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Washington Tennis & Education Foundation After-School & Summer Programs combines tennis instruction with academic support, homework assistance, tutoring, mentoring, and life skills instruction. Students take part in Academic & Life-Skills Skit Competitions, Life-Skills Skit Competitions, Team Tennis competitions, and student discussion groups that write and perform 15–20 minute skits. The program also offers virtual tutoring as part of its academic support.
• Ages: 5–14 years old
• Schedule: Runs within DCPS/DCPCS school calendars between September and June, with 4 hours per week of academic programming and 4 hours per week of tennis instruction; for the 2020–2021 school year, academic programming occurs virtually two days a week and in person at the East Capitol and other outdoor locations
For 70 years, the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation has connected DC children to tennis and education, with its history dating back to 1955. WTEF’s mission is to build life champions by providing high-quality tennis instruction, academic enrichment, and wellness programming through after-school and summer programs, using a pathway of continual academic, life skills, and tennis instruction during after-school and summer camp hours. WTEF partners with 14 DCPS and DC Public Charter Schools for the Arthur Ashe’s Children’s Program and partners with organizations that share its commitment to education, tennis excellence, and community.
Tennis instruction in the program is provided by certified tennis coaches who use Net Generation appropriate level curriculum developed by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and its partners. Intensive academic support is provided by certified and retired teachers, and the AACP academic component is taught by DC Public and Public Charter School teachers. WTEF is described as a leader in afterschool time academic support and focuses on excellence, sportsmanship, integrity, and inclusivity, and it exists to serve those who are excluded from accessing quality education, academic enrichment, and athletic development.
The program blends tennis instruction with education, extra-curricular STEM programs, and life skills training, and provides academic, tennis, and life skills instruction to students after school within schools in Washington, DC’s under-resourced neighborhoods. The Academic Core Curriculum is 4 hours per week and the tennis portion is 4 hours per week. A healthy snack is provided in the Arthur Ashe’s Children’s Program as and if needed.
The AACP curriculum includes individual and team competitions that are arranged between October and January, with teams competing before a panel of judges and advancing to semi-final and final competitions based on points. The Life-Skills Skit Competition is held from February through March, with 15–20 minute skits where each student gets a speaking part around community or school-related themes. Team Tennis competitions run from April through June, where undefeated teams advance to playoffs and an overall champion is determined in June based on results in Academic & Life-Skills categories. For the 2020–2021 school year, AACP uses a hybrid model with academic programming occurring virtually two days a week and in person at the East Capitol location and other outdoor locations, and coaches follow strict COVID-19 protocols.
Last updated June 14, 2026.
• Ages: 5–14 years old
• Schedule: Runs within DCPS/DCPCS school calendars between September and June, with 4 hours per week of academic programming and 4 hours per week of tennis instruction; for the 2020–2021 school year, academic programming occurs virtually two days a week and in person at the East Capitol and other outdoor locations
For 70 years, the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation has connected DC children to tennis and education, with its history dating back to 1955. WTEF’s mission is to build life champions by providing high-quality tennis instruction, academic enrichment, and wellness programming through after-school and summer programs, using a pathway of continual academic, life skills, and tennis instruction during after-school and summer camp hours. WTEF partners with 14 DCPS and DC Public Charter Schools for the Arthur Ashe’s Children’s Program and partners with organizations that share its commitment to education, tennis excellence, and community.
Tennis instruction in the program is provided by certified tennis coaches who use Net Generation appropriate level curriculum developed by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and its partners. Intensive academic support is provided by certified and retired teachers, and the AACP academic component is taught by DC Public and Public Charter School teachers. WTEF is described as a leader in afterschool time academic support and focuses on excellence, sportsmanship, integrity, and inclusivity, and it exists to serve those who are excluded from accessing quality education, academic enrichment, and athletic development.
The program blends tennis instruction with education, extra-curricular STEM programs, and life skills training, and provides academic, tennis, and life skills instruction to students after school within schools in Washington, DC’s under-resourced neighborhoods. The Academic Core Curriculum is 4 hours per week and the tennis portion is 4 hours per week. A healthy snack is provided in the Arthur Ashe’s Children’s Program as and if needed.
The AACP curriculum includes individual and team competitions that are arranged between October and January, with teams competing before a panel of judges and advancing to semi-final and final competitions based on points. The Life-Skills Skit Competition is held from February through March, with 15–20 minute skits where each student gets a speaking part around community or school-related themes. Team Tennis competitions run from April through June, where undefeated teams advance to playoffs and an overall champion is determined in June based on results in Academic & Life-Skills categories. For the 2020–2021 school year, AACP uses a hybrid model with academic programming occurring virtually two days a week and in person at the East Capitol location and other outdoor locations, and coaches follow strict COVID-19 protocols.
Last updated June 14, 2026.
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