Our overall goal is to nurture the physical, social, emotional, and academic health of each of our students. GNTE will provide tennis and fitness instruction, academic support, life skills training, and in the future, college counseling.

We offer spring, summer and fall programs under the leadership of Bob Bynum. We provide tennis instruction for kids 7-18 free of charge, with an on court philosophy of getting kids to “play” not drill. Our goal is to cultivate their skills and passion for the game.

Through a partnership with Seton Hall University’s College of Education and Human Services, GNTE provides a robust educational program in tandem with our tennis instruction. These efforts are led by Dr. Maureen Gillette, Dean of the College of Education and Human Services.

The approach for 2019, was game-based cognitive-behavioral curriculum focused on social emotional learning. Overall, the program was designed to provide students with appropriate coping skills, teaching them to navigate social interactions through an interactive format while also teaching them about people who exemplified similar skills and resiliency.

The first two weeks focused on expanding social skills and cognitive abilities pertaining to communication and emotional intelligence. The following two weeks included a historical component that focused on the history and accomplishments of Arthur Ashe and Althea Gibson and the importance of teamwork.

Unique to GNTE, parents and caregivers are provided tennis instruction–getting the whole family involved furthers the community impact.