Join the Club on Saturday, June 21 at The Fields at RFK as we partner with DC SCORES for their spring fundraising tournament, DC SCORES Cup. This event raises funds to support their programming for more than 1,000 elementary school poet-athletes throughout the district.
Background on Organization: DC SCORES creates neighborhood teams that give kids the confidence and skills to succeed on the playing field, in the classroom, and in life. We envision a DC where every child – no matter their family income – experiences the joys of childhood: sports, arts, service, and being part of a team. Where every child – no matter their family circumstances – is empowered to find academic success and grow into an emotionally and physically healthy teen and adult. Where every neighborhood supports and celebrates its children and their accomplishments on and off the playing field. DC SCORES runs the only consistent public soccer leagues for both elementary and middle school youth in the District. During both the spring and fall, each team practices twice a week. Thursday (elementary schools) and Friday (middle schools) are game days, when teams from throughout the city play a girls game followed by a boys game.
During the 12-week fall model, students learn how to write creatively and perform. Every student writes at least five original poems, and the model culminates with each school performing at the DC SCORES Poetry Slam!
During the 12-week spring season, students at each school work together — building upon the teamwork formed on the soccer field and at the Poetry Slam! — to identify and then research an issue in their school and/or greater community, and then address it with a service-learning plan. Projects range from neighborhood and schools cleanups, to awareness campaigns, to raising money for the homeless, and much more.
