Why Esports?

  • Global Competencies

    Esports bring real-life situations for your students into the classroom, bridging the gap between what they do at home and what they learn at school. Students develop Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Citizenship, and Character as educators harness the potential of scholastic esports with sound pedagogical practice.

  • STEM

    Esports provide easy access into a plethora of cross-curricular content, particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The game-based learning environment creates an ideal space for learners to feel safe enough to take risks, fail, ask questions, and try again.

  • SEL

    Competition and skill mastery allow students the opportunity to develop their Social Emotional Learning. Exploring how to exist on a team, to win and lose graciously, and to approach failure with a growth-mindset are all skills that both esports and traditional sports competitions provide. For some students esports will reinforce SEL skills and for others it may be their first opportunity to develop them in a competitive scholastic setting.

  • Community

    Our students are gamers. Esports provide a safe place within our schools for all students to develop deep, meaningful relationships with their peers as part of a team. It allows students to develop their intra and interpersonal skills through the values upheld by sportsmanship and creates a greater sense belonging and ownership within their learning community.

  • Career Paths

    The gaming industry is rapidly expanding on a global scale. Careers in Media and Broadcasting, Production, Public Relations, Management, Coaching, Game Development, Art, Music, and more are only the start. The skills developed through esports programming will set up our students for future success in a wide range of careers.

  • Scholarships

    Many colleges and universities across Canada offer esports programming and we are now starting to see scholarship opportunities pop up for students interested in pursuing esports beyond high school. “St. Clair College [in Windsor, Ontario,] is proud to be the first post-secondary institution in Canada to fully recognize and embrace esports with varsity teams and campus events.”

Start Your Program

  1. Ask Your Students

Find out what your students are playing. Once you know which games they like, you’ll be able to look into the titles and put together a tech request for your program. You don’t have to know how to play to offer esports!

 

2. Ask Your Admin

Talk to your principal about starting an esports program at your school. Help them recognize student interest, academic and social benefits, and identify gear/technical requirements.

 
 

3. Get Your IT On Board

Once you have approval from your administration, contact your IT department to get things set up. If things are going as smoothly as you had hoped, reach out to us or other schools in your district that are currently running esports programs to help find creative solutions.

 
 
 

4. Connect + PLAY

Start Playing! If you’re feeling unsure about where to start, book a 1-on-1 consultation with us to help get you on your feet. The best thing to do is just jump into it. Start small with some in-school gaming, then try playing some friendly matches against another team to get you ready for tournaments!