The Ewing Schools received a $10,000 Play Unified grant from the Special Olympics of New Jersey for the 2018-19 school year.
“I am very excited to share that the Unified Champion Schools program is expanding rapidly through the state, in great part due to the trailblazing work and leadership of the Ewing Schools in establishing exemplary, meaningful inclusive opportunities for students,” Special Olympics director of school and community partnerships Susan Colacello wrote in her grant acceptance letter.
As a Play Unified Grant recipient school, the Ewing Schools aims to establish township schools as Unified Champion Schools, creating and implementing inclusive youth leadership, unified sports and whole school engagement activities that promote inclusion, equality, friendships and dignity among students with and without disabilities.
Both Ewing High School and Fisher Middle School will be able to use and implement the grant funds.
“We were very excited to receive this grant,” special education supervisor David Hauserman said. “Our goal is to promote the Play Unified Message of equity, acceptance and inclusion throughout the school in order to impact and create positive change throughout our school culture.”
According to Colacello, these funds have been made possible by support from the U.S. Department of Education, New Jersey State Department of Education, the PSEG Foun- dation and TD Charitable Foundation.
