San Antonio (TX) students talk about how sports and coaches help them focus on academics and making good decisions
Educational Athletics - Virtual Curriculum & Pro Athlete
Mentors That Engage Students
The Educational Athletics Program incorporates STAR Mentors, STAR Sportsmanship and Kid's College solutions.
STAR Mentors -
Pro/Collegiate Athlete Mentors
STAR Mentors solutions are customized on a case-by-case
basis. All solutions include professional/ collegiate athlete
mentoring that focuses on impacting your at-risk,
disengaged students: improving their behavior and motivation, and making them better students. Various configurations may include
one or more of the following:
In-house sportsmanship assemblies
or workshops by professional/
collegiate athletes
Online, interactive blogs by professional/
collegiate athletes
Live video conferencing in the classroom
STAR jerseys, patches, helmet stickers, posters and other customized gear
STAR Sportsmanship - Sportsmanship and Character Education
As the leading provider of Sportsmanship Education to America’s schools, STAR focuses on important issues affecting today’s youth including teamwork and respect, steroid and drug prevention and strategies for dealing with bullying/cyber-bullying.
The following modules are available for STAR Sportsmanship:
Elementary (K-4th)
STAR Coaches
Middle School (5th-6th)
STAR Youth Coaches
Junior High (7th-8th)
STAR Parents
High School (9th-10th)
STAR Officials
High School (11th-12th)
Take Two: Sportsmanship Remediation
All licenses and configurations include the following:
12-month license
Immediate and continual access (24/7)
STAR Reporting
Automatic content updates
Access to MySportsmanship.com
Customer service and technical support
STAR Sportsmanship Playbook
Kid’s College® K-8 Math and Literacy
Kid’s College is proven effective in raising standardized test scores, improving behavior in the classroom and motivating even the hardest-to-reach students.
The following subjects and grade levels
are available for Kid’s College:
Math (Grades K-8)
Reading/Language Arts (Grades K-8)
All licenses and configurations include the following:
Adaptive Technology which automatically adjusts curriculum to remediate or accelerate students
Engaging, interactive sports video games
Immediate and continual access (24/7)
Skills Gap Identifier Reports and other multi-level data reports auto-emailed through the Executive Reporting Service
Automatic content updates
Printable customized workbooks
Customer service and technical support
Professional Development Guide, Administrator and Teacher Quick Start Guides, and Executive Reporting Guide
Proven Results: In the Classroom and on the Playing Field
Kid’s College Case Study: Clark County, NV
8th graders using Kid’s College at Canarelli Middle School increased ITBS scores
by 14% in Math vs. non-users and 11% in Reading vs. non-users.
Case Study: Chicago Public School District
4 schools using Kid’s College outscored the district as a whole by an average of 9.8%
in Math on the ISAT.
45% of 4th graders at Pasteur Elementary moved from “Meets” to “Exceeds” using
Kid’s College in the after-school program.
Benjamin E. Mays students improved ISAT Math scores by 52% and Reading scores
by 60% using Kid’s College over 5 years.
Incidents of poor behavior in the classroom decreased by 60% at Castellanos Middle School
(School demographics: 98.3% Hispanic, 99.0% Economically Disadvantaged, 37% ELL)
Case Study: State of Alabama
Of the 17 lowest performing AL schools, 14 made AYP for the first time in three years
using Kid’s College.
STAR Sportsmanship Case Study: Cullman, AL
At East Elementary School, incidents of poor behavior in the classroom decreased
90% after implementing STAR three years ago.
Reductions in Sports Ejections
In Alabama, football ejections statewide were reduced by 55% over three years using STAR.
In Mississippi, football ejections were reduced by 44% for players and 50% for coaches in one year.
In Pennsylvania, winter sports ejections were eliminated in several districts.
PROOF that Sports and Games MOTIVATE Students In our student mentoring sessions, former pro quarterback Tony Banks poses the following question to full assemblies of students. ‘How many of you only come to school so you can play sports?’ On average, an overwhelming 75% of the students raise their hands, confirming that sports and games are highly motivating for disengaged and at-risk students.
