Special Olympics Washington Young Athletes
Special Olympics Washington, 1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133
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Special Olympics Washington Young Athletes is a sport and play program where children take part in activities such as running, kicking and throwing. The program introduces these basic sport skills through an 8-week program.
• Ages: 2–7 years old
• Schedule: 8-week program
The mission of Special Olympics Washington is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. Special Olympics Young Athletes is a sport and play program for children with and without intellectual disabilities, ages 2 to 7 years old, and children of all abilities take part in Young Athletes. Young Athletes offers families, teachers, caregivers and people from the community the chance to share the joy of sports with all children.
Special Olympics Washington provides an Activity Guide, equipment and other resources to volunteers interested in beginning the 8-week program in schools, homes or community settings. Children with intellectual disabilities who took part in an eight-week Young Athletes curriculum saw seven months’ development in motor skills, compared to a three-month gain in motor skills for children who did not participate. Parents and teachers of children who took part in the Young Athletes curriculum said the children learned skills that they will use in pre-primary school, were more enthusiastic and confident, and played better with other children. Family members say that Young Athletes raised their hopes for their child’s future. Young Athletes helps children develop important movement and sport skills that get them ready to take part in sports when they are older, and inclusive play in Young Athletes helps children without intellectual disabilities better understand and accept others. Special Olympics Washington is recognized as a Four-Star Charity on Charity Navigator.
Last updated June 13, 2026.
• Ages: 2–7 years old
• Schedule: 8-week program
The mission of Special Olympics Washington is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. Special Olympics Young Athletes is a sport and play program for children with and without intellectual disabilities, ages 2 to 7 years old, and children of all abilities take part in Young Athletes. Young Athletes offers families, teachers, caregivers and people from the community the chance to share the joy of sports with all children.
Special Olympics Washington provides an Activity Guide, equipment and other resources to volunteers interested in beginning the 8-week program in schools, homes or community settings. Children with intellectual disabilities who took part in an eight-week Young Athletes curriculum saw seven months’ development in motor skills, compared to a three-month gain in motor skills for children who did not participate. Parents and teachers of children who took part in the Young Athletes curriculum said the children learned skills that they will use in pre-primary school, were more enthusiastic and confident, and played better with other children. Family members say that Young Athletes raised their hopes for their child’s future. Young Athletes helps children develop important movement and sport skills that get them ready to take part in sports when they are older, and inclusive play in Young Athletes helps children without intellectual disabilities better understand and accept others. Special Olympics Washington is recognized as a Four-Star Charity on Charity Navigator.
Last updated June 13, 2026.
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