This Fall, 6 schools (5 returning and 1 new) have begun our Community Partner outreach program. Bracher Elementary (Santa Clara), Ellis Elementary (Sunnyvale), Cesar Chavez (San Jose), Spartan Keys (San Jose), Franklin Elementary (San Jose), and Santee Elementary (San Jose) have taken our training and started delivering classes to their students ranging from 1st grade to 6th grade.
Unfortunately, COVID put a pause on our Community Partner outreach program for over a year and a half, but our staff worked hard throughout the year to create a robust resource portal for our community partners. The online portal includes varied lessons plans, best practices, and video tutorials. Our goal was to come back stronger and better support our community partners so they have the tools to be successful. We value the community that we serve and we are excited to once again bring back our FTSV life and golf skills experience to our community partners and serve the areas where golf is a relative unknown.
Implementing the community partner program is difficult due to COVID, but due to the collaborative efforts of school principals, site managers, P.E. teachers, youth leaders and our FTSV staff, classes are going well, and we have received positive feedback from the participants. Each lesson of the community partner program consists of learning one of our Nine Core Values and a golf skill through different games set up in gyms, soccer fields, grass fields, or blacktop basketball courts. The equipment that we provide includes oversized plastic clubs, tennis balls, and Velcro targets.
To find out more about our Community Partner outreach program and to inquire about your school becoming a partner, please visit our website, contact [email protected], or call 408-508-4884.
