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for its youth. Visionaries saw the potential benefits of a quality after-school and summer

program. To provide a safe haven for the inner-city youth of ______________,

________________________ developed a program patterned after the Ashe-Buchholz

Tennis Center at Moore Park which was built to make tennis available to inner-city youth in

Miami, Florida, and adheres to the First Serve Life Skills Curriculum. In the four years since

its inception, the ________________________ program has gained a positive reputation for

providing constructive activities that contribute to reducing crime and illicit activity,

increasing academic performance, and providing life skills to ensure success in school, in the

community and in life.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Teaching high-risk, inner-city youth the skills to become successful in life is at the core of

the _________________________ program. The four major components of the program are:

Homework assistance through tutoring, mentoring and use of computer labs

Nutrition education to promote healthy lifestyles and combat obesity

Life skills which are integrated throughout all phases of the program

Tennis instruction where participants engage in fun physical fitness, enjoy the

camaraderie of playing in a team tennis format with friends and peers, and learn to

become responsible adolescents and adults

The after school program - serves _____ children in each of the fall and spring sessions. It

includes homework assistance two hours/week and tennis instruction, health and life skills

education three hours/week.

The summer program - serves approximately _____ children and includes academic

tutoring ___ hours/week and tennis instruction, health and life skills education ___

hours/week.

Participants receive tennis instruction in one-on-one and clinic settings, and practice skills in

team format play. They learn about rules of the game, etiquette, sportsmanship, positive

attitudes, fair play, self-esteem, taking responsibility for choices, and management of

emotions. These life skills are integrated throughout the tennis program, and instructors

routinely demonstrate how they apply to situations in all aspects of life.

Nutrition and healthy lifestyles are stressed both in the classroom setting and on the courts.

Healthy snacks are provided.

The _____________________ program is fortunate to have a corps of volunteers who are

dedicated to the program and are available to work with the children on improving their

academic skills. Students from _______________________ (tennis team? Sorority?

Fraternity?) have taken an active role in the homework area, working individually with the

students using current homework assignments. In the computer lab they help the students

improve their keyboarding skills and show them how to use the computer for research. They

read aloud with the students and give quizzes on tapes and videos to improve comprehension.

When the college students are not on campus, parishioners from the_____________Church

assume the role of tutors. Incentives are awarded to the participants based on attendance,

good behavior and general attitude.

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