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.