Partnership Opportunities
Table of Contents
• The First Tee of San Francisco Overview
• First Tee By The Numbers
• Success Stories
• Partnership Opportunities
More Than A Game
The First Tee of San Francisco
• Unique Youth Development Program that uses the sport of golf to teach at risk youth life and leadership skills
• Two Locations at Harding Park Golf Course and Visitacion Valley Middle School
• Nationally recognized three year coach training program for instructors
• Currently has corporate partnerships with PG&E and Chevron
• Have taught over 10,000 students since 2004
The First Tee at Visitacion Valley
• First of its kind golf learning facility that sits atop a middle school playground. 11 stall driving cage and 100 yd synthetic turf chipping and putting area
• Located in one of San Francisco’s most blighted and underserved communities this helps us to target at risk youth and teach the game and it values to children who need them the most
• Facility serves over 500 school children including special needs students
• We operate a continuous bus shuttle throughout the school day to pick up students at the six schools within a two mile radius of the learning facility
• Provide afterschool tutoring and jobs training
First Tee: Golf and Youth Development
GOLF SKILLS• Use values inherent to
golf to teach kids life skills
• Patience, perseverance, honesty, precision
• Tiered curriculum par, birdie, eagle levels authored by leaders in education and youth development fields
LIFE SKILLS• Learn to introduce oneself• Self-management &
control• Goal Setting• Conflict resolution and
team building• Career and Future
Planning• Job Training and
Internships
Students Learn Core Values
Transfer from Course to School
Become Community Role Models
2010 First Tee By The Numbers
• Serve 1300 students – 800 students at Harding Park
and 500 students at VVMS
• Sixty percent of our students were retained from 2009
• Teach 5300 fifth graders in 21 San Francisco Public Elementary schools as part of their PE and Leadership classes
• Have 150 course ready golfers who have mastered goal setting and self management life skill tracks
Success Stories• Thirty students have achieved our highest level of leadership
and golf skills.• They shoot 90 or better for 18 holes and have undergone
college and career training• This represents a 31% increase over a two year period as part
of our focused efforts on impact and quality• Three are designated First Tee scholars
Malik Rahim• Started First Tee in fifth grade• Trying to start a high school
team• Spends summers and
Saturday’s volunteering at Harding in am and golfing in pm
• Represented First Tee in SF City Championship
• First time his mom saw him golf, she was really proud
• Will work as a caddy this summer
• Maintains a 2.9 GPA
Anthony Esplana• Started golfing last October• Father died when he was young,
mother not actively involved• Brother in juvenile hall, lives with
grandparents• Practices seven days a week, in the
dark and rain• School attendance has dramatically
increased and discipline issues declined
• Carries a 2.5 GPA, up .05 points since October
• Six siblings cheered him on at SF City Championship in his first tournament
• First time they had ever been to a golf course
2010 Highlights• Exposed 5000 SFUSD students to golf through their physical
education classes.• Provided daily golf tutoring and life skills instruction to 20
young men from Bayview/Hunter’s Point.• Started the Visitacion Valley Golf Team 15 of whom were golf
course ready in 8 months.• Started a girls only group for 12 young women from Bayview
and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods
Impact
• Significant reduction in suspension and behavioral issues • More consistent attendance• Teachers noticed significant behavioral changes with respect
to core values
The Proposed The Proposed PartnershipPartnership
[Company] and First Tee Partnership
Opportunity
• Foundation of Program• Established Entity• Financial Resources• Introducing the program
Program OverviewProgram Requirements
• Transportation• Program Management• Equipment
Program Costs
Pilot Program• Year 1 Start-Up costs• Year 2 & 3
Additional Considerations
Thank You For Your ConsiderationJudith Powell, Executive Director, The First Tee of San Francisco