Academic Success: Camp Alex's holistic approach has positively impacted academic performance, improving focus, discipline, and time management skills. Harlem Lacrosse students have an average attendance rate of over 91% with an average GPA of over 80%.

Leadership Development: The “Leadership Academy” at Camp Alex has led to the cultivation of strong leadership qualities among participants, evident both on and off the lacrosse field.

Relationships and Community Building: Lasting relationships among participants, coaches, and families have extended beyond the camp experience, creating a supportive network for student-athletes that fuels impactful outcomes.

Curiosity and Personal Growth: Outdoor activities and diverse programming at the camp have sparked curiosity and a love for learning, contributing to overall personal growth.

Lacrosse Instruction and Competition

Everything we do is build around the power of the sport of lacrosse. Individually, lacrosse develops physical, emotional, and relational strength. Collectively, lacrosse builds power and encourages resilience and teamwork.

Sports activity helps children develop and improve cognitive skills. The Aspen Institute reports that physically active children achieve up to 40% higher test scores than their peers, and are 15% more likely to matriculate to college.

According to the US Department of Education finding, high school athletes are more likely than non-athletes to attend college and get degrees, and team captains and most valuable players achieve in school at even higher rates.

Student athletes are more likely to expect to graduate from a four-year college (73% girls, 59% boys) compared to non-athletes (67% girls, 53% boys), according to data collected for the Healthy Sport Index (Women’s Sports Foundation, 2018)

Harlem Lacrosse alumni have gone on to attend over 200 colleges and universities, and have earned over $85 million in scholarships since 2012.

Post-Secondary Pathing Support:

Personal post-secondary pathing is one of the unique aspects of our model. Every Harlem Lacrosse high school senior participates in a full intake process, which leads to guidance surrounding crafting college lists, gathering supporting documentation, gathering letters of recommendation, and successfully charting a post-secondary path.

College Athletic Achievements: Alumni like Cemary Chavez, an early Camp Alex participant, is set to join Xavier University as a D1 Women’s Lacrosse Player as she starts her college journey!