Center for Excellence

The Center for Excellence (CFE) is our most intensive year-round program, serving over 100 students in grades 1–12 with a comprehensive blend of academic support, life-skills development, and high-quality tennis instruction. Operating four days a week from 4–7pm during the school year at our East Campus, CFE provides each student with 90 minutes of individualized reading and math instruction, mandatory homework completion, and 90 minutes of on-court training each day.

Through a strong network of community partners, students also participate in enrichment experiences spanning STEM, nutrition and healthy lifestyles, social-emotional learning, character and cultural education, college and career exploration, and scholarship guidance.

Applications open annually on June 1. Apply here.

CFE Summer

CFE Summer is a nine-week, full-day camp that extends the Center for Excellence experience into the summer months, making it the longest and most comprehensive summer program of its kind in Washington, DC. Operating Monday–Friday from 8am–4pm, the camp serves approximately 125 students with a balanced blend of tennis instruction and enriching academic activities.

Half of each day is spent on court, where students participate in skills-based clinics, competitive singles and doubles play, and performance-level players gain access to local, regional, and national tournament opportunities. The other half is devoted to rotating classroom experiences focused on literacy, STEM, and arts and crafts; interactive game-based activities such as chess, robotics, and coding; and enriching workshops including dance, yoga, and health and wellness.

Campers also receive free breakfast, lunch, and healthy snacks daily, and field trips are a highlight of the summer.

The CFE Summer waitlist application opens annually on February 1.

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