America SCORES Denver provides its innovative soccer, poetry and service learning programming to nearly 320 DPS students in ten west Denver elementary schools. Over the course of the school-year, our students will: Get 10x the amount of exercise of kids in their age groupl Engage in more than 60 hours of poetry workshops, improving their creative and expository writing skills, and demonstrating a positive attitude towards schools and the school community; Engage in more than 60 hours of physical activity through soccer and health games. 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. America SCORES Denver, an affiliate of the national organization, is a recreationally-linked education program dedicated to translating the values of leadership, teamwork and communication to nearly 300 at-risk young girls and boys in west Denver. We do this by providing physical activities through the sport of soccer, and literacy lessons through creative writing, every day after school in ten public elementary schools. Soccer, poetry and service-learning activities are used as tools to emphasize good decision-making, discipline and positive self-expression.

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