ltn scholars program

While public schools in our communities are free to attend, students are required to wear uniforms, purchase their own supplies, and pay for their own transportation. The cost of all of this can be overwhelming for families. Our LtN Scholars Program provides eligible student-athletes with classroom supplies (backpack, notebooks, calculators, protractor, graph paper, writing utensils), two full sets of school uniforms, and two sets of PE clothes for their entire school year.

Thanks to a grant from the Bill Belichick Foundation, in 2017 LtN was able to increase the scope of our scholarship program from 2-3 annual scholarships to 30-35 annual scholarships. We currently have 32 LtN student-athletes on scholarship in Nicaragua, made up of 16 players from Chiquilistagua and 16 players from Club Hope. The expansion of the LtN Scholars program allows these players to receive an education by eliminating financial barriers, allowing our student-athletes to remain in or return to school.

Lacrosse the Nations staff, scholars, and student-athletes thank the Bill Belichick Foundation for making this program possible.

Eligibility Requirements for LtN Scholars

80%

attendance at
lacrosse practice

coaches' scholarship program

Central to LtN’s mission is the growth and development of our coaches.  As an organization, we believe that access to education is the key to escaping the constraints of poverty.  Because our coaches are role models to hundreds of students, LtN practices what we preach by also supporting their educational goals.

Through our Coaches' Scholarship Program, all of our Nicaraguan coaches are pursuing higher education. In addition to their monthly salary, LtN provides a monthly stipend to cover the cost of university or school fees.

assistant coaches PROGRAM

Our Assistant Coaches Program was launched in 2014 as a way to motivate graduating student-athletes in LtN’s international programs with:

• Educational Scholarships- Supporting supplies, uniforms, book bags, textbooks

• Student Coaching Job Opportunities

• Mentorship and Academic Support from LtN Staff

• University Scholarships

Graduating students chosen for the program have exhibited strong participation, a good attitude, strong academic promise, and a love of the sport.

Requirements for assistant coacheS Program

tutoring & study hall

Promoting education doesn’t stop with supplies. Along with our scholarship programs, LtN supports the education of our student-athletes by offering tutoring and study hall in coordination with our lacrosse practices. By providing a structured place to come after school, mentors to lead study sessions, and classmates to study with, LtN is continually expanding the opportunities our student-athletes have to succeed.

Our tutoring and study hall sessions are coordinated by age and practice times as follows:

Chiquilistagua Lower School: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 9:00 - 10:30AM

Chiquilistagua Upper School: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1:30 - 3:00PM