101. Programs Students are tutored in reading, writing, and math in the arthur ashe Reading Is For Excellence, tennis Academy and the arthur ashe Children s Program. http://www.wtef.org/programs.htm

Programs Arthur Ashe Children’s Program WTEF Academy Tennis Center Program ... Photo Gallery WTEF PROGRAMS Arthur Ashe Children’s Program The Arthur Ashe Children’s Program (AACP) serves approximately 550 at-risk children in grades three through eight at 23 schools (15 elementary and eight middle and junior high) in Wards 5, 6, 7 and 8. Children participate in after-school programming four days per week throughout the school year in a curriculum combining tennis, literacy and life-skills lessons. AACP capitalizes on a child’s enthusiasm for tennis in order to keep that child off the streets and engaged in productive and character-building activities. AACP participants not only develop tennis skills, but also improve academic performance and develop tools to make productive choices that enhance rather than endanger their lives. At the junior high school level, AACP participants also explore career options, attend educational planning workshops and participate in community service. When compared to their peers, AACP participants receive higher scores on measures of reading ability and self-esteem. In 2002, the AACP was named

102. MSN Encarta - Arthur Ashe accomplishments in tennis picture of arthur ashe more Further Reading Great books about your topic, ashe, arthur, selected by Encarta editors http://ca.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761554660/Ashe_Arthur.html

Home My page Hotmail Shopping ... Sign In Web Search: Encarta Enter MSN Encarta Premium Fran§ais Help ... Upgrade your Encarta Experience Search Encarta Tasks Find in this article Print Preview Related Items accomplishments in tennis picture of Arthur Ashe more... Further Reading Editors' picks for Ashe, Arthur Encarta Search Search Encarta about Ashe, Arthur Editors' Picks Great books about your topic, Ashe, Arthur ... Click here Advertisement Ashe, Arthur Encyclopedia Article Multimedia 1 item Ashe, Arthur (1943-1993), American tennis player, the first African American man to win a major tennis tournament. Ashe’s powerful ground strokes and accurate serves produced singles victories in the United States and Australian Opens and at Wimbledon. He was an annual fixture on the U.S. Davis Cup team from 1963 through 1984, first as a player and then as a coach. Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr., was born in Richmond, Virginia. At age ten he began to play tennis under the direction of Dr. Walter Johnson, who also taught the game to the 1957 Wimbledon women’s champion, Althea Gibson . Ashe went on to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In 1963 he became the first African American to play on the Davis Cup national tennis team. Two years later he won the U.S. intercollegiate singles championship, leading UCLA to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) team championship.

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