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.
Daily after-school study halls bridge the time from when school lets out to when wrestling practice begins for registered wrestlers. Wrestlers will find healthy snacks, homework help, supervised activities, and friendship.
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.
Four one-week, half-day academic camps in July are available to 9-14 yr old wrestlers who are attending half-day wrestling camps. Camps include classroom sessions, life skills workshops, and field trips for both fun and learning.
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.
Open to all Beat the Streets Chicago wrestlers and families, the annual Back to School Bash brings together members of our community for a fun day filled with food, games, and prizes ahead of the upcoming school year! Register for this free event below!
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Fall Preseason wrestling kicks off 9/1 which also signifies the start of daily After School Study Hall in Midway and Avondale! Register for free and learn more below
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Applications for the 2026 Life Champions academy and Rising Life Champions Academy are open now! Apply today and visit the LCA page for more info
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5985 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
(312) 767-5673
info@btschicago.org
