Indian Lane Elementary School in Media is one of only 22 schools in the country and the first elementary school in Pennsylvania to be recognized by Special Olympics for being a top-inclusive school.

It is one of only four schools in total in Pennsylvania to receive the title.

Indian Lane school runs a unified sports team that brings together students with and without intellectual disabilities for bocce games and track and field after school, writes Cheyen Corin for Fox 29.

“We want to make sure that all of our students have a place of belonging and with that, that team feeling,” coach and sponsor of the Special Olympics Club, Molly Bradley, explained.

They’ve been declared a National Banner Unified Champion School.

“This award is tremendous. It’s a testament to their character, their understanding of their classmates, their testament to making our community better,” Club Sponsor, Special Olympic Coordinator, and 1st Grade teacher Summer O’Donnell, said.

“I told them we might be in the history books one day,” Principal Michelle Britton said.

The announcement ended spirit week celebrating inclusivity that culminated with the unveiling of the 2023 Unified Championship Schools National Banner.

See what made Indian Lane Elementary School such a standout to Special Olympics at Fox 29.