Hi America SCORES Family,
After working for two years with Junior SCORES 1st and 2nd graders, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to help all America SCORES poet-athletes strengthen their voices this year as Education Director.
You may have wondered, "A soccer and writing program? Why and how?" I invite you to see it the other way around. Consider it a writing and soccer program! America SCORES believes writing is a social action and writing is for everybody. It is a dialogue between a speaker and the world, which must include a responsive, safe audience. What better audience and writing community is there than a team that is working together towards a common goal? When poet-athletes on America SCORES teams want to be heard by their teammates, opponents, coaches or communities, they have no choice but to become the author of their own story. I look forward to providing you with lots of resources to facilitate this powerful transformation. You are not alone!
Most of all, poetry and soccer make a great team because they both know how to have FUN! Consider the America SCORES Bay Area program a year-long festival and celebration of all that children have to say, and all the soccer they can play. I look forward to seeing all of you at the training on September 7th!
Write On,
Marty Mannion
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