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School Based Programs

Sparking engaged learning through sports, wordplay, and service

 
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Offering Year-round Afterschool and Summer Programming. Choose one or more of our 3 phases or year-round.

Bring SCORES To Your Site

In partnership with afterschool program sites, America SCORES provides:

  • Structured curriculum to implement soccer, poetry, and/or service-learning programs.

  • Soccer equipment: soccer balls, cones, and scrimmage vests.

  • Writing supplies: composition journals, pencils, erasers, positive praise stickers.

Host site provides:

  • Designate at least 1 staff member to coach each team (1 soccer coach and 1 poetry coach per team, or 1 coach can lead both soccer and poetry).

  • A field/yard and classroom space to conduct practice and class.

  • Schedule time to allow for at least 1 soccer practice and 1 poetry class per week.

COST VARIES BASED ON PROGRAM SPECIFICS OF YOUR SCHOLL AND/OR CITY.

WHAT WE PROVIDE

Structured Programs For Elementary Schools

Soccer

  1. US Soccer Foundation “Soccer for Success” Curriculum

  2. Training & ongoing support for coaches

  3. Management of Interscholastic SCORES League

  4. Soccer equipment for participants: jerseys, balls, etc.

  5. Supplemental Game Day services: Book Giveaways, Family Nutrition Workshops

  6. Patches, Awards, and Recognition

Poetry

  1. Research-based curriculum

  2. Teacher training and support

  3. Writing supplies: Journals, pencils, stickers

  4. Special Events: Poetry Slams, Shout events

  5. Additional showcase opportunities: Radio poets, publications, etc.

Service Learning

Program Credibility

“America SCORES participants had an increased level of physical activity, increased reporting of feelings of self-confidence, self-efficacy, and enjoyment in learning, increased reporting of reading enjoyment and longer time reading independently, and gains in writing achievement.”
— White House Report on Childhood Obesity
“Never in my 32 years in public schools have I seen children respond so well to writing... and what’s more, SCORES helps build bridges across racial and ethnic boundaries.”
— Faye Anderson, Former School Principal
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 WE’RE A TEAM

Partnership Underscores Everything

SCORES works in deep collaboration with schools and “lead agency” partners to create each school's SCORES program. It's a team approach from the very start. With SCORES’ guidance, schools assemble teaching teams of writing coaches and soccer coaches. Students take part in all components of the program - writing, soccer, service learning - as part of a SCORES team.