School Partners

School partners are critical to the success of TennisWorks.  When we have the opportunity to work directly with teachers and classroom assistants, we can make direct connections between what students experience on the court at FWTEC and what they learn at school, strengthening the impact of both experiences.

2024-2025 School Partners:

  • Andersen United Community School

  • Bancroft Elementary

  • Ella Baker

  • Folwell Elementary

  • Richfield Middle School

  • Sullivan STEAM School

  • Urban Academy

Organization Partners

We know that we don't exist in a vacuum--in fact, we're lucky to share the Twin Cities with many incredible non-profits that share our overarching goal of inspiring youth to succeed.  We work with many of these groups in a variety of capacities, from hosting joint events to sending our students on retreats. 

  • A section office of the United States Tennis Association, USTA Northern is a valued partner offering guidance, training, networking opportunities, equipment, and financial support to FWTEC.  Several members of our staff are on volunteer committees for USTA Northern and/or are involved with administering USTA sanctioned programming here at FWTEC.

  • As a 4-star National Junior Tennis and Learning Chapter, FWTEC is grateful to work in partnership with the USTA Foundation to bring tennis and education together to change lives.

  • Gustavus Tennis and Life Camps have partnered with us to scholarship youth to both winter retreat camps as well as summer junior tennis camps.  Youth are recruited from our after-school programs to give them an opportunity to take tennis to the next level, meet new people in a supportive environment, and experience a college campus outside of the Twin Cities metro area.

  • Tickets for Kids Charities partners with organizations (agency partners) that serve low-income, at-risk children and youth to supplement their existing programming with ticketed experiences.  TennisWorks has been in partnership with Tickets for Kids since 2022 to provide fun and enjoyable enrichment experiences.

  • Sprockets is a network of different after-school and summer programs for youth in Saint Paul. It is a collaboration of community organizations, the City of Saint Paul, and Saint Paul Public Schools. Our long-standing partnership with Sprockets has boosted program quality by providing TennisWorks with a youth program quality assessment tool and countless professional development and trauma informed trainings for staff.