Program Associate SY '26-27

*Role commences August 2026

Founded in 1999, Tenacity’s mission is to improve the scholastic, character, and physical development of urban youth through a combination of academic instruction and tennis instruction/competition with a focus on life skills.

The Ace Academy is an intensive three-year program consisting of academic enrichment, homework help, study/life skills development, and tennis/fitness programming.

Working in partnership with the Boston Public Schools, Ace Academy currently delivers an intensive three-year experience for middle school students at our partner schools.

The Ace Academy offers an Extended Learning Time model or embedded school day model (based on the partner school site) which integrates academic-based programming and supervised tennis and fitness activities in a structured, supportive environment.

The activities focus not only on building academic and tennis skills but promoting resilience and 21st-century skills among young people facing challenges on the path to adulthood.

Academic support is guided by Ace Site Leaders, who work closely with the teachers at the partner schools to help identify the needs and strengths of each of the students.

Ace Academy offers an academic curriculum closely aligned with state and city English Language Arts frameworks and aims to support Tenacity students with academic success.

Each Ace Academy student makes a three-year commitment to attend the program three or four afternoons per week for the school year, each of their sixth, seventh, and eighth grade school years.

As part of a Tenacity site-based team, support all aspects of the Ace Academy at a particular Boston Public School site.

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