I. Curriculum Guide
| Description | In-person and/or virtual sessions linked to life lessons acquired through the journey of basketball, authored by Will Clark IV at: www.bumpsandseams.com. Sessions are conducted in small group settings, as well as classroom and 1-on-1 discussions |
| Overarching Goal | To inspire students to discover and use their personal stories for self-growth; helping to find meaning in life, reflecting on aspects of their stories with more positivity and hope, and developing the habit of finding value in challenging experiences. |
| Session Format | Each session is designed to be no more than 60 minutes in length and can be customized, as necessary. Each session will cover a specific topic and have no more than three Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) objectives. Sport stories and analogies will also be utilized to draw connections between life on and off the court/field. |
II. Learning Standards
| Students will learn to: |
| 1. Reframe obstacles into opportunities. |
| 2. Identify their purpose and unique gifts. |
| 3. Link purpose to personal values to help them make responsible decisions in their lives. |
| 4. Set milestones for effective goal achievement. |
| 5. Work effectively in groups and teams, using their authentic voice. |
| 6. Build greater resiliency in the face of challenge. |
| 7. Utilize effective stress management tools and techniques. |
| 8. Value self-love |
III. Student Testimonies
“Thank you for being a virtual life coach. I learned how to trust my talent.” – Harmoni
“When you told me to believe in myself, I did. Thank you for teaching me.” – Amariae
“Thank you for teaching us how to be more respectful to other people. Thank you, Coach Will, for teaching us how our words mean something. Thank you Coach Will for doing your best just to teach our class to show more respect and to believe in yourself.” – Jordan
“I love you like a brother who I can look up to. Thank you dearly. I love you, and I know you love me. I’m crying tears of joy; thank you for being my friend.” – Kris
“Thanks for the love and support. I will show all of the stuff that you taught us to my brother because he wants to be a basketball player, and I’m going to show him that I’m here for him.” – D’Amore
“Thanks for all the help, it is cool to see a coach.” – Jessica
“Thank you for being here. You’re nice, sweet, and funny. I appreciate you for all the things you do for us. There is no masking what a wonderful person you are. Thank you so much!” – Ka’liyah
“Thanks for your hard work by teaching us how to be nice and helpful. You were a nice guy and you were cool.” – Mo
“Thank you for coming into our classroom and teaching us all. I had a great time learning from you.” – Royale
“You are the best! You help me to learn a lot of things, like myself. I appreciate you for using your time to teach us. I really appreciate you Coach Will. We all love you because we are family!” – Khanh Vy
“You are the best because you help me to self-talk so that I can stay positive. And you take your time off for us.” – Amaris