U.S. Soccer Foundation and Discovery Education Launch “Beyond the Goal” to Bring Soccer-Based Learning into Classrooms Nationwide

Supported by Lenovo Foundation, the multi-year partnership launches with a digital discipline journey for grades 6–8 that builds STEM abilities and connects classroom studying to real-world careers as soccer’s largest second comes to North America

WASHINGTON, D.C. and CHARLOTTE, N.C., Might 7, 2026 – The U.S. Soccer Foundation and Discovery Education at present introduced a brand new multi-year strategic partnership, with assist from Lenovo Foundation, to convey high-quality, soccer-based studying experiences to college students nationwide via Soccer for Success: Targets for Life.

The partnership combines the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s confirmed youth improvement and school-based programming with Discovery Education’s experience in standards-aligned digital instruction, supported by Lenovo Foundation’s position as official know-how associate to develop entry to the newest know-how and innovation.

Discovery Education’s educating and studying options are trusted to assist educators and energy pupil progress in additional than 45% of U.S. faculties. The partnership builds on the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s longstanding work in faculties via its Soccer for Success in Faculty program, which gives curriculum, coaching, and gear to educators and has reached greater than 2.2 million college students and 5,700 educators.

Collectively, the organizations will foster sturdy abilities in youth, deepen pupil engagement, strengthen STEM studying, and equip academics with prepared‑to‑use assets designed to match instantly into present center college instruction.

Partnership Launches with Landmark Digital Subject Journey with Lenovo Foundation

The partnership kicks off with the premiere of “Past the Aim: A Digital Subject Journey to Soccer Metropolis USA,” obtainable to educators starting Might 12, 2026, at 7:00 a.m. ET. Designed for college students in grades 6–8, the 20-minute digital expertise was filmed on location at Windfall Park, house of the Portland Timbers (MLS) and Portland Thorns (NWSL), and at Parkrose Center Faculty in Portland, Oregon.

The Digital Subject Journey takes college students behind the scenes {of professional} soccer and into their very own communities, exploring themes of communication, management, resilience, decision-making, and engineering in motion. College students will hear instantly from U.S. Soccer Foundation and Portland Timbers employees, gamers, and consultants in vitamin, sports activities analytics, and teaching, connecting real-world sports activities environments to tutorial ideas, future careers, and private improvement.

The Digital Subject Journey can be made obtainable via the Discovery Education Expertise answer and a free microsite, guaranteeing each trainer can entry and have interaction with this standards-aligned content material. Educators can join now to entry the Digital Subject Journey and accompanying classroom assets, together with an Educator Information and ready-to-use supplies to assist center college instruction of Well being, 3D Science, and ELA requirements.

A Well timed Collaboration for a Historic Second in Soccer

The partnership launches at a pivotal cultural second, as pleasure builds with the largest international soccer event coming to North America this summer season. Soccer has grown in reputation as a worldwide unifier, and this partnership ensures that college students and educators can faucet into this momentum through the use of the sport to develop foundational life abilities in younger individuals, strengthen communities, and develop entry to enrichment alternatives throughout an thrilling second in American sports activities historical past.

“At Discovery Education, we assist educators convey college students’ pleasure about the world round them into instruction that issues, and soccer’s largest second in North America offers us a strong alternative to do precisely that,” mentioned Catherine Dunlop, Senior Vice President of Company Partnerships, Discovery Education. “The U.S. Soccer Foundation shares our dedication to powering progress for younger individuals, and collectively we’re delivering high-quality, no-cost studying experiences that have interaction college students with outstanding entry behind the scenes {of professional} soccer.”

The U.S. Soccer Foundation is main nationwide efforts to be sure that the 2026 event advantages youth and households throughout the nation for generations to come. Along with its companions, the Foundation has put in greater than 850 mini-pitches nationwide, with the objective of 1,000 by the finish of 2026. Final yr, the U.S. Soccer Foundation engaged 1.2 million youth in its applications confirmed to enhance the well being and well-being of individuals.

“The U.S. Soccer Foundation has all the time believed that soccer is greater than a sport. It’s a automobile for youth improvement, neighborhood constructing, and increasing alternative for younger individuals,” mentioned Ed Foster-Simeon, President & CEO, U.S. Soccer Foundation. “This partnership with Discovery Education offers us a strong new avenue to ship on that mission, develop our attain in faculties and present college students in school rooms throughout the nation with content material that’s as inspiring as it’s academic. At a time when the world’s eyes are turning towards soccer in North America, we would like each younger individual to have entry to the studying and life abilities that may assist them thrive on and off the discipline.”

As a part of its mission to present entry to know-how and STEM training for individuals who want it most, Lenovo Foundation is proud to assist the enablement of sport and STEM training via the mission of the U.S. Soccer Foundation and distinctive scale and Okay-12 tutorial technique of Discovery Education. This partnership additionally builds on Lenovo’s position as the Official FIFA Expertise Accomplice of FIFA World Cup 2026^TM and FIFA Girls’s World Cup 2027 ^TM. 

“We view sports activities as a catalyst for inclusion and training,” shares Calvin J. Crosslin, Lenovo Foundation President and Chief Inclusion Officer of Lenovo. “We’re thrilled with the alternative to assist the Digital Subject Journey and its free entry to educators on the Discovery Education platform. Sport is a confirmed international democratizer and will allow higher engagement and skilling for college students – in STEM areas and in life.”

About Discovery Education

Discovery Education is a worldwide training know-how chief whose revolutionary options empower educators and progress pupil studying. Discovery Education’s options have served greater than 100 million college students globally, supporting efficient educating and studying in 45% of U.S. Okay–12 faculties and in 100+ nations and territories. The corporate’s portfolio contains award-winning core and supplemental curriculum, high-quality standards-aligned content material, and AI-enabled educating and studying instruments. Options span math, science, literacy, social research, and career-connected studying, together with instructionally-aligned content material developed via one-of-a-kind partnerships with trade leaders to convey real-world relevance into each lesson. Study extra at www.DiscoveryEducation.com.

About the U.S. Soccer Foundation

As the nationwide chief for sports-based youth improvement in under-resourced areas, the U.S. Soccer Foundation is on a mission to let soccer do what it does: change completely the whole lot. Based as a legacy of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the Foundation gives underserved communities entry to revolutionary play areas and evidence-based soccer applications that instill hope, foster well-being, and assist youth obtain their fullest potential. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Soccer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) group. For extra data go to www.ussoccerfoundation.org or comply with us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

About Lenovo Foundation