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Power of One
Student Leadership Development Process
David Bascome
The Bermuda100 • Bermuda School
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Power of One
Student Leadership Development Process
THE HOPE4LIFE FOUNDATION, INC.
“Failure is not an option. That must be our higher standard
for schools in the21st Century!
THE HOPE4LIFE FOUNDATION, INC.
Mission:
Our mission is to effect global change by building influential leaders who are empowered to
champion noble causes. To meet our goal for positive impact, we will create meaningful
opportunities for youth through various sports-based and
educational programs.
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ABOUT US
Brief History:
The Hope4Life Foundation, Inc. (Hope4Life) is an international non-for-profit organization,
based in Baltimore, MD; its focus is youth leadership development and advocacy. David
Bascome, a professional soccer player and honorary Member of the British Empire, founded the
organization in Bermuda in 2005. Hope4Life strategically partners with the athletic community,
governments, and both public and private organizations to maximize opportunities for youth in
the United States and abroad.
Originally, the organization, in partnership with the government of Bermuda, focused its efforts
on sports mentorship, successfully touching the lives of more than 5,000 youth. In 2011 the
partnership was expanded to include the Center for College & Career Readiness, an international
non-profit based in the US that is dedicated to increased graduation rates and childhood skill
development by promoting best practices among school systems and educators. Together with
the Ministry of Education, the founder of The Hope4life Foundation brought into being one of
Bermuda’s most successful youth outreach programs, “The Bermuda 100.” Over the years,
Hope4Life has gone on to further expand its founder’s legacy of service to include other projects
in the United States and abroad. Today, Hope4Life is working to continue its legacy of service
by focusing its efforts in the City of Baltimore with its goal being to duplicate and exceed the
positive results it has seen with “The Bermuda 100.” It is doing so by expanding its partnership
with the Baltimore Public School System and by eventually establishing “The Baltimore 100.”
Focus:
The organization utilizes proven sports mentorship strategies while targeting the following focus
areas: Cultural Unity, Academic Excellence, and Advocacy for Abused & Neglected Children.
By fostering attitudes of acceptance, educational achievement, and nurturing caring
environments, the organization has successfully helped youth overcome personal challenges and
embrace the many leadership development opportunities made available to them though The
Hope4Life Foundation. The organization has adopted the “Power of One” concept and
emphasizes the belief that one person can make a difference.
Founder and CEO:
David Bascome started his First Division soccer career at the age of 16 with the North Village
Rams in Bermuda. At 20 years of age, he signed his first professional contract with the
Harrisburg Heat of the National Professional Soccer League, USA. After 13 seasons of
professional indoor soccer, Bascome won his first Championship during his 2003-2004
campaign with the Baltimore Blast. After retiring, he was named to the assistant coaching
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position of the Blast on October 12, 2006, and helped lead the team to the 2008 MISL
Championship in his second season on the coaching staff.
He credits his passion for soccer for saving him from a life of delinquency and under
achievement. He was orphaned as a small child and was the victim of abuse during his formative
years. After overcoming anti-social behaviors with the help of sports, he made a commitment to
give back. Thus, he founded The Hope4Life Foundation, Inc.; this has proven to be among the
most noteworthy of his achievements.
Director of Operations:
Marian O’Leary, Hope4Life’s Director of Operations, is a naturalized US citizen and serves as
an ambassador for the Blarney Chamber of Commerce located in her native home of Ireland. She
holds an Instrument Physics degree and has 28 years of experience as an IT professional
specializing in technologies for education. Marian is a graduate of the prestigious Leadership
America – a globally recognized leadership program for women. She is a consultant to educators
and corporate executives confronting the challenge of empowering and educating young people.
Director of Programs:
Michael Williams, native of Boston, MA, professional soccer player and educator, holds degrees
in International Relations and History. He enjoyed an 8 year career as a professional athlete and
has more than 10 years teaching experience in Maryland’s public school system. He has been the
Director of the Bascome Pro Soccer School/HSBC soccer Camp in Bermuda for the past 5 years
and now serves as the Hope4Life Director of Programs.
Director Corporate & Resource Development:
Davida Wingfield is a Community Practitioner who has 15 years experience in the area of
developing nonprofits. Her numerous career accomplishments include serving as a lead
consultant to nonprofit enterprises sponsored by professional athletes and entertainment
personalities, and the writing of a winning proposal that secured the Oprah Winfrey Use Your
Life Award. She is now focusing much of her energy on her position as the Director
Development for The Hope4Life Foundation, Inc.
Board of Directors:
Colonel David Burch – Senator and former Minister of National Security – Bermuda
Paul Mittermeier – Director of Communications of Ed Block Courage awards (NFL) - ESPN /
professional broadcaster – Baltimore, USA
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Karen Brodie – Exec. Dir. of Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection of Prince George's County,
Maryland
Brandon Casement – Corporate Executive – Cisco Corporation, USA
Renee Hunter – Chief Financial Officer, Vice President Boeing Corp - Huntington Beach, CA
Pam Saylor Lannon – Attorney, Former School Superintendent, Florida, USA
Billy Stover – Executive and Engineer – NASA, USA
Brian Birmingham – Former Lord Mayor of Cork City, Ireland – Former Director of Cork’s
Vocational Education Community (VEC)
OUR PARTNERS
Center for College and Career Development:
The Center for College and Career Development (CCCR) is a primary Hope4Life partner,
developing customized community and school assessments and training modules. CCCR is a
nonprofit organization based in Chicago, IL that offers high-level support services to
organizations, and school systems, which help them meet and exceed goals for student
preparation in Common Core Standards. The organization works under the umbrella of the
Common Core Institute to provide for more direct community impact involving parents and
community leaders.
Kevin Baird, Founder of CCCR - Born to poverty in America’s rural Mountain West, and raised
in a two-room cabin without running water, Kevin Baird is a product of public education, and it
is his passion. He is a national leader in the analysis and implementation of standards-based
education focused on College & Career Readiness Benchmarks. He is the creator of the
Comprehensive Curriculum Improvement Process, co-author of the National Pathway for
College & Career Readiness / Common Core Standards. Mr. Baird is a noted leader in the 21st
Century Global Movement for more rigorous College & Career Readiness standards and
outcomes. He is an expert in the use of educational technology, media and organizational
change models to drive sustainable, consistent application of rigorous instruction and curriculum.
Co-creator of the School Renaissance Process and the Comprehensive Curriculum Improvement
Process, Baird is a member of the Change Leadership teams serving some of the largest school
organizations in America and around the world. He is a Senior Faculty member for the College
& Career Readiness Black Belt Certification Program, and an expert in global learning needs,
having implemented educational research on several continents.
Baltimore Public Schools:
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The professional soccer team, The Baltimore Blast, have a history of volunteerism in the
Baltimore Public Schools. David Bascome, Baltimore Blast stand out and founder of Hope4Life,
started making school appearances approximately nine years ago. Word, of his infectious
passion and enthusiasm for positive outcomes in youth, spread throughout Baltimore and into
county schools. A number of his presentations were documented through photos and video,
further raising awareness of the impact he was having in school. Today Mr. Bascome is a
popular choice when it comes to motivating and encouraging the youth of Baltimore. Annually,
David volunteers in 15 to 20 schools, giving presentations that leave a resonating message of
hope and encourage students to use their lives to make a difference.
Mr. Bascome recounts a recent experience at the close of a presentation to an assembly at one of
Baltimore’s public schools – “. . . one of the young girls came up to me; she was 13 years old.
She said, Mr. Bascome, I understand your story. It’s encouraging to me. She says I need some
help. Now this young girl never once approached the couseling service that was at her school.
She never told anybody, but she was a young girl who was getting sexually abused by her father.
She reached out. So what we did at that point was walk the young lady straight to one of the
abuse centers. We also are tied in with the police and parole board and we had her father
arrested within 24 hours. So its these things types of things that must happen to ensure that our
young people are moving forward. We must collaborate on ways to help them become critical
thinkers and to encourage them to take the negatives in their lives and turn them into positives. .
. I have fulfilled my greatest dream of being a soccer champion. Now my goal is to pass
something positive on to our young people; that’s why I’m here.”
PROGRAM MODEL
Bermuda 100:
Bermuda 100 is a national leadership development initiative and alliance between the Hope4Life
Foundation, the Bermuda Ministry of Education, and the Center for College & Career Readiness.
It is a multi-year partnership, which connects a cross section of community, business,
entertainment/sports, & education/government with a singular focus of preparing youth for
success in the 21st century. The Bermuda 100 is committed to building capacity for the support
of students in the areas of college and career readiness using fortune 100 strategies and
international research for the maximum sustainability and the investment in time, money and
human resources to reap rich rewards for Bermuda’s youth.
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IMPLEMENTATION OPTIONS
Power Of One – Program Inputs (activities):
The Power of One student leadership process involves the participation of schools, students,
parents, and community stakeholders. The process allows for three implementation
phases/options, depending on the needs of the participating school. Implementation options
range from “student motivation,” to “student leadership development processes” to
“stakeholders leadership development processes.” The inputs (activities) of these processes are
encapsulated in the general list below.
Needs Assessment (of the participating school)
Needs Assessment (of the community) –
Student Assembly (student motivation activity)
Power of One Small Groups (student leadership development
sessions/ frequency determined by participating school))
Parent Outreach – Date TBA
Parent Workshops & Training (parent leadership development
sessions/ frequency determined by participating school) – Date
TBA
Parent Follow-up
Stakeholders Outreach
Power of One Stakeholders Reception at BFA soccer game
Power of One Night – BFA soccer game (student, parent,
school, stakeholders)
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Development opportunity for students) – Power of One Sports
Camp
Power of One Process (final) Report – June 2015
Power Of One – Program Outputs (impacts):
The Power of One student leadership development process will help:
Deter gang activity and other anti-social behaviors,
Motivate and encourage students to be their best and to meet common core standards,
Motivate and encourage greater parent support,
Help facilitate personal goal setting for individual students, and
Identify school specific challenges and formulate strategies to address them.
Power of One - Level 1 Option:
The level one process implementation option involves students, teachers, parents, and
stakeholders. It focuses on student motivation, completion of the leadership development
workbook, teacher orientation and follow-up, and parent orientation and follow-up.
The Power of One student leadership development process includes: an initial assessment of the
school’s needs, a motivational speech to the entire student population, two Power of One small
groups for approximately 25 students, participation in Hope4Life night in partnership with the
Baltimore Blast wherein the entire school, administrators and stakeholders will take part, two
parent/community Shared Vision Workshops, school and parent follow-up conducted by a Power
of One process leader, and a summer sports camp for 50 students. One of Baltimore’s public
schools has made the request for the Level 1 Option for the 2013/2014 School year; the tentative
order of activities is outlined on the timeline below:
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Power of one
3rd session TBA
nd
Power of one 2
sessions - TBA
Assessment
Oct 14
OCT
NOV
DEC
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assembly nov 12 and
small group power of
One 1st session nov 13th
JAN
FEB
Power of one
4th and final
session - TBA
MAR APRIL MAY
Blast game feb
22nd
Sports clinic
JUNE JULY
Assembly
with school -
Parent event and
follow up - TBA
TBA
Power of One - Level 2 Option:
The level two process implementation option is a more intense option that involves monthly
student small groups, a minimum of bi-monthly Shared Vision Workshops with specialized
training materials, educator workshop(s) with specialized materials. Level two expands the focus
to include parent and educator indoctrination regarding the essential importance of education and
reinforces the value and potential positive impact that one child can make in their community,
city, and the world.
Power of One - Level 3 Option:
The level three process implementation option extends to include the HUB PROCESS (the
creation of a action plan by the community for the community involving leadership training, plan
development, and plan execution by educators, parents, and stakeholders). Please reference the
detailed Bermuda 100 model for details.
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Power of One
Student Leadership Development Process
David Bascome
The Hope4Life Foundation • Baltimore Public Schools • 2013/2014
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Contact Information
Hope4Life Foundation
P.O Box 38153
Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
Phone: (717) 514-1612
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