Special Olympics Ontario School Programs
65 Overlea Blvd L1X 2J8 Toronto, ON, Canada

Welcome to week 2 of the SOO Schools Walking Challenge! This week, we challenge your class to wear red in support of Special Olympics! Remember to tag us in your photos by using #WalkTheWorldSO & #SOOSchoolPrograms! Make sure to log your walk, run or roll by visiting https://walktheworldwithme.com!

The Special Olympics Ontario Schools Walking Challenge is bringing the heat! This week, we’ve challenged your class to share your best #SweatySelfie! Don't forget to tag us using #SOOSchoolPrograms & #WalkTheWorldSO! Remember, there are some awesome prizes to be won for Top Walking School and Top Walking Individual! Let's get moving! Don’t forget to log your time: visit www.walktheworldwithme.com to record your walk, run or roll today!

Welcome to the final day of our Virtual Sports Festival! Today’s Orange Octagon Challenge: - Hallway Bocce - Keep Ups ... - Cross the River Today’s activities can be found on our Healthy @ Home Website here: https://sohealthyathome.ca/sports-festival/ TODAY’S SPECIAL FEATURE: SHOW US YOUR SILLY FACE Get goofy and show us the silliest face you can make and share it with the hashtag #SOOSportsFest!

Today marks the first day of the SOO Schools Walking Challenge! Remember to tag us throughout the month using #SOOSchoolPrograms & #WalkTheWorldSO! Each week, you'll be given a new challenge to show your spirit. Keep your eyes peeled! Let's get moving! Sign your class and students up by visiting www.walktheworldwithme.com... Are you joining the SOO Schools Walking Challenge? Tell us in the comments below!

A big congratulations to our Special Olympics Ontario Provincial Awards school programs recipients! We can't wait to watch the show tonight at 7pm! West Humber Collegiate Institute , St. Peter Catholic Secondary School , J Clarke Richardson Collegiate

Awesome work! #SOOSchoolChamps

Happy Teachers Day to all of the fantastic educators in Ontario who work tirelessly every day to support their students and Special Olympics Ontario School Programs! We are grateful for your support every day; but today gives us an excuse to celebrate all of you! Make sure you thank a teacher today for all they do! #teachersday

Welcome to the final day of our Virtual Sports Festival! Today’s Orange Octagon Challenge: - Hallway Bocce - Keep Ups ... - Cross the River Today’s activities can be found on our Healthy @ Home Website here: https://sohealthyathome.ca/sports-festival/ TODAY’S SPECIAL FEATURE: SHOW US YOUR SILLY FACE Get goofy and show us the silliest face you can make and share it with the hashtag #SOOSportsFest!

Check this out! Congratulations to all of the awards recipients! #SOOSchoolChamps

TODAY’S SPECIAL FEATURE: SPORTS FESTIVAL SLIDESHOW We have put together some of our favourite memories from past Sports Festivals to share with everyone. Enjoy!

Welcome to Day 4 of our Virtual Sports Festival! Today’s Green Diamond Challenge: - Bean Bag Toss - Hallway Bowling ... - Fitness Circuit Today’s activities can be found on our Healthy @ Home Website here: https://sohealthyathome.ca/sports-festival/

Welcome to Day 3 of our Virtual Sports Festival! Today’s Yellow Square Challenge: - Freeze Dance - Stretching Station ... - Art Station Today’s activities can be found on our Healthy @ Home Website here: https://sohealthyathome.ca/sports-festival/ TODAY’S SPECIAL FEATURE: ARTWORK https://sohealthyathome.ca/stay-positive/colouring/ Choose a picture from the link above, colour it in, take a photo of your artistic masterpiece, and share it with the hashtag #SOOSportsFest!

Welcome to Day 2 of our Virtual Sports Festival! Today’s Blue Triangle Challenge: - Disc Golf - Paper Airplanes ... - Soccer Shootout Today’s activities can be found on our Healthy @ Home Website here: https://sohealthyathome.ca/sports-festival/ TODAY’S SPECIAL FEATURE: SLAM DUNK CONTEST Take a photo or video of your best slam dunk and share it with everyone by posting it and using the hashtag #SOOSportsFest. Check out our slam dunk video on the website!

Check out some of our favourite photos from past Sports Festivals!

We would like to give a very special thank you to Alexis and St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School for hosting this week’s Virtual Sports Festival! This would not have been possible without them! Over the past 14 years, St. Mildred' s-Lightbourn School has hosted the Special Olympics Hometown Games Soccer Tournament. Special Olympics aims to engage those with intellectual disabilities in improving their physical fitness and including them in their celebration of sport with the opp...ortunity to participate in a series of athletic competitions at the provincial, national, and world levels. My school, St. Mildred's-Lighbourn School, has been involved in hosting events with Special Olympics Ontario for many years. Beginning in 2004, St. Mildred's has hosted a Special Olympics Soccer Tournament each spring. The year 2019 marked the 15th time that Special Olympics Athletes enjoyed playing the world's most popular game on our soccer pitch with the help of the Phys. Ed. Leadership class and senior prefects. In addition, St. Mildred's has been involved in various fundraising initiatives over the years in support of Special Olympics Ontario. My involvement in helping with Special Olympics Ontario this year occurred by happenstance. My original co-op was derailed due to Covid-19 but because of my interest in Phys. Ed, I was connected with Special Olympics Ontario and asked to support their Healthy @ Home Program by developing a series of activity demonstration videos that young athletes could watch and actively participate in. I am enjoying the challenge, and I am glad to have the opportunity to be a part of something much bigger than myself. - Alexis Hryshko-Barry

Welcome to the official launch of our first ever Virtual Sports Festival! In collaboration with St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School, we have put together a week of fun activities for elementary school-aged athletes to participate in. Each day this week we will be releasing three video demonstrations for activities that can be completed right in your home! Today's Red Circle Challenge:... - Follow the Leader - Ball Wall Toss - Animal Game Today's activities can be found on our Healthy @ Home Website here: https://sohealthyathome.ca/stay-active/young-athletes/ Tune in tomorrow for some more fun activities and keep an eye out each day for a special feature! #SOOSportsFest

Check out Episode 7 of From the Stands with SOO featuring Thousand Islands SS - UCDSB graduate Mikayla Lavigne and educator Anne Walker! They chat with Ryan about school programs, the benefits of Unified sport and inclusion, and the upcoming Virtual School Championships! Visit www.schoolchamps.ca for more!

It was an awesome day at Monarch Park Stadium! Everyone was having lots of fun, and we got to see some fantastic bocce. A big thank you to all the coaches and players, who were having a great time all day long. And of course, thank you so much to our volunteers from Birchmount Park and David+Mary Thomson!