'That care and concern and bringing them in and bringing them to be part of that mainstream, it's happening and it's being led by the kids.'
Their common bond? A love of sports.
Superheroes, some donning capes, and others a smile, converged on De La Salle Institute on the South Side for a day of unity and sport.It's the youngest crop of students part of theprogram where children between 2 and 7... some with intellectual disabilities... play side by side - an opportunity to normalize being different
Six hundred students from three Chicago public schools hit the field at De La Salle, competing in multiple levels of sports that challenged the athletes physically, cognitively, and socially. "You know, that care and concern and bringing them in and bringing them to be part of that mainstream, it's happening and it's being led by the kids," said De La Salle High School Principal Tom Schergen.
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