Bay Area SCORES

(Program Offered in Schools)

Program Name: SCORES

Program Description: SCORES is a comprehensive youth development program that combines academics with the excitment of team sports. To play on the SCORES soccer team, students must also attend twice-weekly writing workshops. SCORES helps students do better in school and live healthy, active lives.

Target Populations:

Elementary (grades 3-5)

Male

Female

Program Type:

Academic- Homework

Conflict Resolution

Health

Sports/Recreation

Literacy, poetry, service-learning.

Describe Weekend, Evening, Summer Services and Transportation Arrangements (if applicable):

Schools where program is currently offered: Stonehurst, Cox, Webster, Brookfield, Think College Now, Markham.

Geographic Areas Served (current):

District 7 (East Oakland - Coliseum)

Other (please specify)

We have also been running programs for over five years at 12 elementary schools in San Francisco.

Geographic Areas for Expanded Service:

District 2 (East Oakland - China Town, East Lake, Grand Lake, San Antonio)

District 5 (East Oakland - Fruitvale)

District 6 (East Oakland - Millsmont, Hillcrest, Leona Quarry)

District 7 (East Oakland - Coliseum)

Capacity to Deliver Services: Each school has one boys team and one girls team. Each team has a writing coach and a soccer coach. Program is managed by a SCORES 'School-site Coordinator.'

Days per week: 4 or 5 Hours per day: 2 to 3

Student/Instructor Ratio: 15:01

Total number students (per school site): 30

Program features weekly soccer games with other elementary schools and season special events.

Contract Fee Schedule: For $35,000 we would be able to serve 30 children for the entire school year.

Instructor Cost/hour: $15-25/hr

Additional contacts (if different than provided in the organizational profile):

Name: Colin Schmidt

Email: cschmidt@americascores.org

Telephone: 415-486-1313 Fax: 415-486-1260