America SCORES increases literacy, with soccer
on December 15, 2009
Three times a week 4th to 6th graders write poems and take part in soccer games in the America SCORES after-school program at Lake Elementary. The girls say they love playing soccer and believe that the poetry sessions will help them later in life. Teachers and coaches aim to increase the kids’ literacy, fitness and confidence.
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