Perhaps someone in your family or in your community is a Special Olympics athlete. Special Olympics is an international organization that has been helping athletes with mental challenges improve physical fitness, motor skills and self confidence for more than 35 years. Special Olympics serves over one million people in more than 150 countries.
Now you can support Special Olympics and earn valuable merchandise for your school at the same time! Get your school involved in the Special Olympics Get Into It™ program!
SO Get Into It is a service learning curriculum developed to introduce Special Olympics and explain intellectual disability to students. The program is designed to involve children without disabilities in Special Olympics, developing future leaders and volunteers for the movement while promoting greater acceptance of those with disabilities.
It's as easy as 1,2,3
- Have your school participate in the SO Get Into It program.
- Tell us about it by filling out the official Participation Form.
- Your school will be awarded 500 bonus points for participating in this Labels for America eligible program.
The information & activities sheet provides instructions on how to get your school involved in SO Get Into It. Please download, print and photocopy it for distribution to teachers. When your students finish their effort, just fill out the official participation form and send it to Campbell to receive your bonus points for the Labels for Education™ Program. It's that easy!
Learning about Special Olympics, caring for others and sharing what you learn builds a healthy America — one school at a time.
For additional resources, visit www.specialolympics.org.