Soccer & Literacy
Creating and sustaining literacy programs in order to equalize access to quality education
F3 Soccer and Literacy Mission Statement:
The goal of F3 is to inspire, engage, and educate through youth soccer programs and partnerships. In part, we create and sustain literacy programs through partnerships with schools and organizations in order to equalize access to quality education.
The goals of F3’s Soccer and Literacy Programs are to:
Generate a sustained enthusiasm for and confidence in reading;
Expose students to structured learning activities to facilitate reading and writing development;
Foster an excitement about the game of soccer in an interactive and developmentally appropriate way;
Afford students opportunities for peer socialization to facilitate social emotional skills.
Our Pillars of Excellence
Enthusiasm: Enjoyment and interest that facilitates ongoing participation.
Confidence: The feeling of self-assurance based on one’s own abilities or qualities.
Exposure: Students will come in contact with and engage in different activities, but it does not mean we should expect mastery of a particular skill or activity.
Facilitate: To make possible; to develop.
Excitement: A feeling of great enthusiasm or eagerness.
Developmentally Appropriate: Meeting students where they are.
Impacting outcomes in our schools
The work we are doing in our schools and on the field is changing the educational trajectory for our kids.
Total School Partners
27+
Total Kids Impacted
1,600+
More Details About Our Programming:
We also partner with local organizations to run summer programming.
We have programs that run during school, during recess, and after school.
We have programs that run from 10-30 weeks.
We have programs that serve kids preK-10th grade.
We have a tailored approach in designing each school's programming with school leaders.
We have been running programs since 2019.
School Partners
Ohio Avenue
Watkins Elementary
Cranbook Elementary
Columbus Global Academy
Holt Crossing Intermediate
Hamilton STEM Academy
Windsor STEM Academy
Siebert Elementary
Northtowne Elementary
Cassady Elementary
Livingston Elementary
SproutFive (2 early childhood center locations)
Eakin Elementary
Imagine Columbus Primary Academy
Linden STEM Academy
Burroughs Elementary
Future Ready Five: https://futurereadyfive.org/
Sprout Five: https://sproutfive.org/
PNC Grow Up Great: https://www.pnc.com/en/about-pnc/corporate-responsibility/grow-up-great.html
United Way of Central Ohio
Columbus City Schools
Columbus Recreation & Parks
Imagine Columbus Primary Academy (Charter Schools)
Franklin County