HOOPS & WINS

Our flagship program is Hoops & Wins. Hoops & Wins is a 10-week Social Emotional Learning (SEL) course that combines basketball and culture. We "sandwich" the basketball component with interactive lessons that foster discussion, action, and reflection around competencies such as self-management and growth mindset.

This intentional approach improves attendance through engagement, while supplying students with social & emotional skills that outlast K-12 education, leading them to fulfill their promise.

Why basketball? In complete honesty, it's the sport our founder grew up playing, so it's all we really know (for now). But more importantly, it's how he developed the social & emotional skills that propelled him through underperforming LA public schools, to USC and a Fortune 500 consulting company. It's simply a vehicle for SEL.

And why, culture? Well, it's what we believe takes the "cheese" out of SEL. Most SEL programs consist of childish cartoons. Instead, we embrace students' background and reference athletes & musicians to make SEL real for students. #ForTheCulture

STUDENT ENRICHMENT WORKSHOPS

While this isn’t our primary focus, student workshops we have led in the past have been pretty darn cool. We’ve previously supported students in applying to other enrichment programs, helping them shape their story and prepare for interviews. Facilitating a workshop for your students is a great way for you to “preview” our work.