When Bow Elementary School students recently learned about golf, their lessons covered much more than how to properly grip and swing a golf club.

The youths were exposed to some important values, including sportsmanship, respect and honesty.

The lessons were delivered by Jim Blalock, a golf enthusiast and life skills coach who served as this year’s artist-in-residence at the school. The artist-in-residence program is an enrichment opportunity for the students that usually exposes them to something they would not ordinarily experience.

“Their enthusiasm was wonderful,” said Blalock who spent five days visiting the school.

Blalock serves as the lead coach of The First Tee of New Hampshire, a North Hampton-based organization that positively affects young people by providing learning facilities and programs that promotes character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf.

Physical education teacher Regan Dowe learned about the First Tee and its life skills program when he attended a physical education teacher’s conference a few years ago.

The school’s art, music and physical education departments take turns hosting an artist-in-residence.

When it became Dowe’s turn, he chose to bring in this program.

He’s glad he did. His students, according to Dowe, loved learning from Blalock.

“It’s a great program,” said retired teacher Nonnie Hall, one of the volunteers helping in the gym during Blalock’s visit.

When Bow Elementary School students recently learned about golf, their lessons covered much more than how to properly grip and swing a golf club.

The youths were exposed to some important values, including sportsmanship, respect and honesty.

The lessons were delivered by Jim Blalock, a golf enthusiast and life skills coach who served as this year’s artist-in-residence at the school. The artist-in-residence program is an enrichment opportunity for the students that usually exposes them to something they would not ordinarily experience. “Their enthusiasm was wonderful,” said Blalock who spent five days visiting the school.

Blalock serves as the lead coach of The First Tee of New Hampshire, a North Hampton-based organization that positively affects young people by providing learning facilities and programs that promotes character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf.

Physical education teacher Regan Dowe learned about the First Tee and its life skills program when he attended a physical education teacher’s conference a few years ago.

The school’s art, music and physical education departments take turns hosting an artist-in-residence. When it became Dowe’s turn, he chose to bring in this program.

He’s glad he did. His students, according to Dowe, loved learning from Blalock. “It’s a great program,” said retired teacher Nonnie Hall, one of the volunteers helping in the gym during Blalock’s visit.