CrossFit MPS is a non-profit cost-free CrossFit Affiliate and CrossFit Kids Program dedicated solely to the students and staff of Milwaukee Public Schools. CrossFit, Inc. and CrossFit Kids are generous supporters of federal, state, and municipal entities such as the military, law enforcement agencies, fire and rescue agencies, and public colleges, universities, and schools. As a result of this support we are able to offer CrossFit to the students and staff of Milwaukee Public Schools at no-cost.
CrossFit MPS was founded in June 2012 by Milwaukee Public School Teachers Chip Johnston and Amanda Schenk. Chip Johnston is a former college athlete who found a tremendous amount of success from following CrossFit. Amanda Schenk, a health/physical education teacher and a former college athlete, is aware of the crisis surrounding the health of the young people in both Milwaukee and the United States in general. Realizing both the effectiveness of CrossFit as a health and fitness program and the incredible health and fitness needs of young people they began searching for ways to bring CrossFit to the students of Milwaukee Public Schools. Thanks to both Milwaukee Public Schools and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction they discovered a grant opportunity that has allowed them to bring CrossFit to both the students and staff of Milwaukee Public Schools through the founding of CrossFit MPS and its CrossFit Kids Program.
CrossFit MPS Mission
To offer a health and fitness program that uses constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity in an effort develop increased work capacity over broad time and modal domains, and ultimately over a lifetime. And to offer this program to the students and staff of Milwaukee Public Schools for no profit and at no cost so they may use it to provide and support positive change for themselves, their families, and their community.
CrossFit MPS Vision
A community of students and staff who use their public schools as a place to help each other develop physical, mental, emotional, and social health and strength. And who take that strength and use it to support positive change wherever they are.