About Tiger Esports
Tiger Esports is an afterschool program for elementary and middle school students. We believe in harnessing the power of esports to foster social emotional learning. Sponsored by two Austin ISD teachers trained in SEL best practice, our program focuses on collaboration and teamwork, providing a unique and engaging educational experience.
Our 'Tiger Den' is located in Portable D on the Gorzycki Middle School Campus. We have 9 video game consoles, gamer chairs, multiple screens, and some of the most popular up-to-date video games and controllers for online play, Nintendo Switch, Playstation, and Xbox.
SEL Lesson Video
The Tiger Den
Afterschool SEL Program
Available to 5th - 8th graders. This program is in-person at Gorzycki MS Portable D1. This program focuses on collaborative play with the implementation of SEL strategies. The program runs throughout the regular school year, once a week in four 8-week long seasons. Seasons begin in Early September, Late October, Early January, and Mid March. Click below to register your child:
Competitive Esports League Play
Join our GMS esports team! Tryouts are open to all Gorzycki 7th and 8th graders. Participation in our esports team is a one time cost of $20 which includes a team tshirt and coaching! Players have the option of competing in several competetive games against other schools in the state of Texas and beyond.
Tiger Esports Summer Camps
We will be offering three 1-week long summer camps in 2024. One in June, and two in July. Camp goes from 8am - 1pm and will be at Gorzycki Middle School Portable D.
Registration is open now!
Our summer camps include outdoor team building activities in the morning, followed by SEL activtieis and videogames in the afternoon.
Students should bring a lunch, sunscreen, a snack, and plenty of water!
Discover how our afterschool program combines the excitement of esports with valuable social emotional learning skills. Through collaboration and teamwork, students develop important life skills while having fun.
Matthew Balter
Chris Martin
Meet Our Team
Chris grew up in south Texas and moved to Austin in 2002. He graduated from Texas State University in 2008 and received a master's in Learning and Technology in 2020. He has taught 8th grade social studies at GMS since 2014. He was named teacher of the year at GMS in 2021 and was runner up for AISD teacher of the year.
Originally from the Boston Area, Matthew moved to Austin in 2010 to pursue a career in teaching. He has worked in public schools for 13 years now and is currently teaching Creative Writing and Speech and Debate at Gorzycki MS.