About Us
Circle of Friends (CoF) is a school inclusion program that builds genuine friendships between students with special needs and their general education peers.
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CoF increases the understanding, acceptance and appreciation of individual differences while decreasing bullying. Our program creates a welcoming school environment that embraces diversity a all grade levels.
In many schools, students with disabilities sit in the back of classrooms, isolated from general education peers and unable to expand their social network.​ When these students get attention, they are 2-3 times more likely to experience bullying.
Through meaningful participation on school campuses and in communities, CoF enables students with disabilities and other challenges to observe and practice self- awareness and social skills in the natural environment.
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General education students develop awareness, acceptance, and appreciation
of differences, then become allies and advocates for their friends.
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