BAY AREA SCORES
1161 MISSION STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103 www.americascoresbayarea.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: AMERICA SCORES INSPIRES URBAN YOUTH TO LEAD HEALTHY LIVES, BE ENGAGED STUDENTS, AND HAVE THE CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.

SOCCER PROGRAM - POET-ATHLETES MEET WITH THEIR SOCCER COACHES FOR SOCCER PRACTICES AND GAMES DURING AFTERSCHOOL HOURS THREE DAYS PER WEEK FOR 20-24 WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, UTILIZING THE AMERICA SCORES SOCCER CURRICULUM. THIS CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES CHARACTER BUILDING SKILLS SUCH AS LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, AND COMMITMENT. DAILY LESSONS END WITH DISCUSSIONS PROMOTING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, SELF-ESTEEM, GOAL SETTING, AND SCHOOL STEWARDSHIP. POET-ATHLETES PLAY GAMES BETWEEN AMERICA SCORES SCHOOLS AT SCHOOL SITES AND OTHER COMMUNITY LOCATIONS ONCE PER WEEK. PROGRAM YEARS BEGIN AND END WITH COMMUNITY SOCCER EVENTS.

WRITING WORKSHOPS - POET-ATHLETES MEET WITH THEIR WRITING COACHES FOR CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS DURING AFTERSCHOOL HOURS TWO DAYS PER WEEK FOR 20-24 WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN THE FALL, POET ATHLETES ARE ENGAGED IN THE "POWER OF POETRY" CURRICULUM. THE FALL SEASON ENDS WITH A POETRY SLAM. IN THE SPRING WRITING CURRICULUM, "WRITING FOR THE COMMUNITY", THE FOCUS IS ON SERVICE-LEARNING, WHERE POET-ATHLETES SELECT A COMMUNITY ISSUE AND THEN WORK AS A TEAM TO IMPLEMENT A SERVICE PROJECT. THE SPRING SEASON ENDS WITH A PRESENTATION OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS.

MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CLUB TEAM PROGRAMS - ASBA SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND INSPIRE YOUTH THROUGH SOCCER, VOICE, AND SERVICE. THE PROGRAMS RETAIN STUDENTS BEYOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. PARTICIPANTS IN THESE PROGRAM PLAY ON ASBA SOCCER TEAMS AND PARTICIPATE IN WRITING WORKSHOPS THAT FOCUS ON SELF-EXPRESSION AND LIFE SKILLS.

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