Ready to Level Up?

Level Up is a fun & dynamic resiliency-building program led by professional coaches and athletes.

We use combat-based fitness activities to level up physical skills and experiential learning activities to level up the social-emotional skills of students ages 13-18 across the GTA.

We teach students the tools and growth mindset they need to constructively navigate adolescence, successfully transition to adulthood and realize their full potential.

 

Level Up encourages

Healthy bodies

A professional athlete/trainer teaches students the basics of boxing, kickboxing, wrestling or functional patterns.

Students learn basic footwork, defensive and offensive moves to improve fundamental movement skills, agility, balance and coordination. We aim to increase physical literacy and confidence, building blocks for an active lifestyle.

Our fitness curriculum is based on age-appropriate stages of the Long-Term Development Framework, the Canadian Movement Guidelines and Participaction recommendations.

Healthy minds

A professional educator uses experiential learning activities from the BTS social-emotional learning curriculum to teach tools and strategies like goal-setting, managing stress and decision-making.

Activities include brainteasers, dynamic discussions, art therapy and skill practice to encourage resilience and a growth mindset. Research shows that resiliency can contribute to mental well-being and academic achievement.

Our resilience-building curriculum aligns with provincial school health and physical education curriculum for secondary schools and is based on social-emotional learning frameworks and the skills we learned as athletes and coaches.

 

“Resilience was significantly correlated with numerous indicators of physical literacy, including movement capacity, confidence, and competence, environmental engagement, and overall perceptions of physical literacy.”

“Resilience, character strengths and empathy provide students with the resources they need to thrive, while allowing them to cope with stress and adverse conditions." 


What students say

We have served more than 120 students in Level Up since 2020.

 

“The workouts were amazing. They inspired me to start weightlifting again... I think you guys have something special here and should continue to expand this program.”

— Participant, 2021

“Very engaging and informative lessons about using goals to create a new lifestyle and change the way you think about things” 

— Participant, 2021

“I think everyone should be able to take part in this program and I have a younger brother who is in grade 10 this year and I want to make sure he gets to do this class.”

— Participant, 2021

 

Program details

  • Level Up program is 8 x 1-hour classes, with 4 units of 4 classes each.

  • Every class includes a fitness component (30-40 minutes) and a life skill component (20-30 minutes).

  • Classes can be delivered:

    • once or twice a week,

    • during or after school.

  • The fitness component provides moderate to vigorous physical activities (MVPA).

  • Each class is focused and structured, levelling up from the last.

  • Level Up is modular and unit-based, we can adapt program length and content to accommodate your schedule.

What teachers say

"Level Up is a very accessible program that is very well suited for our current learning environment and teaching models. It lends itself to social distancing and remote learning while still being very engaging to the students.

Level Up works on developing soft skills in students, such as: goal setting, personal responsibility, hard work and resiliency while introducing the practical skills of boxing and kickboxing. The team at Level Up will get your class moving in a novel way."

Josh Hazard, Teacher, Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School

 

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