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Arizona

Unified Sports P.E. Curriculum
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Dear Teacher/Coach,

Welcome to the Special Olympics Family! The efforts you put toward teaching and
developing a Unified Sports® PE Curriculum Class at your school now will have an impact
for years to come by students of all ability levels. Thank you for your dedication and
passion.

Special Olympics Arizona (SOAZ) Unified Champion Schools Program consists of several
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K-12 programs, including Unified Sports teams. Unified Sports is an initiative which
combines approximately equal numbers of Special Olympics athletes (individuals with
disabilities) and Unified Partners (individuals without intellectual disabilities) on sports
teams for training and competition.

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This Curriculum Guide will help you, as the teacher/coach, start your Unified Sports
Physical Education Class. SOAZ’s hope is to assist you by sharing resources and
fundamentals developed by Special Olympics and other coordinators.

Enclosed you will find helpful resources such as; course description, assessments, state
standards, parents guide, sports information, forms and steps to starting your class.

To get started, let’s register you as a Class A Volunteer by completing the online form /
trainings. The following link will walk you through these steps to becoming a Class A
Volunteer http://www.specialolympicsarizona.org/get-involved/volunteer-as-a-coach. These
steps will ensure you are registered with Special Olympics Arizona and have access to all
of the opportunities throughout the year.

We are here to support you and your program!

For additional questions, please visit this website for the correct contact information:
http://www.specialolympicsarizona.org/what-we-do/unified/unifiedschools

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602.230.1200  www.SpecialOlympicsArizona.org
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