OUR APPROACH
To set our student-athletes up for success in school, in life, and when applying to competitive high schools and colleges, we combine:
Intensive academic and athletic services
Mentoring
College access support
Team-building experiences
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) opportunities
OUR VALUES
COMMUNITY
We put the needs of our team and classmates above our own. We lift our classmates, teachers, coaches, and teammates up; we never tear down. We strive to be role models in our classrooms, school, and neighborhood. We take care of our parks, fields, streets, and classrooms. We ask, “how can we help?”
GROWTH
We believe no one is born smart or good at lacrosse; hard work makes you stronger in the classroom and better on the field. We welcome failure as an opportunity to get better and believe tomorrow is another chance to get it right. We don’t give up on ourselves or each other.
COMMITMENT
We show up--on time--every time: to school, to class, to practice, to tutoring, and after school. We give 100% on the field in the classroom. We practice lacrosse and academic skills after hours and outside of schools. We persist through challenges, setbacks, and discomfort.
Student-athletes from the South Bronx
Our students outperform their peers
Where our students go to college
“Bronx Lacrosse has impacted the lives of my two boys in so many ways. Academically, it has helped their grades skyrocket. Physically, it has helped them stay fit and healthy. The boys have developed a passion for lacrosse that I never expected. Bronx Lacrosse has given them exposure to incredible leaders in the sport who serve as role models. It has also given them the opportunity to make new friends and travel outside of New York. Thanks to Bronx Lacrosse, my boys attend an excellent high school. Before Bronx Lacrosse, I was always worried about where my kids were and who they were around. Now they come home tired and happy, and I am very proud of them. Knowing my children have a great program by their side has truly changed our lives.”Bronx Lacrosse Parent
OUR HISTORY
In 2015, Dan Leventhal began teaching special education math at the Highbridge Green School in the South Bronx through Teach For America. Looking for a way to connect with his students outside of the classroom, he decided to share his passion for lacrosse with his seventh grade class.
By the spring of 2016, he garnered enough enthusiasm to form a team of 30 students. In 2018, he started an official team and organization called Bronx Lacrosse. The program’s impact was dramatic and immediate: Students demonstrated an increase in school attendance, enhanced academic performance, and better overall behavior. Encouraged by these results, he expanded the program to three other schools in the community.
Our videos
Built on Hard Work: Bronx Lacrosse
OUR PARTNERS
OUR supporters
Bill Belichick Foundation
Charles Hayden Foundation
Citibank
Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation
Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation
Fordham Street Foundation
Gatorade
Gray Foundation
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Heckscher Foundation for Children
Heisman Trophy Trust
Hyde & Watson Foundation
Ichigo Foundation
Jim Hogan Memorial Foundation
Kohlberg & Co.
Laureus Sport for Good
MarketAxess
Movember Foundation
Marc Haas Foundation
NewYork-Presbyterian
Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation
Nuveen
NYC Department of Education
NY Life Foundation
Patrina Foundation
Pinkerton Foundation
SparkYouth NYC
The New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund
Theodore Luce Charitable Trust
The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation
Thomas F Staley Foundation
Torch Foundation
UJA Federation of New York
Women’s Sports Foundation
WHEDco
Youth Inc