Tennis & Education Inc

Programs: Tennis & education has the following programs: tennisworks is the youth development continuum at the heart of our mission of inspiring youth to thrive on and off the court. We partner with schools around the twin cities to offer grades 3-12 access to specialized programming that is designed around our core values the fort five: safety, respect, commitment, persistence and kindness. 94% of the students who participate in the tennisworks prgram qualify for federal free and reduced lunch programs and over 90% identify as youth of color. In 2017 we served 1,000 youth in tennis works programming with an additioanl 975 youth participating in a one-time experience. Junior programs: our junior program focuses on creating holistic tennis players ages 5 to 18. This fee-based program offers group lessons, junior team tennis, summer tennis camps and tournaments. Through tailored classes, youth learn to play the sport of tennis and develop as players for life. The focus is on sportsmanship, health and fitness, player development and confidence and is modeled on united states tennis association curriculum. In 2017 more than 840 twin cities youth participated in our junior offerings, and 33 scholarships were awarded to enable players to participate despite their financial limitations. Adult programs: adult tennis programming includes a variety of drills, in-house leagues, daily tennis court rentals to the public and clinics for players at various levels. Adult programming stresses tennis as a lifetime sport and is offered at some of the lowest prices in minnesota. In 2017 more than 750 players were active participants in our adult programs.