Tim has built his life around championing the Dignity Movement

Tim Shriver is married, a father of five, the Chairman of Special Olympics International, co-creator of the Dignity Index, and co-founder of UNITE. Tim began his career as an educator and co-founded and currently chairs the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). He earned his undergraduate degree from Yale University, a Master's degree from Catholic University, and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Connecticut. He has produced 6 films, is the author of the NYT bestseller Fully Alive – Discovering What Matters Most, and co-editor of The Call to Unite: Voices of Hope and Awakening.
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On the surface, the first Special Olympics games in 1968 was just an event. But in retrospect we can see that in fact, it was a  massive heart-opening revelation of wholeness. A tap was opened and the energy flowed outward: first, it was av trickle, then  a stream, now a river.

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On the surface, the first Special Olympics games in 1968 was just an event. But in retrospect we can see that in fact, it was a  massive heart-opening revelation of wholeness. A tap was opened and the energy flowed outward: first, it was av trickle, then  a stream, now a river.

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On the surface, the first Special Olympics games in 1968 was just an event. But in retrospect we can see that in fact, it was a  massive heart-opening revelation of wholeness. A tap was opened and the energy flowed outward: first, it was av trickle, then  a stream, now a river.

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Learn more about the SEL movement

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On the surface, the first Special Olympics games in 1968 was just an event. But in retrospect we can see that in fact, it was a  massive heart-opening revelation of wholeness. A tap was opened and the energy flowed outward: first, it was av trickle, then  a stream, now a river.

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On the surface, the first Special Olympics games in 1968 was just an event. But in retrospect we can see that in fact, it was a  massive heart-opening revelation of wholeness. A tap was opened and the energy flowed outward: first, it was av trickle, then  a stream, now a river.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore.

On the surface, the first Special Olympics games in 1968 was just an event. But in retrospect we can see that in fact, it was a  massive heart-opening revelation of wholeness. A tap was opened and the energy flowed outward: first, it was av trickle, then  a stream, now a river.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore.

On the surface, the first Special Olympics games in 1968 was just an event. But in retrospect we can see that in fact, it was a  massive heart-opening revelation of wholeness. A tap was opened and the energy flowed outward: first, it was av trickle, then  a stream, now a river.

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On the surface, the first Special Olympics games in 1968 was just an event. But in retrospect we can see that in fact, it was a  massive heart-opening revelation of wholeness. A tap was opened and the energy flowed outward: first, it was av trickle, then  a stream, now a river.

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On the surface, the first Special Olympics games in 1968 was just an event. But in retrospect we can see that in fact, it was a  massive heart-opening revelation of wholeness. A tap was opened and the energy flowed outward: first, it was av trickle, then  a stream, now a river.

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