About the Project

San Bernardino High School will become a Unified Champion School with the Special Olympics to create a more inclusive school environment and experience for all students, regardless of disability. In order to be fully inclusive, UCS takes a three-tiered approach: sports, leadership, and whole school activities. Therefore, there will be purposeful decisions made at all levels with the goal of inclusivity: inclusive/unified PE classes; recreational sports (possibly, competitive sports team(s) in the future); CTE classes; on campus work experiences; student government; culture and climate committee; event planning; and fundraising. This grant will be used for start-up funds and creating a foundation in a way that inclusion becomes an integral part of the campus environment and is able to be sustained. We also hope to serve as a model for other high schools in our district so that Unified Schools can grow within San Bernardino City.