The Boxing Academy

AN ALTERNATIVE TO EXCLUSION

The Boxing Academy is committed to changing the lives of young people aged thirteen to sixteen who are in danger of educational exclusion.

We provide an alternative to mainstream school, combining basic education and mentoring with the discipline and culture of boxing and other sport training to re-engage the most difficult-to-reach young people.

We support our students in their education, improve their health and happiness, and encourage them to aim for a better future.

TESTIMONIAL

Chandler, current student (featured in the Daily Star, 20th March 2012)

“If I was in mainstream school I wouldn’t be as fit. I got kicked out of school for fighting so at first it didn’t make sense to me to be sent to a place where you train in fighting. But now I can see it works. Boxing controls me and I’m not so easily wound up. I walk away from fights on the street because I know the consequences. I feel less angry and would think twice before an argument.

I’ve been coming for two years and I really love it – I actually want to come to school every day. When I leave I want to gain some building qualifications and go into construction. I’m good at fixing things so perhaps I’ll be an electrician or a carpenter.

I feel the teachers here understand us and allow us to express ourselves.”

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