America Scores Denver

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!. THE SPRING WRITING CURRICULUM, "WRITING FOR THE COMMUNITY," FOCUSES 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.

SUMMER PROGRAM: AMERICA SCORES PARTNERS WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDEHEALTH AND LITERACY PROGRAMMING. PROGRAMS RANGE FROM ONE-DAY TO SIX WEEK CAMPS, CLINICS AND TOURNAMENTS.