Our signature 10-month program combines community, life skills workshops, and exclusive wrestling clinics. Free to all wrestlers in grades 7-12. Must apply to participate.
Enrichment opportunities range from daily after school study halls to camps and workshops to individual tutoring in specific subjects. All are available to all Beat the Streets Chicago wrestlers.
Specific programs may vary by location.
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Free 1-on-1 tutoring is available in most academic subjects as well as college essay assistance, FAFSA preparation and help with scholarship research. Email Leila Cleofe, Enrichment Coordinator.
The “student-athlete” is only part of the story. Beyond school and sports, we are a place to belong. We are a trusted community that wraps its arms around each wrestler to determine and resource what they (and their families) need. Beyond academics, “enrichment” to us means anything from lock-ins, birthday parties and college visits to advocating with outside services to meet basic human needs.
How do we know what our wrestlers need? Wrestlers who have shown the willingness to work towards being their best selves are assigned to individual coaches. Each coach mentors an “accountability squad” of wrestlers and is responsible for regular check-ins with each to make sure needs are identified and no one falls through the cracks. This is part of our DNA, available to all wrestlers, not a program you "sign up for."
"Three-sixty" is a culture, not a program. We expect our coaches, tutors and adult leaders to build relationships with all of our wrestlers to determine who needs what kind of support in their Life Champion journeys. That information is passed along to our Enrichment Team. When we find ourselves working with a wrestler and their family year-round, offering customized and often intensive wrap-around support, we call that a "360 Wrestler" relationship. This level of engagement and enrichment is available to all members of our community.
After school study hall open daily after school on days CPS is in session! Open to all Fall Preseason wrestlers at Midway, Roseland, and Avondale
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This year we are changing the model for Life Champions Academy! We will now have Rising Life Champions Academy for 6-8th graders and Life Champions Academy for 9th-12th graders. To apply and learn more about each, click the link below!
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Our annual college combine for HS boys and girls is set for Saturday 9/20! This event is an opportunity for all HS kids to connect and show off their skills in front of several college coaches!
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5985 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
(312) 767-5673
info@btschicago.org
