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The DOE Academic session with Summer Rising will be ending on Thursday, August 10th, 2023.

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“Our idea is to use tennis as a way to gain and hold the attention of young people so that we can teach them about matters more important than tennis.”

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The mission of New York Junior Tennis & Learning is to develop the character of young people through tennis and education for a lifetime of success on and off the court.

Can we do this in 7 weeks during Summer Rising? We hope so! NYJTL is in schools throughout New York City (except Staten Island) so find out if we're at a school near you!

We are New York Junior Tennis and Learning. Participants learn the game of tennis, but also take part in academics, arts and craft, healthy living, character development and hands-on learning. We focus on sportsmanship, teamwork, commitment, and character virtues.

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Arthur Ashe founded the National Junior Tennis League in 1969 with Charlie Pasarell, Ashe’s teammate at UCLA who devoted his life to building the game of tennis, and with Sheridan Snyder, a biotech entrepreneur with a passion for tennis.

Ashe, to this day the only African American male player to have won the U.S. Open and Wimbledon, was committed not only to tennis but also to ensuring education and equity for all.

New York Junior Tennis League was founded in 1971 by Ashe and by Founder and Chairman Emeritus Lewis “Skip” Hartman with the help of Gene Scott, Bill Shelton, and Erich Werner.

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Crocs are cute and even comfy, but not the safest for recreation. Sneakers only during Summer Rising!

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Welcome to Summer Rising 2023 @ PS 289K! Participants will take part in the Student Orientation on Wednesday, July 5 at 1:00pm.

Following the Orientation, participants will enjoy a week of ice breakers to get to know one another and our staff!

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Many new participants will be joining us this week! Meet our staff!

Program Director
Ms. Mashal

Assistant Director
Mr. Reggie

Education Specialist
Ms. Truitt

Tennis Coach
Coach Victoria

Kindergarten Group Leaders
Ms. Curry + Mr. Teemer

1st Grade Group Leaders
Ms. S + Ms. Ayanna

2nd Grade Group Leaders
Ms. A + Ms. Kaelyn

3rd Grade Group Leaders
Mr. Hensley + Mr. Baron

4th Grade Group Leaders
Ms. Tania + Ms. Tani

5th Grade Group Leaders
Mr. Will + Ms. Tatiyana

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Please be advised that the daily schedule is subject to change based on weather, staffing and availability.

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Schedule tentative for Summer Rising weeks 1-6

During week 7 of Summer Rising, the schedule will be open to on-site activities such as (but not limited to) a scavenger hunt, on-site game truck, a Nintendo Switch Game-a-thon and a few trips!

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Concorde Education and NYJTL have worked together to provide coding to our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders! Participants will need to create a Scratch! account. For details on how to help them create their accounts, see the attachment.

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Summer Rising 2023 Parent Orientation and Handbook

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Summer Rising 2023 Parent Orientation and Handbook

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NYJTL Parent Handbook Summer Rising 2023

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Participants will be enjoying tennis twice a week with our new schedule update! Make sure your child is coming in sneakers, because open toed shoes and crocs are dangerous on the court! From learning how to hold and hug a racket to swinging the racket without a ball, participants will be learning how to build hand-eye coordination by hitting the tennis ball with the racket. No matter which direction it goes! For this week, at least...

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Trips planned for summer rising including local walking trips such as the Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brower Park, and Brooklyn United's on-site carnival! Stay tuned for an on-site game truck with NYJTL coming soon!

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Oh no! We're experiencing a heat wave! Although we provide cool water throughout the day from a cooler, and iced water bottle the night before can keep our participants cool throughout the day. If there is a heat advisory from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, all outdoor and gymnasium activities will be replaced with indoor, classroom activities (including tennis). What will they be doing? Between board games, Nintendo Switch on the big screen, team building exercises, arts and craft, and more there won't be time for them to miss the outdoors! Safety first :)

On days we are approved for outdoor activities, participants will be learning how to swing the racket to hit the ball directly at their opponents racket on the opposite side of the net. This takes time and strategy so we will be following this into the next week!

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This week, we are hosting our first Summer Rising trip! We'll watch "Night at the Museum" to build a story around our visit to the American Museum of Natural History during the week. From dinosaurs and birds to mammals and planets, participants will be able to explore the museum with a wild imagination from the adventurous film!

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We are wrapping up the DOE portion of Summer Rising! Academic teachers will be releasing student work collected over the summer and closing out the summer school academic session!

Friday, 8/11/2023 marks the first day of CBO-run programming until 8/18/2023! NYJTL will be hosting Summer Rising for the remainder of the session with fun activities throughout the week.

Mandated participants are welcome to join by filling out the survey in the school lobby!

This week's trip? The LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER! Participants will be able to explore the world of science through hands-on activities, exhibitions, and centers at LSC!

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A lot is happening this week!

From scavenger hunts to game trucks on-site, we have a lot in store for participants this week! A special visit to the Brooklyn Children's Museum and a last hoorah at Dave and Busters to close out the summer will be sure to leave participants glad they worked so hard throughout Summer Rising!

Come in your *orange* NYJTL t-shirts all week, because this will be a NYJTL Summer Rising Palooza to remember!