SquashSmarts

Impact

An Innovative Solution

Problem: 44% of students in Philadelphia’s public school system that start high school will not graduate on time, if at all.
Solution: 100% of SquashSmarts high school seniors have graduated on time and been accepted into college.

Problem: 8 million US kid are unsupervised after school; 75% do not seek out programs even when available.
Solution: SquashSmarts actively engages kids with the hook of squash, opportunities to travel and success, and an environment they look forward to coming to.

Problem: In a city with an obesity epidemic, Philadelphia’s public schools offer limited physical sports opportunities to middle school students.
Solution: Squash is the #1 cardiovascular sports with a ball and was rated “healthiest” by Forbes Magazine.

Annual Report

For the 2018 - 2019 Program Year, SquashSmarts achieved the following metrics and impact:
​

• 211 Girls, Boys and Young Adults Served
  • 85 Elementary School Students
    
  • 53 High School Students
    
  • 80 Program Alumni Graduates
    
• 100% Grade-to-Grade Matriculation
  • 24 College & High School Placements
  • $175,000 in Financial Aid Secured
• 9,722 Collective Instructional Sessions!
  • 74.3 Average Days of Program Attendance per Child
  • 70 Summer Leadership Opportunities
  • 24 Nationally Ranked Squash Players
  • 2 National S.E.A. Scholarship Awards
• 164 Volunteers Mentors, Coaches & Tutors supporting our Squash, Academics, Service Projects & Special Events
• Five Philadelphia Partner Schools
  • Carver Science & Engineering
  • Esperanza Charter Acadmy
  • Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary
  • Overbrook Educational Center
  • Science Leadership Academy

Additional metrics on SquashSmarts prepared by the Squash + Education Alliance in the 2018 SEA Student Survey

---

---

---

---