Lake
Lake Success Academy	Lake
Leesburg High School	Lake
Mount Dora High School	Lake
Mount Dora Middle	Lake
Oak Park Middle	Lake
Rimes Early Learning Center	Lake
Sawgrass Bay Elementary	Lake
Tavares Elementary School	Lake
Tavares High School	Lake
Tavares Middle School	Lake
The Key to Learning with Dr. Nyman	Lake
Triangle Elementary School	Lake
Umatilla Elementary School	Lake
Umatilla Middle School	Lake
Bonita High School	Lee
Buckingham Exceptional Student Center	Lee
Caloosa Elementary	Lee
Caloosa Middle School	Lee
Cape Coral High School	Lee
Challenger Middle	Lee
Cypress Lake high School	Lee
Cypress Lake Middle School	Lee
Diplomat Elementary	Lee
Diplomat Middle School	Lee
Dunbar High School	Lee
Estero High School	Lee
Florida Gulf Coast University	Lee
Fort Myers High School	Lee
Fort Myers Middle	Lee
G Weaver Hipps Elementary	Lee
Gateway High School	Lee
Gulf Elementary School	Lee
Harns Marsh Middle School	Lee
Ida S. Baker High School	Lee
Island Coast High	Lee
Lehigh Acres Middle School	Lee
Lehigh Elementary	Lee
Lehigh Senior High School	Lee
Lemuel Teal Middle School	Lee
Lexington Middle School	Lee
Mariner High School	Lee
Mariner Middle School	Lee
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts	Lee
North Fort Myers High School	Lee
Oak Hammock Middle School	Lee
Orange River Elementary	Lee
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School	Lee
Pinewoods Elementary	Lee
Riverdale High School	Lee
South Fort Myers High School	Lee
Spring Creek Elementary	Lee
Three Oaks Middle School	Lee
Trafalgar Middle School	Lee
Tropic Isles Elementary	Lee
Varisty Lakes Middle School	Lee
Veteran's Park Academy for the Arts	Lee
Villas Elementary	Lee
Amos P Godby High School	Leon
Astoria Park Elementary School	Leon
Bond Elementary	Leon
Buck Lake Elementary	Leon
Deerlake Middle School	Leon
Elizabeth Cobb Middle School	Leon
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Leon
Florida State University	Leon
Gretchen Everhart School	Leon
Griffin Middle School	Leon
Hawks Rise Elementary School	Leon
J. Michael Conley Elementary School	Leon
John G. Riley Elementary School	Leon
Kate Sullivan Elementary School	Leon
Lawton Chiles High School	Leon
LCS Transition Program	Leon
Leon High School	Leon
Lincoln High School	Leon
Oak Ridge Elementary School	Leon
R. Frank Nims Middle School	Leon
Raa 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
Barbara A. Harvey Elementary	Manatee
Bayshore Elementary School	Manatee
Blackburn Elementary School	Manatee
Easterseals Academy	Manatee
Manatee High School	Manatee
Samoset Elementary	Manatee
Belleview Middle School	Marion
Fessenden Elementary	Marion
Howard Middle School	Marion
Vanguard High School	Marion
West Port High School	Marion
Willoughby Learning Center	Martin
Arcola Lake Elementary	Miami-Dade
Avocado Elementary School	Miami-Dade
Barry University	Miami-Dade
Bent Tree Elementary	Miami-Dade
Brucie Ball Educational Center	Miami-Dade
Carrier P Meek/Westview K-8 Center	Miami-Dade
Citrus Grove K-8 Center	Miami-Dade
Comstock Elementary School	Miami-Dade
Coral Gables Sr High	Miami-Dade
Country Club middle school	Miami-Dade
David Lawrence Jr. K-8 center	Miami-Dade
Dr. Carlos J Finlay	Miami-Dade
Dr. E. L. Whigham Elementary	Miami-Dade
Easterseals Liberty Square Childcare Center	Miami-Dade
Eugenia B. Thomas K-8 Center	Miami-Dade
Felix Varela Senior High School	Miami-Dade
G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School	Miami-Dade
Golden Glades Elementary School	Miami-Dade
Great Heights Academy	Miami-Dade
Hialeah Gardens Elementary	Miami-Dade
Hialeah Senior High School	Miami-Dade
Homestead Senior High	Miami-Dade
Jane S. Roberts K8 Center	Miami-Dade
Joe Hall Elementary	Miami-Dade
Jose de Diego Middle School	Miami-Dade
Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy	Miami-Dade
Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8	Miami-Dade
Miami Central High	Miami-Dade
Miami Dade College Homestead Campus	Miami-Dade
Miami Palmetto Senior High	Miami-Dade
Miami Southridge Senior High	Miami-Dade
Miami Springs Senior High	Miami-Dade
Miami-Coral Park Senior High School	Miami-Dade
Neva King Cooper Educational Center	Miami-Dade
North Miami Senior High School	Miami-Dade
Oliver Hoover Elementary School	Miami-Dade
Palm Lakes Elementary	Miami-Dade
Ponce De Leon Middle	Miami-Dade
Prekindergarten Instruction in the Diagnostic Environment (PRIDE)	Miami-Dade
Redland Elementary School	Miami-Dade
Redland Middle	Miami-Dade
Robert Renick Educational Center	Miami-Dade
Rockway Middle School	Miami-Dade
South Dade High School	Miami-Dade
South Dade Middle School	Miami-Dade
Southwest Miami Senior High School	Miami-Dade
The Marian Center	Miami-Dade
The WOW Center	Miami-Dade
Thomas Jefferson/Biscayne Gardens K-8 Academy	Miami-Dade
University of Miami	Miami-Dade
West Hialeah Gardens Elementary School	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
Marathon High School	Monroe
Poinciana Elementary School	Monroe
Stanley Switlik Elementary School	Monroe
The College of the Florida Keys	Monroe
Treasure Village Montessori	Monroe
Hilliard Elementary School	Nassau
Wildlight Elementary School	Nassau
Addie R. Lewis School	Okaloosa
Atwater Bay Elementary School	Orange
Bay Meadows Elementary	Orange
Bishop Moore Catholic High School	Orange
Camelot Elementary School	Orange
East Lake Elementary School	Orange
East River High School	Orange
Freedom High School	Orange
Gotha Middle School	Orange
Hamlin Middle School	Orange
Horizon High School	Orange
Lodestone Academy	Orange
Morning Star Catholic School	Orange
Palm Lake Elementary	Orange
Sunset Park Elementary	Orange
Thornebrooke Elementary	Orange
UCP of Central Florida - BCA campus	Orange
UCP of Central Florida - BECA campus	Orange
UCP of Central Florida - Downtown campus	Orange
UCP of Central Florida - Pine Hills campus	Orange
UCP of Central Florida - TLA campus	Orange
UCP of Central Florida - West Orange campus	Orange
Union Park Middle School	Orange
University of Central Florida	Orange
Water Spring Elementary School	Orange
West Orange	Orange
Bellalago Charter Academy	Osceola
Celebration K8 School	Osceola
Cypress Elementary School	Osceola
Denn John Middle School	Osceola
Harmony Community School	Osceola
Harmony Middle School	Osceola
Hickory Tree Elementary	Osceola
Michigan Avenue Elementary School	Osceola
Narcoossee Middle School	Osceola
Neptune Middle School	Osceola
Saint Cloud Elementary	Osceola
Saint Cloud Middle School	Osceola
St. Cloud High School	Osceola
UCP of Central Florida - Osceola campus	Osceola
Allamanda Elementary School	Palm Beach
Benoist Farms Elementary	Palm Beach
Boca Raton Community Middle School	Palm Beach
Citrus Cove Elementary	Palm Beach
Connections Education Center	Palm Beach
Dr. Joaquin Garcia High School	Palm Beach
Eagles Landing Middle School	Palm Beach
Emerald Cove	Palm Beach
Forest Hill High	Palm Beach
Gove Elementary	Palm Beach
Howell L. Watkins Middle School	Palm Beach
Lake Worth Middle School	Palm Beach
Orchard View Elementary	Palm Beach
Palm Beach Central High School	Palm Beach
Palm Beach Gardens High School	Palm Beach
Royal Palm Beach High School	Palm Beach
Royal Palm Beach Elementary	Palm Beach
Seminole Trails Elementary	Palm Beach
West Boynton Middle School	Palm Beach
Whispering Pines elementary	Palm Beach
Bexley Elementary School	Pasco
Bishop, McLaughlin Catholic High School	Pasco
Connerton Elementary School	Pasco
Cotee River Elementary School	Pasco
Cypress Creek High	Pasco
Cypress Creek Middle School	Pasco
Double Branch Elementary	Pasco
Dr. John Long Middle School	Pasco
Gulf High School	Pasco
Gulf Middle School	Pasco
Hope Ranch Learning Academy	Pasco
Hope Ranch Learning Academy East Road Campus	Pasco
Hudson High School	Pasco
Hudson Primary Academy	Pasco
JW Mitchell High School	Pasco
Odessa Elementary School	Pasco
Starkey Ranch	Pasco
Wendell Krinn Technical High School	Pasco
Wesley Chapel high	Pasco
Wiregrass Elementary	Pasco
Anona Elementary School	Pinellas
Calvin Hunsinger School	Pinellas
Campbell Park Elementary School	Pinellas
Forest Lakes Elementary	Pinellas
Lake St. George Elementary School	Pinellas
LiFT Academy	Pinellas
Meadowlawn Middle School	Pinellas
Nina Harris ESE Center	Pinellas
Oakhurst Elementary School	Pinellas
Ridgecrest Elementary School	Pinellas
Sawgrass Lake Elementary	Pinellas
Seminole Elementary School	Pinellas
Combee Academy of Design and Engineering	Polk
Lakeland Highlands Middle School	Polk
Language & Literacy Academy For Learning	Polk
McLaughlin Academy of Excellence	Polk
Purcell Elementary School	Polk
Spook Hill Elementary School	Polk
Mellon Learning Center	Putnam
Navarre High School	Santa Rosa
West Navarre Intermediate School	Santa Rosa
Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School	Sarasota
Easterseals Academy	Sarasota
Glenallen Elementary	Sarasota
Oak Park School	Sarasota
Carillon Elementary	Seminole
Casselberry Elementary School	Seminole
Forest City Elementary	Seminole
Jackson Heights Middle School	Seminole
Lake Brantley High School	Seminole
Lake Mary Elementary School	Seminole
Lake Mary High School	Seminole
Lyman High School	Seminole
Oviedo High School	Seminole
Pine Crest Elementary	Seminole
Rock Lake Middle School	Seminole
Sabal Point Elementary School	Seminole
South Seminole Academy	Seminole
Sterling Park Elementary	Seminole
UCP of Central Florida - Seminole Campus	Seminole
Creekside High School	St. Johns
Crookshank Elementary School	St. Johns
Osceola Elementary School	St. Johns
Palm Valley Child Development Center	St. Johns
Patriot Oaks Academy	St. Johns
South Woods Elementary School	St. Johns
Valley Ridge Academy	St. Johns
Wards Creek Elementary	St. Johns
Fort Pierce Central High School	St. Lucie
Lincoln Park Academy	St. Lucie
Port Saint Lucie High School	St. Lucie
Samuel S. Gaines Academy of Emerging Technologies	St. Lucie
St. Lucie Elementary	St. Lucie
St. Lucie West Centennial High School	St. Lucie
Treasure Coast High School	St. Lucie
White City Elementary	St. Lucie
Wildwood Middle High School	Sumter
Lake Butler Elementary School	Union
DeLand High School	Volusia
Hinson Middle 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	Volusia
Spruce Creek High School	Volusia
University High School	Volusia
Riversprings Middle School	Wakulla
Wakulla High School	Wakulla
Wakulla Middle School	Wakulla

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