What We Do
CAAA’s core program, Higher Learning, offers comprehensive middle school and high school educational programming and support services. Throughout our programming, CAAA is relentless in our support of our student-athletes and we serve as a valuable resource to their families. We involve parents and family members in the Higher Learning program through frequent check-ins by phone or email, home and school visits, and informational workshops throughout the year. We also support our families through crises by making referrals to social services and acting as a parallel family in times of need.
The Higher Learning program is composed of four components that all work synergistically to help CAAA participants achieve success on and off the basketball court:
Basketball and Leadership Development
At the moment the CAAA will field 3 high school travel basketball teams that compete in tournaments throughout the region and the country. The basketball program serves several purposes. First, it is a hook that keeps participants engaged in our academic program. Second, the basketball court is a classroom where leadership and life skills are developed. Third, because our teams travel to tournaments at colleges and in cities throughout the country, the basketball program exposes participants to educational opportunities and new people, places and experiences.
Academic Support
All CAAA students benefit from a variety of regular academic enrichment programs, including general/subject specific academic instruction and tutoring and life skills development.
High School Assist
Helps sixth through eighth grade student- athletes succeed in middle school and leverage that success to gain admission to an excellent college preparatory high school. High School Assist offers academic instruction/tutoring, homework help, life skills development and test preparation for sixth through eighth graders.
College Assist
which provides our high school student-athletes with the individual support necessary to be successful in high school and to prepare for college. College Assist support includes SAT and other test preparation, high school counseling, application/financial aid workshops, college visits and NCAA eligibility and recruiting guidance (if applicable).